Senior Reliability Engineer, Operations Engineering

Scout Clean Energy

Senior Reliability Engineer ensuring renewable energy project performance. Leading engineering initiatives through data analysis and reporting to support renewable energy operations.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeBoulder • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Analyzing wind and solar operational data to identify opportunities for increasing energy output.
Leading and supporting engineering projects and tasks including but not limited to: root cause analysis, damage evaluations, and performance resolutions.
Utilizing data visualization and other strategies to tailor reports and presentations for key audiences, including Asset Management, senior managers, external suppliers, and our investors.
Developing and documenting processes to increase the efficiency of our work.
Supporting our standard reporting and performance analysis process, working with site staff to identify potential resolutions for key issues.
Maintaining, developing and supporting standard processes to improve generation, availability, and overall performance.
Resolve issues and concerns independently, leveraging the internal and external resources at your disposal.
Identify and elevate increasingly complex issues or concerns to more senior staff, accompanied by recommendations for resolution. Implement solutions.
Provide ad-hoc analysis and troubleshooting to support our internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electromechanical engineering, or similar/equivalent.
5-7 years of electrical engineering experience within relevant technology areas.
3+ years of experience in renewable energy, or substantive knowledge of renewable energy operations and engineering.
Familiarity with using operational SCADA data to understand wind turbine reliability and troubleshoot issues.
Strong communication, project management, and leadership skills.
Previous experience working with cross-functional internal and external technical advisors and stakeholders.
Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
Foundational understanding of key value drivers for renewable power projects.
Able to climb wind turbines with or without a climb assist and capable of working at heights of up to 300 feet if needed.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Ability to multi-task and arbitrate between conflicting priorities with clear target setting and follow-through capability in a fast-paced work environment.
Self-starter or internally motivated able to assess issues or holes in a process or assess needs of the organization and execute without significant oversight.
Demonstrated ability to work in a flat organization, successfully leveraging the expertise of multiple colleagues in different lines of reporting.
Authorized to work in the United States.
**Preferred Qualifications **
Experience with First Solar modules, Sungrow inverters, and/or Tesla battery storage systems.
Knowledge of Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) procedures, electrical testing equipment, and electrical troubleshooting.
Experience with PlantPredict or PVSyst.
Experience with Weibulls or other statistical methods of analyzing failure and reliability.
Proficiency with Python, R, and SQL.

Benefits

Comp & perks

$120,000 - $140,000 Attractive bonus potential.
Scout offers a full range of benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance with attractive premiums.
401(k) match.
STD.
LTD.
an Employee Assistance Program.
a range of optional supplemental insurance coverage.

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Hard Skills & Tools

electrical engineeringelectromechanical engineeringrenewable energySCADA datadata visualizationPythonRSQLstatistical methodselectrical troubleshooting

Soft Skills

communicationproject managementleadershipindependent workmulti-taskingproblem-solvingcollaborationself-motivationadaptabilityanalytical thinking