PGD Senior Engineer Generator - North Palm Beach, United States - NextEra Energy , Inc.

Description

PGD Senior Engineer Generator & Electrical Distribution

Date: Apr 22, 2024

Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 79707

is America's largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. We operate one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and our reliability is among the best in the nation. Our goal is to achieve Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 by expanding our solar capacity, increasing battery storage and bringing new renewable energy opportunities to Florida, while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in becoming a game-changer in the energy industry? Join our world-class team today

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy is currently seeking an Electrical Fleet Team Electrical Engineer (Generator & Electrical Distribution Subject Matter Expert SME) who can apply diversified knowledge of electrical engineering principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments and fields related to fossil power generation. This candidate will need to make decisions independently regarding engineering complexities and methods. This position requires the use of advanced techniques and modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices in this individual's field. Supervision and guidance related largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters will be required. This individual will present to executive leadership and communicate RCA's and implementation plans. 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.

Areas of responsibility and duties:

• Provides technical leadership and mentoring to Electrical team engineers.
• Provides budget and technical guidance for capital and outage engineering projects concerned with unique or controversial complexities which have important impact on major company programs.
• Plans and develops engineering projects concerned with unique or controversial complexities which have important impact on major company programs
• Provide technical expertise in development of technical specifications, procedures, and processes.
• 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
• Provides electrical distribution and Subsystem technical knowledge of most OEM's.
• Site operational problem evaluation / analysis / arc flash studies
• System component aging evaluation / analysis
• Utilization / Analysis of diagnostic monitoring software
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA), failure mode determination
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

The EFT Generator & Electrical Distribution SME will share time between fossil turbine generator and generator auxiliary systems, electrical distribution systems and their auxiliary systems, diagnostics, root cause analysis and countermeasure development, including but not limited to:

Generator:

• 3 phase fossil turbine generators up to 1100 MW in size
• Electrical Test Experience
• Generator Collector systems
• Generator Auxiliary systems
• Seal oil
• Isolate Phase Bus
• Hydrogen Gas

Electrical Distribution:

• 6.9KV and 4160-volt Switchgear
• 480 volts MCC
• Battery and Inverter Systems
• Grounding
• Cables
• Breakers
• Generator starting switches
• Strongly preferred to have knowledge and experience in operation, diagnostics, design, testing and repair techniques of equipment.
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with at least five years of experience in the field of generator, Electrical Distribution and their auxiliary equipment technology. Registration as a licensed Professional Engineer is a plus.

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

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Engineering

Organization: Florida Power & Light Company

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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