Job Description

Performance Analyst

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp (Qcells USA), headquartered in Irvine, CA, specializes in providing utility?scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide. Qcells USA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility?scale project lifecycle.

Title: Performance Analyst
Department: T&D and Commissioning
Location: Ankeny, IA
Supervisor: Director of Performance Commissioning
FLSA Status: Exempt
Position Status: Full Time - Permanent
Work Status: Hybrid

Summary

The Performance Engineer will drive the successful execution of solar and BESS projects by ensuring actual system performance exceeds contractual KPIs. This role evaluates a diverse portfolio of projects with a focus on data?driven solutions to verify operational excellence. It is a highly technical role that collaborates with internal and external stakeholders across engineering, construction, and leadership teams, directly influencing Qcells ability to deliver reliable, high?quality power infrastructure to its clients.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

Operational Implementation and Excellence

• Support and manage the project expected performance goals, from pre?construction planning through final commissioning and closeout.
• Design data visuals and reports for audiences ranging from technical experts to non?technical stakeholders.
• Provide input to contract exhibits related to expected system performance.
• Develop automated data pipelines and implement data quality programs for evaluating and communicating actual system performance.
• Support initiatives to standardize best practices for solar and BESS system expected output modeling that reduces uncertainty and mitigates risk.
• Use data to evaluate and track project performance KPIs against industry standards and best practices, informing continuous improvement initiatives.

Technical Expertise and Problem Solving

• Develop and implement data analyses to identify risk and mitigate uncertainty associated with expected project performance.
• Use programming languages to automate data analyses, reporting, and workflows.

Team Culture

• Promote a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement across all projects.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Cultivate strong relationships with external and internal stakeholders to support project performance investigations and data analysis requests, as needed.
• Analyze complex data sets to identify trends and patterns, and develop recommendations for improvement that balance technical and commercial priorities.
• Present technical findings and opinions to internal and external stakeholders in meetings and written communication.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by Management.
• Regular attendance, in accordance with the company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position.

Required Skills & Competences

• Exceptional organizational and decision?making abilities.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or SQL and experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power?BI.
• Strong problem?solving skills and the ability to weigh multiple and often conflicting criteria to establish a technical recommendation.
• Ability to work & learn independently.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in quantitative fields such as Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience with data analysis and managing, analyzing, and visualizing large datasets.
• Proven track record of communicating data?derived insights to internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degrees in Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related fields.
• Technical knowledge of the principles of solar and BESS design.
• Experience in any of the following: SCADA/DAS systems and communication protocols; commissioning and site acceptance testing of utility?scale projects (availability, capacity, performance ratio, etc.); energy modeling software (PVsyst, PlantPredict, SolarFarmer, SAM, etc.); management of solar or BESS assets; power engineering with 3?phase systems; experience with regression?based analyses; experience with Python (pvlib, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, etc.); experience managing data pipelines, data storage and databases (SQL, NoSQL); exposure to machine learning, automation, or software development; solar utility?scale projects experience; experience working with MAT stations and ability to incorporate data into performance analysis; understanding of utilities, ERCOT, and compliance from a regulatory standpoint; ability to operate in a fast?tracked project environment; familiarity with AWS and Azure platforms.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Hanwha Qcells is proud to be an at?will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Hanwha Qcells will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at ath-usa@qcells.com.

Nothing in this statement shall imply implicitly or explicitly a guarantee of employment outside our at?will employment opportunity.

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