
Software to detect and predict failures, increase performance up to 10% & optimize O&M interventions costs by 80%. SmartHelio, based in Switzerland, is an innovative leader in Predictive Solar Analytics, dedicated to improving the health and efficiency of solar plants worldwide. With a focus on sustainable practices and cutting-edge analytics, SmartHelio transforms complex solar data into actionable predictions, driving performance and sustainability in the solar industry. WHAT WE DO SmartHelio excels in providing advanced predictive analytics tools that leverage physics-informed AI to deliver real-time predictions of solar plant operations and maintenance. Our solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly with existing infrastructure via API, providing continuous analysis and predictions to ensure peak performance across diverse geographic locales. Our comprehensive tool suite includes: Autopilot Predictive Software: Detect, predict and quantify faults to know when and where to act to prevent downtime in systems and minimize losses. - (1) Predict component failures such as inverter failure, tracker dysfunction, strings disconnected etc. - (2) Optimize intervention costs, using our maintenance planner tools such as our Dynamic Cleaning Scheduler or Vegetation Trimming Scheduler. Climate Risk Assessment forecasting tool: Forecast realistic GHI and wind resources over the next 25 years, taking into account 100+ different factors such as global climate change, microclimatic events and urbanization. - (1) Project future cash flows for realistic expected ROI - (2) Choose the right components to build climate-resilient assets - (3) Prepare correct yearly O&M budgetisation One-Time Diagnostics Tool: Conduct comprehensive fault analysis and generate detailed health reports for solar plants including breakdown of any faults present or future, using historical data. It assists in identifying and addressing potenti

Software to detect and predict failures, increase performance up to 10% & optimize O&M interventions costs by 80%. SmartHelio, based in Switzerland, is an innovative leader in Predictive Solar Analytics, dedicated to improving the health and efficiency of solar plants worldwide. With a focus on sustainable practices and cutting-edge analytics, SmartHelio transforms complex solar data into actionable predictions, driving performance and sustainability in the solar industry. WHAT WE DO SmartHelio excels in providing advanced predictive analytics tools that leverage physics-informed AI to deliver real-time predictions of solar plant operations and maintenance. Our solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly with existing infrastructure via API, providing continuous analysis and predictions to ensure peak performance across diverse geographic locales. Our comprehensive tool suite includes: Autopilot Predictive Software: Detect, predict and quantify faults to know when and where to act to prevent downtime in systems and minimize losses. - (1) Predict component failures such as inverter failure, tracker dysfunction, strings disconnected etc. - (2) Optimize intervention costs, using our maintenance planner tools such as our Dynamic Cleaning Scheduler or Vegetation Trimming Scheduler. Climate Risk Assessment forecasting tool: Forecast realistic GHI and wind resources over the next 25 years, taking into account 100+ different factors such as global climate change, microclimatic events and urbanization. - (1) Project future cash flows for realistic expected ROI - (2) Choose the right components to build climate-resilient assets - (3) Prepare correct yearly O&M budgetisation One-Time Diagnostics Tool: Conduct comprehensive fault analysis and generate detailed health reports for solar plants including breakdown of any faults present or future, using historical data. It assists in identifying and addressing potenti
What they do: Physics-informed AI software for predictive analytics and operations optimization of solar plants
Founded / origin: EPFL spin-off, founded ~2019 in Lausanne, Switzerland
Key product: Autopilot (predictive fault detection/localization) plus GAIA and HelioCloud
Recent funding: $5M round announced Dec 2022
Operations & maintenance, predictive maintenance, performance optimization, and climate-risk forecasting for solar PV assets
2019
Services for Renewable Energy
$5M
Round included participation from Y Combinator (W22) and multiple other investors named in coverage
“Includes participation from accelerators and VCs such as Y Combinator, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Collab Fund, Serpentine VC, ACE & Company, Gaingel VC, and Soma Capital”
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📍 Location: Noida, India
🕒 Start Date: Immediate
🌐 Languages Required: English & Hindi
Are you ready to revolutionize the clean energy space while building a meaningful career?
Join SmartHelio , a Y Combinator-backed deeptech startup with offices in Switzerland, India and USA and help reshape solar energy performance using cutting-edge AI and advanced diagnostics.
SmartHelio is on a mission to make solar energy truly sustainable by reducing energy losses and improving asset reliability. We've been recognized globally, including as a company by B Corporation. Learn more at www.smarthelio.com.
🚀 About the Role
SmartHelio is aggressively operating in the global clean-tech market and providing advanced Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to energy companies (mostly solar utilities). Currently, we are engaged with some of the top global clean energy companies. The incumbent will be analyzing solar PV systems' performance, helping in the development of fault detecting algorithms and managing customers (mostly European, Asian and American). The key responsibilities of this role are as follows:
SmartHelio is a Y Combinator-backed deep-tech startup based out of Lausanne, Switzerland. The company is operating in a clean-tech space and endeavoring to make the clean energy assets more profitable and long-lasting. As a response to the Twenty-First century’s challenges, SmartHelio came up with the idea of bringing light without heat: to accelerate the rapid adoption of sustainable energy in the face of climate change. We use the sun in a smart way, that’s why we call ourselves SmartHelio. We are trying to disrupt the conventional energy supply arrangements using electronics and AI. Therefore, we have developed an Artificial Intelligence-enabled low-cost technology for solar energy systems (including small and large-scale solar installations). We provide deep-data analytic and decision-making tools for solar companies to improve their financial and business insights. Kindly visit www.smarthelio.com
for more information.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
✅ Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Pre-requisites: Candidates are required to bring their own laptops to the office for work.
💡 Why Join Us
📩 How to Apply
Send your CV and a short cover letter to:
shankaransh@smarthelio.com
CC: nancy@smarthelio.com