Lead Fleet Performance Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the performance, availability, reliability, and energy production KPIs of solar and energy storage assets.

• Evaluate operational data, alarms, events, and maintenance history to pinpoint performance discrepancies, recurring problems, and potential risks.

• Create and manage standardized dashboards, reports, and analytical views to enhance fleet and asset-level visibility.

• Investigate instances of underperformance and assess the technical, operational, and customer impacts.

• Compare assets, sites, configurations, and operating conditions to discover performance gaps and identify best practices.

• Collaborate with the Reliability and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) teams to delineate affected populations, assist with investigations, and confirm the effectiveness of corrective actions.

• Design early-warning indicators and analytical techniques that foster condition-based and predictive maintenance.

• Convert analytical insights into prioritized recommendations for operations, maintenance, engineering, controls, software, and product teams.

• Specify data and contextualization needs with Data Engineering and Analytics/AI teams, including asset hierarchy and phase-module traceability.

• Detect issues related to data quality, completeness, and consistency, and support sustainable corrective measures.

• Convey fleet insights, risks, and proposed actions to technical teams, customers, and business leaders.

• Maintain analytical methods, assumptions, and documentation while fostering data-driven decision-making and ongoing improvement.

• Collaborate with Fleet Reliability & Root Cause Analysis, Controls Engineering, Data Analytics, AI, Field Service, Product Engineering, Quality, and R&D teams.

• Assist in transitioning the organization from reactive issue investigation to proactive and predictive fleet management.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Controls Engineering, Energy Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Engineering experience with power conversion, renewable energy, energy storage, industrial controls, electrical systems, or similar complex technical products.

• Experience in analyzing operational or field data to resolve technical challenges.

• Capability to interpret alarms, events, trends, electrical measurements, and system operating conditions.

• Proficient in communicating complex technical findings clearly to both engineering and leadership audiences.

• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple engineering disciplines and global teams.

• Professional proficiency in English.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally 10-15% of the time.

• Experience with utility-scale solar inverters, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), power conversion systems, or renewable power plants.

• Background in Field Service, Commissioning, Product Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or technical troubleshooting.

• Understanding of inverter and power-conversion architecture.

• Familiarity with plant controls, SCADA, PLCs, historians, alarms, and event logging.

• Experience handling large operational datasets.

• Proficient in Python, SQL, Power BI, MATLAB, or equivalent analytical platforms.

• Experience with time-series data analysis.

• Knowledge of reliability concepts such as failure rate, MTBF, population analysis, and failure-mode classification.

• Experience in supporting Root Cause Analysis.

• Familiarity with statistical analysis and anomaly detection.

• Ability to comprehend interactions between hardware, software, controls, environmental conditions, and system operation.

• Strong grasp of electrical and system-level engineering principles.

• Excellent analytical and structured problem-solving abilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

• Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.

• Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.

• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan.

• Tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions.

• Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.

• Tuition assistance.

• Adoption assistance.

• Paid parental leave.

• Disability benefits.

• Life insurance.

• 12 paid holidays.

• Permissive time off.

• Professional development opportunities.

• Relocation assistance not provided.