Hybrid Reliability Engineer – Southwest Wind

at NextEra Energy, Inc.

• Job title: Reliability Engineer – Southwest Wind
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Williams, United States

About the role

• Reliability Engineer for PGD Wind Reliability team at NextEra Energy. Collaborating on optimizing wind turbine performance, increasing reliability, and reducing costs while managing complex technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Join PGD Wind Reliability team located in the Southwestern United States
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on projects and processes to optimize wind turbine performance, increase reliability, and reduce costs
• Operate independently, creatively solve complex technical issues, manage time across multiple projects, develop/mentor teammates, and communicate effectively across organizational stakeholders at all levels.
• Apply diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments and related fields.
• Use advanced techniques and modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's - Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program
• 2+ years of experience
• 5+ years professional experience preferred
• FE certification or PE License
• Six Sigma Certified – Green Belt or Black Belt
• Field power generation operations experience or prior experience supporting field operations
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (preferred)
• Expertise in wind turbine component failure modes (gearbox, blades, bearings, electrical systems)
• Experience in Enterprise Asset Management systems (e.g. Maximo) and PowerBI Development
• Knowledge of renewable energy technologies, including wind, solar, and energy storage systems
• Experience with reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) programs and tools such as vibration analysis, oil analysis, and infrared thermography
• Willingness to travel to project sites and climb wind turbines >350 ft as needed. Travel to surrounding states/wind farms will be required ~35% of the time.

Benefits

• NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.