Performance test engineer Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

About Elevate

At Elevate, we are deploying reliable energy solutions that power the communities we serve. We’re not just building infrastructure; we’re enabling the future of energy, supporting massive digital and data center expansions and supporting a more resilient, electrified grid.

Elevate is where top talent meets real impact. We're a lean, mission-driven team accelerating the clean energy transition through bold, meaningful projects. Here, you’ll work alongside some of the smartest people in the industry, have a seat at the table from day one, and help shape a company that’s building the future of power—fast. If you thrive in dynamic environments, value authenticity over fluff, and want your work to matter, Elevate is the place to be.

Position Summary

• The Performance Engineering Analyst supports the operational and financial performance of Elevate’s BESS and BESS + Solar portfolio. This role transforms SCADA, operational, and commercial data into actionable insights; identifies and quantifies performance losses; and works with Commercial Asset Management, Technical Asset Management, Engineering, O&M providers, and equipment suppliers to improve asset availability, energy production, reliability, and revenue. The analyst will own recurring performance analysis and technical reporting while supporting more complex testing, degradation, warranty, and controls programs.

Key Responsibilities

Performance Monitoring and Analysis

• Monitor portfolio performance using SCADA, DAS, BMS, EMS, telemetry, fire system and analytics platforms; review asset health, alarms, availability, and operating trends.
• Compare actual performance with budgets, forecasts, weather-adjusted expectations, engineering models, and contractual performance requirements.
• Calculate and interpret solar KPIs including performance ratio, availability, capacity factor, irradiance variance, degradation, and forecast-to-actual production.
• Analyze BESS KPIs including system and PCS availability, dispatch adherence, round-trip efficiency, auxiliary consumption, usable capacity, throughput, cycling, state of charge, and state of health. Issue Investigation and Resolution
• Investigate routine and moderately complex underperformance, distinguishing equipment failures from weather, curtailment, soiling, clipping, derates, control events, and data-quality issues.
• Quantify lost energy, unavailable capacity, and associated revenue exposure; prioritize findings based on operational and financial impact.
• Prepare concise issue summaries and recommended next steps for Asset Management, Operations, Engineering, O&M providers, OEMs, and other stakeholders.
• Track corrective actions through resolution, validate performance recovery, and document recurring or systemic issues across the fleet.

Reporting Data and Continuous Improvement

• Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc performance reporting, including variance commentary and management-ready summaries.
• Clean, validate, and structure operational datasets for dashboards, automated reporting, performance calculations, compliance obligations and portfolio benchmarking.
• Support project onboarding and the transition from construction to operations by validating monitoring configurations, equipment hierarchies, expected-performance models, and available technical documentation.
• Improve AI tools, dashboards, calculations, documentation, and analytical workflows; support senior team members with performance testing, degradation studies, warranty analysis, and complex root-cause investigations.

Candidate Profile

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, data analytics, computer science, physics, renewable energy, or a related technical discipline, with 1–3 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience analyzing time-series or operational data, including the ability to identify data gaps, outliers, sensor issues, and inconsistent timestamps; advanced Excel skills and working proficiency in Python or SQL.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate technical issues, quantify performance impacts, communicate findings clearly, and follow actions through resolution across multiple priorities.
• Working knowledge of solar PV or BESS operations, electrical systems, SCADA/DAS data, and core performance concepts such as availability, performance ratio, capacity factor, efficiency, degradation, and lost energy.

Preferred

• Experience with AI platforms, PVsyst, Power BI, Tableau, Grafana, AVEVA PI, Power Factors, AlsoEnergy, OEM monitoring portals, or BMS/EMS platforms; familiarity with utility-scale or commercial and industrial renewable assets.
• Exposure to BESS capacity testing, round-trip efficiency, state-of-charge and state-of-health analysis, battery degradation, warranty compliance, solar performance testing, or revenue-impact analysis.

Why Join Us?

Make a Meaningful Impact: Play a direct role in accelerating the energy transition by contributing to transformative, utility-scale energy storage projects—especially on complex brownfield and urban-constrained sites where innovation drives real-world results.

Thrive in a Mission-Driven Culture: Be part of a lean, agile team that values integrity, innovation, and decisive execution. We foster a collaborative environment where every team member has a voice and is empowered to make a difference.

Grow with a Company on the Rise: Join at a pivotal moment as we scale from startup to growth stage. You'll have the opportunity to shape strategy, influence outcomes, and grow professionally alongside a company backed by top-tier private equity and poised for significant expansion.

Elevate is an Equal Opportunity employer and committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome all applications regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or Veteran status.

Compensation ranges listed for this position represent the Company’s good-faith estimate of the salary range for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on the skills, experience, and qualifications of the candidate selected.

The pay range for this role is:
90,000 - 120,000 USD per year(BK)
90,000 - 120,000 USD per year(SF)

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