Job Description

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy is seeking an experienced individual for a Power Generation Principal Reliability Engineering position in our Wind Analytics Team. NextEra Energy, Inc. is one of the largest and highest-performing power generation companies in the nation and a leader in Renewable Energy. The Power Generation Division (PGD) is responsible for a diverse generation fleet of nearly 50 GW. The fleet, which continues to grow, includes Fossil, Wind, Solar and Energy Storage Facilities. PGD Wind Analytics is the team that analyzes performance indicators, identifies and prioritizes the greatest opportunities for improvement, and drives change from identification through deployment. The selected candidate will be a pivotal part of the team that is responsible for the analytics of NextEra Energy Wind Fleet reliability including leadership in the areas of condition based prevention through prediction, long term planning and providing work programs that are practical, achievable and optimal. S/He will need to utilize predictive tools to analyze equipment failure rates in order to develop optimum turbine protection schemes, drive improvement of reliability processes and replication of engineering countermeasures, and identify just-in-time maintenance frequencies. Additionally, candidate will need to understand Wind turbine performance and provide insights on historical performance, emerging performance trends, and future performance projections. Candidate will utilize a variety of formats of data inputs, select the proper options to get the correct analysis and interpret the output to make sound business decisions.

Job Overview

Employees in this role make decisions and recommendations having significant impact on extensive engineering and related activities for the company. This position negotiates critical and controversial issues with top level engineers and officers of other organizations and companies.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive engineering programs and activities
Manages one or more programs of complex diversity and scope which are of critical importance to overall company objectives
Acts as a subject matter expert
Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's - Engineering
Experience: 7+ years

Preferred Qualifications

None