Reliability Engineer – Southwest Wind
NextEra Energy, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Williams • Arizona • New Mexico • United States
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About the role
- Join PGD Wind Reliability team located in the Southwestern United States
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on projects and processes to optimize wind turbine performance, increase reliability, and reduce costs
- Operate independently, creatively solve complex technical issues, manage time across multiple projects, develop/mentor teammates, and communicate effectively across organizational stakeholders at all levels.
- Apply diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments and related fields.
- Use advanced techniques and modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices.
- Plan and conduct work requiring judgment in independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation/modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
- Devise new solutions to problems encountered.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's - Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program
- 2+ years of experience
- 5+ years professional experience preferred
- FE certification or PE License
- Six Sigma Certified – Green Belt or Black Belt
- Field power generation operations experience or prior experience supporting field operations
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (preferred)
- Expertise in wind turbine component failure modes (gearbox, blades, bearings, electrical systems)
- Experience in Enterprise Asset Management systems (e.g. Maximo) and PowerBI Development
- Knowledge of renewable energy technologies, including wind, solar, and energy storage systems
- Experience with reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) programs and tools such as vibration analysis, oil analysis, and infrared thermography
- Willingness to travel to project sites and climb wind turbines >350 ft as needed. Travel to surrounding states/wind farms will be required ~35% of the time.
Benefits
- NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
engineering principleswind turbine performance optimizationcomplex problem solvingreliability-centered maintenancevibration analysisoil analysisinfrared thermographyEnterprise Asset ManagementPowerBI developmentwind turbine component failure modes
Soft Skills
collaborationindependent operationtime managementmentoringeffective communicationcreative problem solvingjudgmentadaptationsolution development
Certifications
Bachelor's in EngineeringFE certificationPE LicenseSix Sigma Green BeltSix Sigma Black BeltProject Management Professional (PMP)