Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States On-site

Florida Power & Light Company / NextEra Energy is hiring a Principal PGD Engineer

Requirements

  • Bachelor's - Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program
  • Experience: 7+ years
  • Strong understanding of principles of power electronics and power conversion
  • Strong understanding of power conversion components (IGBTs, reactors, capacitors, driver boards, CCUs), failure modes, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair and testing
  • Familiar with diagnosing power conversion fault codes and disposition of high-speed fault recorder waveform capture
  • Familiar with cooling system design concepts, failure modes, and maintenance for power conversion equipment
  • Familiarity and experience with Root Cause Analysis
  • Experience with writing repair, operations, and/or maintenance procedures and specifications
  • Capability to translate and communicate financial and technical business cases to gain leadership approval
  • Ability to balance and prioritize multiple projects and deliverables
  • Data driven decision making skills
  • Ability to relate to Field Service Personnel to provide adequate technical support

Nice to Have

  • Previous experience with wind generation desired but not required. Specific experience with wind turbine technologies: GE 1X, 2X, 3X, 5X, Siemens 2.3, 2.9, SGRE G47, G80
  • Previous experience with GE MV3000, ABB ACS800/880, DAC, Ingeteam, Xantrex

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Estimated travel 20% to wind sites and vendor shops
  • Willing and able to climb wind turbines
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within teams
  • Willing to work in an office environment
  • Ability and interest to learn and self-teach new skills and technologies
  • Employee Group: Exempt
  • Employee Type: Full Time
  • Job Category: Engineering
  • Organization: NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC
  • Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable
Required Skills
Root Cause Analysis
About company
Florida Power & Light Company / NextEra Energy
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. It has one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability.
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Department Engineering
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Posted 3 months ago