Senior Manager, Performance Engineering

. Lead fleet-wide capacity testing and reporting according to offtake and OEM requirements .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

CloudPythonSQL

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead fleet-wide capacity testing and reporting according to offtake and OEM requirements
Lead engagement with BESS OEMs for operational sites, including escalation and resolution of repeat technical issues
Build site-specific forward-looking degradation and availability models for proactive asset planning
Improve and run the battery balancing program to maximize usable capacity and capacity test outcomes
Design additional testing to identify battery issues and track asset health with O&M teams and third-party vendors
Improve organizational visibility into asset performance and health through dashboards, reporting, and stakeholder relationships
Work with ROC and field O&M teams to identify technical issue escalations and propose resolutions
Serve as a technical resource for origination, market operations, and asset management teams on BESS performance and operations
Build and maintain an OEM documentation repository and internal knowledge base on equipment characteristics, operating procedures, and commercial terms
Complete additional projects to improve asset performance

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Power Systems or equivalent) or minimum 3 years of technical experience in energy storage technologies
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in asset management, technical operations or asset performance analytics of utility-scale energy infrastructure
Strong technical understanding of utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), including PCS, batteries, EMS, and SCADA/telemetry systems
Direct experience engaging with major OEMs
Proven ability to translate technical performance issues into commercial and economic outcomes
Familiarity with Python and SQL as data analytics tools
Willingness to learn to use Python and SQL for performance analytics in a cloud Databricks environment
Demonstrated ability to lead vendor meetings, influence internal teams, manage multiple priorities, and drive projects to closure
Excellent communication skills to present technical findings and commercial implications to senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders
Strong bias for action, hands-on attitude, high attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment
Self-motivated, entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable building frameworks, processes and knowledge bases
Willingness to travel to operational sites as required, approximately 10–30%
Ability to work under the company’s return-to-office policy requiring at least three days per week in the office

Comp & perks