Role Summary:
The Data Analytics Manager – is responsible for leading the internal analysis of operational performance across the company’s BESS fleet and developing advanced data-driven tools that enable proactive maintenance and improved product reliability. A key part of this role is producing high-quality internal and customer-facing reports, including monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, annual, and end-of-year performance reports, covering Corrected Round Trip Efficiency (CRTE), Availability, and other contractually required KPIs.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Internal BESS Performance Analytics
Analyse operational data (SCADA, BMS, EMS, PCS logs) from deployed BESS projects.
Evaluate internal KPIs including Availability, CRTE, RTE, power-tracking accuracy, SoC/SOH behaviour, degradation, auxiliary consumption, thermal performance.
Create internal dashboards for real-time and historical monitoring.
2. Reporting – Monthly, Quarterly, Bi-Annual, Annual
Internal reporting:
Monthly site performance summaries
Quarterly engineering and service performance reports
Bi-annual fleet performance and reliability reviews
Annual product performance evaluations
Customer-facing reporting:
Monthly \& Quarterly Customer Reports
CRTE compliance reports
Availability reports
Capacity, energy throughput, and degradation summaries
End-of-year performance reports
3. Maintenance Pre-Analytics \& Predictive Modelling
Develop early-warning indicators for component wear, imbalance, derates, anomalies.
Build scoring tools to guide proactive maintenance.
Provide recommendations to the Field Service and Maintenance teams.
4. Root Cause Analysis \& Warranty Support
Support data-driven RCA for failures or performance deviations.
Validate customer claims with operational data.
Support warranty cases and product improvements.
5. Data Infrastructure \& Automation
Oversee data ingestion, cleansing, validation, synchronisation.
Automate reporting pipelines.
Improve internal data models and fleet performance databases.
6. Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work with Service, Engineering, R\&D, Commissioning, and Product teams.
Provide insights supporting maintenance planning and design optimization.
7. Leadership \& Team Development
Lead and mentor a team of analysts and data engineers.
Build internal capability in analytics and reporting.
RequirementsRequired Qualifications \& Experience:
Degree in Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, or similar.
5–8+ years analytics experience in energy, industrial systems, renewables or related fields.
Proficiency with Python, SQL, Power BI/Tableau/Grafana.
Understanding of Li-ion BESS behaviour, performance KPIs, and system data.
Strong communication and reporting skills.
Preferred Skills:
Predictive maintenance experience.
Knowledge of IEC/IEEE BESS standards.
Supplier-side experience in energy storage or power electronics.
About usTrina Solar is an internationally recognized solar energy company. Our growing global presence includes regional headquarters in Switzerland, US, Japan and China with offices in Madrid, Munich, Milan, the UK, San Jose, Seoul, Tokyo and Shanghai, to provide our customers with timely, reliable service.
As Trina Solar continues to expand its capacity, we are looking for talent who is passionate about solar energy. From research and development to sales and marketing to manufacturing and operations, Trina Solar looks for people who thrive in exciting, challenging and dynamic work environments to become a part of our dedicated team of professionals and contribute daily to bringing clean, reliable and cost effective solar energy solutions to customers around the globe.
Join us in our mission to promote and develop solar energy as a source of clean, renewable energy for all.