Reliability Technician

Enel spa • Riesel, TX

127d

About The Position

The Reliability Technician position is responsible for Condition Monitoring, routine maintenance of critical assets/equipment, and non-routine maintenance and troubleshooting support for all Solar and Battery Energy Storage projects in North America. The Reliability Technician shall also support plant personnel during critical or non-routine activities on sites, such as ultrasound and thermal imagery analysis, dissolved gas testing, and major repair work of critical equipment. Additionally, this position shall support the development and provide training programs for field personnel on topics within their scope of expertise.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of field experience in utility scale solar power generation as a plant operator, maintenance technician, or related field.
• Level II Ultrasound, Level II Infrared Imagery Certification within 6 months from hire.
• Transformer fluid analysis training and qualification within 6 months from hire.
• FAA Part 107 license and internal drone pilot training and qualification within 6 months from hire.
• CMRT (Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician) within 6 months from hire.
• CMRP (Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional) within 2 years from hire.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Medium and High Voltage three phase power systems, AC and DC power systems, inverters, instrumentation, and digital control systems.
• Expert knowledge in troubleshooting and repair of power plant equipment.
• Strong knowledge in the use of power plant related test equipment including vibration analyzers, multi-meters, power quality analyzers, thermography, airborne and mechanical ultrasound, dissolved gas analysis, and other Condition Monitoring technologies.
• Ability to read and accurately interpret technical documents, tables, and figures.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in the use of power plant related test equipment is strongly desired.
• Knowledge of time and frequency domain analysis is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Substation (medium and high voltage) advanced diagnosis and troubleshooting.
• Collect, Analyze, and Interpret data acquired using a variety of Condition Monitoring technologies as part of a PM/PdM work strategy.
• Make recommendations to adjust inspection intervals based on historical findings.
• Develop and perform routine and/or advanced inspections in conjunction with Technical Services.
• Provide technical support for installation, testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, overhaul, or repair of critical mechanical equipment.
• Support and Train Technicians on best practices in Dissolved Gas Analysis, Ultrasound, Thermal Imaging, and other condition monitoring technologies.
• Provide support to site technicians with major overhauls and work evolutions.
• Audit work performed by site technicians that impacts the reliability of assets.
• Develop and lead a training program for technicians within the Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) group.

What This Job Offers

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