Director of Optimization Engineering

<p><strong>Opportunity</strong></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Adapture Renewables, Inc. is on a mission to be a leader in this new era of sustainable energy. Drawing upon an extensive knowledge base, we develop, finance, engineer, build, own, and operate high quality utility-scale photovoltaic projects and battery energy storage projects. Our Engineering team is looking for a talented Director of Optimization Engineering to help support the efforts of our fast-growing company. Adapture Renewables is owned by KIRKBI – the private holding and investment company of the Kirk Kristiansen family founded to build a sustainable future for the LEGO® brand through generations.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><em>Overview</em></strong></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This position will work in our Engineering team and report to the Sr. Director of Engineering. The Director of Optimization Engineering owns the technical strategy for optimizing our hybrid and collocated utility-scale solar and battery energy storage (BESS) systems — driving energy production, capture, storage efficiency, and load-matching across Adapture Renewable’s multi-GW development pipeline. This is a builder’s seat: the role sets the optimization vision, defines success criteria, and grows a team of engineers to execute against it, partnering closely with Development, Interconnection &amp; Transmission, Asset Management, and Power Marketing. The candidate will ideally be based in the San Francisco Bay Area (hybrid); remote considered for exceptional candidates.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><em>Core Responsibilities</em></strong></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Own the engineering roadmap for hybrid solar-plus-storage optimization — from system sizing and configuration through dispatch strategy — and define the KPIs and initiatives that connect design choices to energy yield and financial return.</li> <li>Govern PV performance modeling standards (PVSyst), including P50/P90 production estimates, degradation profiles, and loss/availability frameworks.</li> <li>Model and optimize combined PV and BESS output to serve large-load customers such as data centers, through both front-of-meter and co-located behind-the-meter designs.</li> <li>Set the engineering basis for battery dispatch and energy-arbitrage strategy using linear-programming methods, in coordination with Power Marketing.</li> <li>Establish standards for solar/BESS sizing, EMS configuration, DC/AC ratios, ground coverage ratios, state-of-charge limits, and round-trip efficiency.</li> <li>Ensure designs meet utility and interconnection requirements and SCADA/EMS pro