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Principal Engineer - BESS

$60.77 - $91.15 per hour

NextEra

Requisition ID: 96654

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America's largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!

Position Specific Description

Employees in this role have the responsibility of planning, designing, and executing various aspects of energy storage projects. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope, engineering oversight and consulting across cross functional teams to deliver a best-in-class product.

The ideal candidate embodies a blend of technical expertise with strong project management skills, and has pertinent experience the energy storage field.

Duties & Responsibilities
  • Support design phase and engineer major components for large-scale energy storage projects.
  • Recognize inconsistencies in engineering drawings, take corrective action, and strive for better design quality and efficiency.
  • Identify and resolve errors in engineering studies and suggest future solutions.
  • Prepare technical scopes of work for contracts.
  • Support projects from inception to completion by working closely with project managers.
  • Influence project teams on engineering tasks.
  • Stay updated on project progress and technical issues.
  • Manage project milestones and recognize risks.
  • Collaborate with suppliers to integrate major equipment.
  • Work with diverse teams to solve problems, improve opportunities, and integrate systems and controls.
  • Understand specifications for major equipment purchasing, ensure clear communication, and propose solutions.
  • Understand permitting requirements, propose solutions to legal challenges, and recommend site design improvements.
  • Handle other assigned duties as needed.
  • Travel 25% of the time for project specific duties.



Preferred Experience
  • 5+ Years experience Solar/PV Engineering and/or Construction.
  • Expertise in one or more of these areas: Power electronics, Battery storage system design, Substation design, Generation tie design.
  • Familiarity with energy storage technologies, including battery chemistries, power conversion units, and DC/DC converters.
  • Familiarity with lithium-ion battery storage safety standards (UL1973, UL9540, UL9540A, NFPA 855, NFPA 70E, NEC, applicable IFC/IBC sections).
  • Familiarity with IEC 61215, 61646, 61730.
  • Ability to handle specialized technical tasks independently.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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
The base pay range for this position is $60.77 to $91.15 per hour. This range represents the expected base pay for a successful candidate and is based on a variety of factors, including skills, experience, and internal equity.

Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Engineering
Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

This position is eligible for Company sponsored benefits. Click here to see our benefits.

In order to apply to this position, please visit jobs.nexteraenergy.com or follow the instructions for the job site on which this appears.

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.

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 View email address on us.fitly.work , providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.

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.

NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies . Please see our policy for more information.

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Nearest Major Market: Palm Beach
Nearest Secondary Market: Miami
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