The opportunity
Our client is a fast-growing clean technology company at a pivotal stage of growth — first full-scale product installation complete, multiple commercial projects underway, and global deployment on the horizon.
They're looking for a Performance Engineer to own the end-to-end data and insight pipeline across their operational fleet. You'll design how data flows from onboard systems through to internal engineering tools and customer-facing reporting — ensuring performance is captured accurately and translated into meaningful insight.
This role sits at the intersection of engineering and commercial decision-making: building pipelines, developing dashboards, and closing the loop between real-world fleet operation and product development.
What you'll do
* Design and maintain data pipelines from onboard systems through to engineering tools and customer reporting
* Develop dashboards and reporting tools for technical and non-technical stakeholders
* Translate complex datasets into clear conclusions that drive engineering improvements and reliability decisions
* Support validated performance claims through rigorous analysis
* Collaborate with engineering, software and commercial teams to continuously improve how data is structured, automated and applied
* Play a central role in the feedback loop between real-world fleet operation and product development
What we're looking for
You may currently be working as a Performance Engineer, Data Engineer, Marine Performance Analyst, Industrial Data Engineer, Fleet Performance Engineer or similar. Your background should include:
* Degree in Engineering, Naval Architecture, Data Science, Physics or a related technical discipline
* Solid experience working with real-world engineering or industrial data
* Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and processing workflows
* Strong analytical capability — interpreting complex datasets and communicating clear insight
* Experience developing dashboards or reporting tools for mixed audiences
* Exposure to data from physical systems: sensors, telemetry or industrial equipment
Advantageous: experience in marine, energy or industrial environments; reliability analysis or performance modelling; familiarity with scalable or cloud-based data systems.
What's on offer
* Salary up to £65,000 depending on experience
* Hybrid working — 3 days onsite in Southampton
* Private healthcare
* Genuine ownership of the performance data function at a defining stage of company growth