Manager, Asset Performance Engineering (3rd Party Solar), Operations Engineering
Posted Aug 31, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you worked with an equipment maker to fix a recurring inverter or tracker problem.
What they are checking: Whether they can push manufacturers for real fixes and turn findings into best operating practices.
How would you grow a team of performance engineers who all need to cover many sites?
What they are checking: Whether they can hire, coach and organize engineers so coverage is consistent and people improve.
Describe a process improvement you made that let engineers spend more time on real analysis.
What they are checking: Whether they cut busywork and improve tools so the team's time goes to finding lost energy.
What would you do
This team supports third-party solar sites. How does that change how you work compared with your own fleet?
What they are checking: Whether they understand service obligations, client expectations and limited control over owner decisions.
O&M leadership and Asset Management disagree on whether a fix is worth the cost. How do you help them decide?
What they are checking: Whether they can put a clear value on lost energy and repair cost so the decision is about numbers.
How do you decide which procedures and technical documents your team should write first?
What they are checking: Whether they focus documentation on safety and the most common or costly issues first.
A site underperforms but every alarm looks normal. Where do you start?
What they are checking: Whether they can dig into data patterns to find hidden losses that no alarm reports.
About the work
How do you figure out why a solar site produced less energy than expected last month?
What they are checking: Whether they can separate weather, availability, equipment faults and soiling to find the real cause of losses.
What performance metrics matter most on a solar site, and which ones can mislead you?
What they are checking: Whether they know performance ratio, availability and their weaknesses, so they don't chase the wrong number.
What data and monitoring tools have you used for solar performance analysis?
What they are checking: Whether they have hands-on experience with SCADA, monitoring platforms and data analysis for fleet work.
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