NextEra Energy

Sr PGD Engineer - Power Electronics for Energy Storage

Posted on: 16 Jan 2021

Juno Beach, FL

Job Description

Position Specific Description

Candidate will be responsible for analysis of complex engineering projects, making recommendations and decisions with significant impact for the company. The candidate will be recognized as subject matter expert in a range of electrical engineering applications, with a focus on power electronics. The candidate will be expected to demonstrate a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in the planning, organizing, and guiding of engineering programs with an outstanding novelty and/or importance. Position will support all technical aspects of battery storage operation, maintenance and the development of new projects, including, but not limited to: Inverter operation/maintenance, Battery Managements systems, SCADA, grid interconnection, site startup and transitioning to operation. Advanced electrical engineering degree is highly desired.

* Bachelorss in Electrical Engineering
* 3-5 years experience with power electronic equipment
* Six-Sigma Green Belt Certification
* Masters in Electrical Engineering, and/or Professional Engineering License.

Job Overview

Employees in this role have responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope, selection of areas for investigation, and development of novel concepts.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Plans and develops engineering projects concerned with unique or controversial complexities which have important impact on major company programs
Acts as technical liaison to individuals within and outside the organization with responsibility to act independently regarding technical matters pertaining to individual's field
Completes assignments given in broad terms concerning general objectives and limitations
Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's - Engineering
Experience:5+ years

Preferred Qualifications

Supervisor/Management Experience:0+ years

NextEra Energy

Juno Beach, FL

NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear, and natural gas-fired facilities. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets with a focus on renewable generation facilities, natural gas pipelines, and battery storage projects; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.

As of December 31, 2018, the company operated approximately 24,500 megawatts of net generating capacity. It serves approximately 10 million people through approximately 5 million customer accounts in the east and lower west coasts of Florida with approximately 75,200 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines and 645 substations. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2010. NextEra Energy, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.