Associate Mechanical PGD Engineer - GRS

Associate Mechanical PGD Engineer - GRS

Date: Apr 21, 2026

Location(s): Story City, IA, US, 50248

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 94696

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

Position responsibilities include planning, analysis, design and implementation support for modification and upgrade projects pertaining to wind turbine mechanical systems and equipment. Specific areas of focus will include wind turbine drive-train system, yaw system, pitch system, and hydraulic system.

Position makes decisions and recommendations having significant impact on extensive engineering and related activities of company. Negotiates critical and controversial issues with top level engineers and officers of other organizations and companies. Demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive engineering programs and activities of outstanding novelty and/or importance. Capable of trouble shooting wind turbine mechanical systems, champions the quality process, design specialty tooling, and perform cost justifications. Responsible for one or more programs of such diversity and scope to be of critical importance to overall company objectives. Recognized as a subject matter expert.

Duties will include preparing project work scopes, cost estimates, schedules, reports, calculations, drawings, specifications, Bill of Material maintenance, and job traveler and procedure updates.

Duties will also include other associated activities as assigned.

Under limited supervision/guidance, the successful candidate will be expected to:

• Apply standard processes/procedures to achieve objectives and goals

• Apply sound engineering principles to a broad variety of assignments

• Use advanced methods and techniques that may require extension/adaption of theories, precepts, practices and/or criteria

• Develop innovative and cost effective solutions to problems

• Collaborate within and across business units

• Be a catalyst for change

• Respond as needed during off-hours as power generation business operates ‘around the clock’

Job Overview

Employees in this entry-level role performs a variety of routine tasks, which provide experience and familiarity with Engineering staff, methods, practices, and programs after which may independently evaluate, select, and apply standard engineering techniques and procedures while using judgment when making adaptations and modifications.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Completes assignments that have clear and specific objectives which require the investigation of limited number of variables

• Performs work involving conventional plans, investigations, surveys, structures, or equipment with relatively few complex features for which there are few precedents

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's - Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program

• Experience:0+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Supervisor/Management Experience:0+ years

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

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Engineering

Organization: NextEra Energy Operating Services, LLC

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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