Engineer, Reliability

AES•Louisville, CO

18d•$94,000 - $112,625•Hybrid

About The Position

The Reliability Engineer supports a larger operations team and serves as the subject matter expert for technical and engineering matters related to the reliable and available operation of photovoltaic plants and grid-scale battery storage systems. Excellent communication, task management and planning skills needed, in addition to technical breadth. The role will focus on the mechanical and electrical operation of photovoltaics, batteries, and related equipment/components. The role will require the review of information related to all practical elements of photovoltaic and battery system design. The successful applicant, while not an expert, will be comfortable with high-level review of all elements of practical system design. The position is located in Louisville, CO or Salt Lake City, UT and may include up to 10-15% travel to project locations and partner offices.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Engineering or equivalent technical field
2+ years professional experience in engineering with a focus on measuring and maintaining equipment reliability
Experience with root cause and failure modes analysis methods
Proficiency with reading and understanding equipment/facility schematics
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Well versed in the use of the Microsoft Office software suite
Experience in utilizing results of data analytics and database tools
High degree of commitment to a quality safety culture and an incident-free work environment
Willingness to travel within the U.S. to support company’s portfolio of PV solar/BESS assets
Personal values consistent with those of the AES Corporation; Safety, Integrity, Excellence, Agility and Fun

Nice To Haves

PE qualifications, or on track to become qualified
Master’s degree in Engineering
Experience with PV and Battery Energy Storage System design and interconnection
Experience with utility interconnection practices
Proficiency with CAD tools
Spanish language skills

Responsibilities

Analyze reliability and availability of solar plus storage hardware and components
Perform root cause analysis for equipment failures and remediate with external parties as needed
Lead and facilitate major repairs to operational sites
Evaluate operational sites for repowering and retrofit opportunities including cost benefit analysis
Implement new practices to maximize uptime and efficiency
Establish best practices for hardware configuration and maintenance activities to maximize reliability and availability
Troubleshoot systems in operation to identify root cause of performance problems
Perform life cycle cost modeling of project design to inform equipment and component selection
Facilitate continuous improvement to maintenance practices with internal operations personnel and 3rd Party vendors
Perform Job Safety Assessments and Safety Walks to identify job-site hazards
Collaborate with Operations and Engineering teams to troubleshoot existing projects and develop repair and remediation plans
Close the loop between Operations and new project development by recording and communicating issues that can be mitigated through better design and equipment selection
Design solutions for modifications to systems, and coordinate between various AES subcontractors and vendors where needed
Utilize technology such as drones, LiDAR, thermal imaging and 3D modeling to improve reliability
Participate in AES DE’s growth planning process by contributing to process improvement task forces and other strategic planning activities
Improve and develop processes for the execution of safe, quality and high-reliability projects
Educate team on changing trends in technology, best practices and safety