Predictive Diagnostics Associate

EDP Energias de Portugal S.A. • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Predictive Diagnostics Associate supports EDPR’s global fleet of generating assets by detecting, reporting, and documenting potential future failures in wind turbines, solar panels, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and other electric systems and components. The role uses condition-monitoring tools and data analytics, drawing on reliability data, vibration analyses, oil-particle counters, lubrication-condition data, temperature data, and other SCADA data.

The associate communicates actionable inspection and repair recommendations to site managers and technicians, provides remote support to help ensure recommendations are addressed appropriately and promptly, and reports inspection feedback and component repair or replacement decisions. The role also assesses failure types, remaining useful life, and required work based on inspection images; prepares quarterly detection reports; manages relationships with condition-monitoring vendors; and identifies and evaluates opportunities to implement monitoring across EDPR’s fleet.

The position works with other Performance Management teams, monitors new techniques and tools, and may develop monitoring strategies and tools using available data and advanced data-science techniques. It also requires applying labor-safety, environmental, and quality plans and performing additional duties as required. There are no direct reports, and travel is stated as up to 20%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably mechanical engineering or a related field.
• At least 3 years of relevant technical experience; less experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver instructions in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to multitask and be self-motivated.
• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Ability to read and understand plans, specifications, drawings, and documents relating to engineering and construction.
• High attention to detail and strong problem-solving ability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Strong time-management skills, including the ability to provide technical support for multiple concurrent activities.
• High standards of integrity, ethics, safety, quality, and productivity.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and possession of a valid driver’s license.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently; the posting specifies travel of up to 20% and a behavioral expectation of 15–20%.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Familiarity with planetary gearboxes, generators, solar, BESS, and/or power-generation and conversion equipment.
• Familiarity with rotating-equipment reliability and lubrication.
• Familiarity with SQL.
• Experience with SAP.
• Vibration Analyst Category II certification or experience in applied vibration analysis.
• Familiarity with Python or R; interest in data science and/or ability or interest to develop in that area.
• Experience with machine-learning models such as regression, decision trees, or random forests, the Azure environment, and/or agentic AI methods.
• Project-management experience.

Responsibilities

• Use EDPR’s corporate condition-monitoring tools to analyze operational data and detect potential failures.
• Communicate clear inspection and repair recommendations to site managers and technicians.
• Communicate each finding to site personnel using EDPR tools.
• Provide remote support to site personnel to help ensure recommendations are addressed correctly and within the appropriate timeframe.
• Report inspection-feedback results and relay decisions about replacing or repairing components, materials, or systems.
• Assess failure types, remaining useful life, and required scope of work based on inspection pictures.
• Ensure sites and maintenance teams receive clear, actionable information.
• Create quarterly reports summarizing detections, including priority, added value, component, and status.
• Manage relationships with condition-monitoring vendors.
• Identify opportunities to implement new condition-monitoring systems across EDPR’s fleet and prepare business cases to analyze profitability.
• Stay current with new market techniques and tools for predicting failures.
• Develop monitoring strategies or tools using available data and advanced data-science techniques as required.
• Work closely with other Performance Management teams, particularly colleagues using other monitoring technologies or platforms.
• Understand and apply labor-safety, environmental, and quality plans to support compliance and continuous improvement.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Benefits

• Flexible, healthy, and inclusive workplace with a range of attractive benefits.
• Opportunities for development and internal mobility.
• Positive and innovative work environment that promotes collaboration and agile decision-making.
• Meaningful work experience and preparation for future challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level