Analyst, Performance Engineering
Job Type: Exempt Salaried, Full-Time
Location: New York, NY (office onsite)
Reports To: Manager, Performance
Department: Operations
About Us
TerraForm Power (“TERP”), a platform company of Brookfield Renewable, attracts high-performing individuals who are driven to make an impact in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. We offer unparalleled opportunity to lead and manage one of the largest renewable energy businesses with decades of history, while contributing to the global need for sustainable energy.
We offer tremendous growth opportunity for individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset. The company is committed to employee development, encouraging curiosity, ownership, and continuous learning. You’ll be empowered to take initiative, contribute ideas, and grow your career within a supportive and ambitious organization.
Job Summary
The Performance Analyst will support building and maintaining production pipelines, analytics systems, and reporting workflows across TerraForm Power’s renewable fleet. The role will maintain pipelines for generation reporting processes, vendor API integrations and performance analytics.
This role focuses on data engineering and performance analytics, ensuring high-quality, reliable data to support asset performance monitoring and operational decision-making. The Analyst will partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Commercial, and Finance teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Data Engineering & Pipelines
- Build, maintain, and enhance Python-based ETL pipelines on Databricks using Delta Lake architecture
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- Manage end-to-end data flows, including ingestion, transformation, validation, and delivery to reporting tools
- Support vendor API integrations, including authentication, schema management, and data quality monitoring
- Implement data pipeline best practices, including error handling, logging, and automated alerting
- Performance Analytics & Reporting
- Support generation reporting processes and performance analytics across wind, solar, and storage assets
- Assist in automating production guarantee calculations, including integration of weather datasets and performance models
- Build and maintain reporting tools, dashboards, and automated outputs (e.g., Streamlit apps, HTML reports)
- Perform data validation and support ongoing data quality improvement efforts
- Data Management & Governance
- Maintain and expand data models and table schemas for assigned datasets
- Document data pipelines, data dictionaries, and system processes
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to team engineering standards
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with internal stakeholders to support data and reporting needs
- Assist in troubleshooting data issues and supporting ad hoc analyses
- Contribute to continuous improvement of analytics tools, systems, and processes
- Health, Safety & Environment
- Demonstrate alignment with company values, including a strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental performance
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Engineering, or a related technical field
- Experience
- 0–2 years of relevant experience (internship or academic experience acceptable)
- Technical Skills
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- Proficiency in Python and familiarity with SQL
- Exposure to data pipelines, APIs, and structured/semi-structured datasets
- Experience or familiarity with Databricks, Spark, or Delta Lake preferred
- Exposure to data visualization or reporting tools (e.g., Streamlit, Power BI, Tableau)
- Familiarity with time-series or renewable energy data is a plus
- Exposure to SCADA or performance platforms (e.g., Bazefield) is a plus
Core Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail and commitment to data quality
- Ability to learn quickly and work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Intellectual curiosity and ownership mindset
A note to Recruiting Agencies, TerraForm Power Human Resources team does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters, staffing firms, or related agencies. The Human Resources team coordinates all recruiting and hiring at our company. We do not accept resumes from third-party recruiters unless authorized by the Human Resources team and if a signed agreement is in place. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered property of TerraForm Power and we are not responsible for any related fees. All communication related to recruiting partnerships should ONLY be directed to the Human Resources team.
