Principal Implementation Engineer | Principal Implementation Engineer

Role Summary

Power Factors is seeking a Senior Implementation Engineer to join its Professional Services team to drive complex and strategic deployments of our platform to owners and operators of renewable energy assets.

In this role, you will act as a technical and functional expert throughout the customer delivery cycle, co-leading the comprehensive implementation of our software solutions for customers in the solar, wind and large-scale energy storage sectors.

Our platform ingests millions of data points from IoT sensors, cleans it, detects performance gaps, identifies early indicators of failure and provides advanced analytics to optimize asset performance. It also provides the tools needed to take action, including case management and work order capabilities.

You will play a key role within the organization, combining technical expertise and domain knowledge to support delivery objectives: mentoring teams, improving implementation methods, product feedback and raising quality standards for customer deliverables.

You will work remotely as part of an international team across the United States, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Greece, India and the Philippines.

PROFILE WANTED

You are motivated by a mission-driven environment, where technical expertise, rigor and trusting relationships with clients are essential. You are comfortable managing several complex projects in parallel and communicating effectively with technical and business stakeholders.

Power Factors is looking for a Principal Implementation Engineer to join our Professional Services team in leading complex, high-stakes platform implementations for renewable energy asset owners and operators. As a Principal IE, you will serve as the technical and domain authority throughout the customer engagement lifecycle, co-owning end-to-end delivery of our software solutions for utility-scale solar, wind, and BESS customers.

Our platform ingests millions of IoT and other data points, cleanses the data, detects performance issues, identifies leading indicators of future problems, and delivers advanced analytics to help customers maximize asset performance. In addition to monitoring and analytics, the platform provides the toolsets needed to turn insights into action, including case management and work order management capabilities.

You will play an important role within GCO by using both professional and domain expertise to help the team achieve delivery goals, whether through mentoring implementation engineers on renewable energy fundamentals, driving methodology improvements, surfacing field insights back to Product, or raising the quality bar on customer-facing deliverables.

You will work remotely with an international team across the US, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Greece, India, and the Philippines.

LIFE @ POWER FACTORS

We are an agile software development company – big enough to make an impact, but small enough to move quickly and execute in a growing industry, taking advantage of rapidly evolving technologies. We are a collective of bold and ingenious talents driven by results. Our team is made up of hard-working, fun-loving people who are passionate about making the world a better place. We seek fierce and humble people to help us achieve our ambitious plan.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end implementation projects for large-scale solar, wind and storage clients
• Act as a functional expert for technical clients (performance engineering teams, asset management, operations) regarding the use of the platform and the interpretation of results
• Lead technical discovery workshops and translate operational needs into configurations in the platform (KPIs, dashboards, analytics, data integration)
• Review and validate implementation deliverables to ensure their technical accuracy and alignment with industry standards
• Drive validation activities (UAT) and go-live preparation, ensuring a smooth transition to support teams
• Supervise and develop implementation engineers to strengthen renewable energy expertise within the team
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of implementation methods, solution models and validation standards
• Report market needs and field observations from customer interactions to the Product and Engineering teams

WHY THIS POST

• Contribute to building a new team and influence its structure from the start
• Have a direct impact on the performance of renewable energy assets
• Work closely with the Product and Engineering teams
• Get involved in a concrete mission linked to the energy transition
• Benefit from development opportunities as the team grows
• Have real autonomy and responsibility from the moment you arrive
• Lead end-to-end implementations for utility-scale solar, wind, and BESS customers
• Serve as the domain authority on how technically sophisticated customers, including Performance Engineering teams, Asset Management organizations, and Operations leaders, intend to use the platform and interpret its output
• Lead technical discovery workshops and translate operational requirements and design into platform configuration, covering KPIs, dashboards, analytics, data onboarding, and integrations
• Review and validate implementation deliverables for technical accuracy, ensuring configured data structures and analytics outputs align with industry standards and customer expectations
• Drive UAT and production readiness through Technical Support handoff with the credibility of someone who has lived the workflows being validated
• Mentor others on the team to build renewable energy domain fluency across the PS team
• Contribute to continuous improvement of implementation methodology, solution design templates, Professional Services runbooks, and validation standards
• Surface renewable industry requirements and field observations back to Product and Engineering from direct customer engagement

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

A successful candidate will enjoy working in a purpose-driven organization and thrives in environments that require deep domain expertise, precise technical execution, and trusted advisor-level customer engagement. The candidate manages multiple concurrent complex engagements, communicates with credibility across both technical and business stakeholders, and is driven by delivering outcomes that matter to the people operating renewable assets.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in the renewable energy sector (asset management, performance engineering, operations or equivalent role)
• Real-world experience in operating environments (IPP, asset owners, OEM, monitoring or analytics platforms)
• Hands-on experience with SCADA systems, electrical schematics, historical databases or APM platforms
• Ability to analyze temporal data, diagnose performance issues and validate data quality
• Excellent understanding of renewable energy performance indicators (power curve, availability, yield, losses, variability, etc.)
• Good command of SQL and data structures
• Good understanding of SaaS environments: configuration, API, data integration and complex problem solving
• Demonstrated ability to translate operational needs into clear and precise software configurations
• Excellent communication skills with technical clients
• Strong organizational skills and simultaneous management of several projects
• ADVANTAGES
• Experience with APM (Asset Performance Management) platforms
• Wind energy expertise (meteorology, performance, turbine reliability, operations)
• Experience in complex deployments involving multiple stakeholders
• Experience in cloud computing environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Advanced degree in engineering, energy systems, data science or related field
• Experience in running workshops and transforming needs into concrete solutions

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS – ENGLISH

Knowledge of English is required in order to respond to English-speaking customers and collaborate with teams located outside Quebec, these activities representing a significant part of the position's responsibilities.

