Longroad Energy is a Boston, MA headquartered renewable energy developer focused on the development, ownership, and operation/asset management of wind and solar energy projects throughout North America. Founded in 2016, Longroad owns 3.1 GW of wind and solar projects across the United States in addition to operating and managing a total of 5 GW of wind and solar projects on behalf of Longroad and third parties. Our vision is to create lasting value for our shareholders, communities, and employees by responsibly developing, owning, and operating renewable energy projects. We have assembled a world-class team with a passion for renewable energy innovation and a commitment to developing renewable projects throughout the US.
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Performance Engineer, the Data & Performance Engineer will have the goal of maximizing project performance and as such, will work on a variety of tasks related to monitoring, calculating, and reporting on solar, battery and wind project performance metrics. Primary responsibilities will include development and implementation of performance analytics, database and code base and quantifying differences between modeled and actual project performance.
The Data & Performance Engineer will coordinate information sharing between Engineering and other departments and will be a key team member to identify and correct operational and financial issues at multiple projects located throughout the United States.
Responsibilities & Tasks:
- Use SQL, Python, or other programming languages to calculate key performance indicators requested by asset management and operations management. Examples of KPIs include total energy generated over time, distribution of fault codes by wind turbine, etc.
- Maintain and optimize a daily data pipeline in a serverless cloud environment. Create new data pipelines as needed.
- Prepare data for monthly operating reports, including manual corrections as needed, and review with asset managers and operations managers.
- Use Python and other programming tools to create or improve automated data quality checks and data cleaning. Work with asset managers, operations managers, and SCADA/IT team on planning improvements to site equipment or software.
- Develop new performance KPIs and report visualizations.
- Support onboarding of new operating projects by collecting metadata, reviewing performance metric reporting requirements, creating daily and monthly operating report templates, and verifying data after the project is online.
- Verify annual planned performance metrics against budgets, design models, financial models, and actual performance.
- Improve data lake quality by backfilling historical data, cross-checking reported data, removing unused sets of data, and adding documentation.
- Implement and improve code review and change management processes.
- Create or improve anomaly detection tools, such as identifying outlier wind turbine anemometer data, outlier wind turbine pitch angle, etc.
- Occasional travel (5%) to operating wind and solar projects, and optionally offices if working remotely.
Minimum Qualifications:
- B.S. Mechanical, Civil, or Electrical Engineering, or Statistics, Computer Science preferred, or comparable engineering experience.
- Experience using Python (or similar high-level language) for data analysis.
- Experience using SQL.
- Experience with Amazon Web Services or similar cloud environment, Git, and database management.
- Ability to clearly document code.
- Experience with common spreadsheet and word processing systems.
- Interest in renewable energy industry.
Desired/Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in wind, solar, and/or power transmission industries.
- Experience with renewable energy financial agreements and wholesale power market pricing.
- Experience using and developing machine learning models.
Characteristics Necessary for Success:
- Comfortable with rapidly changing tasks and priorities.
- Organized and able to manage multiple projects efficiently.
- Able to take initiative in asking for help or researching solutions when encountering missing information or coding issues.
- Passionate and enthusiastic about renewable energy
Benefits of Working at Longroad Energy
We are dedicated to providing our employees with the support and resources they need to stay healthy, secure their future, and be successful in their careers. Benefits at Longroad include the opportunity for merit-based salary increases, incentive plan participation, eligibility for our 401(k) plan and matching, and comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Our robust time-off policy includes accrual of 18 vacation days in your first year, paid holidays, and paid volunteer time. We offer paid parental leave to help support employees as they transition into parenthood. Learn more about our .
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion matter - at Longroad, in our industry, in our communities, and in society at large. We embrace our responsibility to build and promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive working experience and drive change where we live and operate. We work to actively promote and celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. We foster a supportive space that empowers everyone at Longroad to learn about, discuss and ask questions related to embracing and honoring identity. We collaborate with our community, colleagues, and industry in the ongoing pursuit of evolving and growing an inclusive and diverse environment. Learn more about our .
Longroad Energy Values
At Longroad, we SHINE. We aim to be the most trusted renewable energy company on the long road to a green future. We are an experienced team of problem solvers and promise-keepers who develop sustainable solutions that meet today’s challenges and make a lasting impact on people and our planet. Learn more about our
Longroad Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (“EOE”). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, citizenship, or any other legally protected status. Longroad Energy prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and will reasonably accommodate applicants with a disability, upon request, and will also ensure reasonable accommodations are made for disabled employees. Longroad Energy is firmly committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities in all employment practices and personnel actions, including advertising, recruitment, testing, screening, hiring, selection for training, upgrading, transfer, demotion, layoff, discipline, termination, rates of pay, and other forms of compensation.
