Hybrid Reliability Engineer

at The AES Corporation

• Job title: Reliability Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $91,500 - $109,650 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Louisville, United States

About the role

• Reliability Engineer focusing on reliability of solar and storage hardware and collaborating with teams. Leading repairs, performing analysis, and improving practices in renewable energy sector.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing reliability and availability of solar plus storage hardware and components including substations
• Performing root cause analysis for equipment failures and remediate with external parties as needed
• Leading and facilitating major repairs to operational sites
• Evaluating operational sites for repowering and retrofit opportunities including cost benefit analysis
• Implementing new practices to improve uptime and efficiency
• Support SAP Master Data upkeep, and new site implementation using best reliability practices
• Establish standard processes for maintenance activities and hardware configuration to increase equipment reliability and availability
• Identify root cause of performance problems on operational projects, and facilitate recommended action plans
• Perform life cycle cost modeling of project design to inform equipment and component selection
• Facilitate continuous improvement to maintenance practices with internal operations personnel and 3rd Party vendors
• Perform Job Safety Assessments and Safety Walks to identify job-site hazards
• Collaborate with Operations and Engineering teams to troubleshoot existing projects and develop repair and remediation plans
• Keep a tight loop between Operations and new project development by recording and presenting issues that can be mitigated through better design and equipment selection
• Design solutions for modifications to systems, and coordinate between various AES subcontractors and vendors where needed
• Implement new practices with technology such as drones, LiDAR, thermal imaging to improve reliability
• Implement new tools and software for operations, leveraging SAP.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in Engineering or equivalent technical field
• 2+ years professional experience in engineering with a focus on measuring and maintaining equipment reliability, with an emphasis on HV/MV grid connected systems
• Experience with root cause and failure modes analysis methods
• Experience with reliability metric calculations, MTBF, MTTR, Weibull, etc.
• Proficiency with reading and understanding equipment/facility schematics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office software suite
• Experience in using results of data analytics and database tools
• High degree of dedication to a quality safety culture and an incident-free work environment
• Willingness to travel within the U.S. to support company’s portfolio of PV solar/BESS assets

Benefits

• full range of medical, dental, vision, life, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave)