PGD Reliability Engineer - Solar/BESS

NextEra Energy•TRACY, CA

3d•$92,000 - $138,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional Reliability Engineer will own performance metrics, Down Time Editing (DTE) platform management, and service request coordination. This position requires analyzing performance data to direct operational teams toward units contributing most to Key Performance Indicators, investigating root causes, and ensuring focus on high-impact reliability issues. Key duties encompass managing regional ownership of the event response process, assisting investigations through QI documentation, conducting Performance Impact Category analysis, and owning GADS reporting. The role requires expertise in root cause troubleshooting of high-impact failure modes using equipment knowledge and data analytics. The engineer manages event response processes, ensures proper service request documentation, and addresses reliability data issues including SBI, CEWIS, NEA modeling, and missed curtailment events. Additional responsibilities include quality control of NEA modeling, driving Plant Health Dashboard improvements, ensuring parts documentation compliance, and supporting quality projects. This opportunity offers work with renewable technology while optimizing NextEra Energy's growing portfolio. The ideal candidate possesses strong knowledge of solar photovoltaic and battery storage systems, reliability engineering principles, data analysis capabilities, and excellent communication skills. The role requires up to 20% travel and regular infield work/investigation. Employees in this role apply diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments and related fields. Individuals will use advanced techniques and modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices.

Requirements

Bachelor's - Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program
2+ years of experience
Valid Driver's License (NON CDL)

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge of solar photovoltaic and battery storage systems
Reliability engineering principles
Data analysis capabilities
Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

Own performance metrics, Down Time Editing (DTE) platform management, and service request coordination.
Analyze performance data to direct operational teams toward units contributing most to Key Performance Indicators, investigate root causes, and ensure focus on high-impact reliability issues.
Manage regional ownership of the event response process.
Assist investigations through QI documentation.
Conduct Performance Impact Category analysis.
Own GADS reporting.
Troubleshoot high-impact failure modes using equipment knowledge and data analytics.
Manage event response processes.
Ensure proper service request documentation.
Address reliability data issues including SBI, CEWIS, NEA modeling, and missed curtailment events.
Perform quality control of NEA modeling.
Drive Plant Health Dashboard improvements.
Ensure parts documentation compliance.
Support quality projects.
Plan and conduct work requiring judgment in independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation/modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
Devise new solutions to problems encountered.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.