Specifically, we are looking for someone with

• 8+ years of experience working inside the renewable energy industry, in asset management, performance engineering, O&M, or a comparable technical role at an IPP, asset owner, OEM analytics team, or renewable monitoring organization including several years of PV experience
• Hands-on operational experience with SCADA systems, electrical drawings/as built drawings, data historians, or APM platforms; able to interrogate time-series data, diagnose performance issues, and validate data quality in production environments
• Deep familiarity with renewable energy performance concepts: power curve analysis, performance ratio, availability calculations, energy yield variance, loss categorization, and O&M cost structures
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and data structures; able to independently interrogate datasets and validate platform outputs
• Technical aptitude for SaaS configuration, APIs, data mapping and transformation, and troubleshooting complex customer environments
• Demonstrated ability to translate operational requirements into software configuration decisions with ownership and precision
• Strong customer-facing communication skills, including the ability to engage performance engineers and asset managers at the peer level on the details that matter to them
• Organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple concurrent implementations across a global customer base

WOULD BE AN ASSET

• Direct experience with renewable energy APM (Asset Performance Management) platforms
• Domain depth in wind energy: meteorology, power performance, turbine reliability, or turbine operations in addition to PV
• Experience leading complex multi-stakeholder deployments involving large datasets, integrations, and operational change management
• Experience working in a cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Energy Systems, Data Science, or a related quantitative field
• Experience working in a workshop format and helping to translate data & requirements into actionable designs
• Why This Role
• You'll help build something new — this team doesn't exist yet, and you'll shape how it works from day one
• Direct impact on customer outcomes — the problems you solve directly improve how renewable energy assets perform
• Embedded with Product/Engineering — you won't be isolated in a support silo; you'll be part of the product development cycle
• Clean energy mission — Power Factors manages over 300 GW of renewable energy assets globally; the work matters
• Growth path — as the team scales, early hires will have opportunities to specialize, lead, and define the function
• Real ownership from day one — you'll carry your own caseload and see the direct impact of your work on customer outcomes

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT – ENGLISH

Proficiency in English is required to support English‑speaking customers and to collaborate with teams located outside of Québec, as these activities represent a significant portion of the role’s responsibilities

About the Company

ABOUT POWER FACTORS

Power Factors is a leading software and solutions provider supporting the next generation of clean energy with Unity, one of the most comprehensive and widely deployed Renewable Energy Management Suites (REMS) on the market. The company manages more than 300 GW of wind, solar and energy storage assets globally, serving more than 600 customers and 18,000 sites, representing 25% of global renewable energy data*.

The Power Factors Unity REMS suite covers the entire energy value chain, from monitoring and control to market analysis. Through open, data-driven applications, the platform enables stakeholders in the renewable energy sector to collaborate effectively, automate critical processes and make informed decisions to optimize asset performance and profitability. Stakeholders benefit from end-to-end support, including SCADA and PPC solutions, centralized monitoring, performance management, commercial asset management and field operations management.

Drawing on deep domain expertise, Power Factors deploys AI-powered analytics at scale enabling organizations to optimize their assets, accelerate growth and make better decisions as the world transitions to clean energy.

Power Factors fights climate change with code.

*Outside China and India

LIFE AT POWER FACTORS

Power Factors is an agile software development company, structured enough to make a real impact while remaining flexible and responsive in a constantly growing industry. We bring together bold, ingenious and results-oriented talents, driven by the desire to contribute positively to the energy transition. We are looking for determined and humble people to help us achieve our ambitious vision.

By joining Power Factors, you will be part of an innovative and committed team, dedicated to creating lasting positive impact. Your work will directly contribute to the development of clean energy solutions and support global sustainability initiatives. Our culture is based on collaboration, respect and commitment. Numerous professional development opportunities are offered to support your growth while actively participating in the transformation of the energy industry.

ABOUT POWER FACTORS

Power Factors is a software and solutions provider leading the next generation of clean energy with Unity, one of the most extensive and widely deployed renewable energy management suites (REMS) in the market. With over 300 GW of wind, solar, and energy storage assets managed worldwide across more than 600 customers and 18,000 sites, Power Factors manages 25% of the world’s renewable energy data.

Power Factors’ Unity REMS supports the entire energy value chain, from monitoring and controls to market analytics. The company’s suite of open, data-driven applications empowers renewable energy stakeholders to collaborate, automate critical workflows, and make more informed decisions to maximize asset returns. Energy stakeholders receive end-to-end support, including solutions for SCADA & PPC, centralized monitoring, performance management, commercial asset management, and field service management.

With deep domain expertise, AI-powered insights are delivered at scale so businesses can optimize assets, unlock growth, and make smarter decisions as the world rapidly transitions to clean energy. Power Factors fights climate change with code.

• Outside China and India

By joining the Power Factors team, you’ll be part of a dynamic group of innovative and driven individuals dedicated to making a positive impact. Every day, your work will directly contribute to advancing clean energy solutions and supporting global sustainability initiatives. Our culture runs deep and shows up in how we work together - committed, conscientious and collaborative. With many opportunities for professional growth, Power Factors is here to support your development as we lead the charge in transforming the energy industry.

Additional Information

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EMPLOYMENT

Power Factors is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Power Factors is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to engaging a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.