Senior Power Plant Operations Engineer

Stem, Inc.

Senior Power Plant Ops Engineer at Stem managing ESS operations and collaborating with development teams for clean energy solutions. Troubleshooting incidents and improving processes in operational environments.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $70,160 - $105,240 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify, prioritize, and troubleshoot ESS equipment and operational incidents in accordance with customer business requirements, organizational policies, and operational impact
Collaborate with Product Development Team to ensure operational sustainability point of view is considered during NPI
Create KPIs to analyze and discover possible growing issues and opportunities for improvement
Develop tools and processes to support continuous improvement initiatives
Create new rules for our data engine, to support strategic root cause corrections
Provide timely response to all incidents, outages, and performance alerts. Categorize issues for escalation to appropriate technical teams
Document all actions in accordance with standard company policies and procedures
Coordinate with field technicians during installation and operational issue resolution
Work with internal and external technical and service teams to support both temporary and permanent solutions to system issues, and to create and/or update knowledge base articles
Perform basic systems testing and operational tasks. (Installation of patches, network connectivity testing, script execution, etc.)
Lead multiple ad hoc technical teams in operational environments with high uptime requirements
Train and Support Tier 1 team on new Systems, Devices and Projects.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS degree from an accredited college or university in Electrical Engineering or related field
1-3+ years’ experience with systems that incorporate batteries, solar, and power conversion systems
Aptitude to quickly learn new systems/technical applications
Self-motivated, detail-oriented personality, demanding high quality performance from self and colleagues
Basic knowledge of network communication architectures and protocols
Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with customers and Stem technical personnel in high stress situations
Ability to think creatively to resolve problems
Experience with Jira & Confluence, SQL, Python, Linux/ command line, Big Data visualization, relational databases are a plus
Knowledge in electrical power and metering systems a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full health benefits on the first day of employment
401k (pre- or post-tax) on first day of employment
12 paid calendar holidays per year
Flexible time-off

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Hard Skills & Tools

systems testingnetwork connectivity testingscript executionSQLPythonLinuxBig Data visualizationrelational databaseselectrical power systemsmetering systems

Soft Skills

self-motivateddetail-orientedhigh quality performancestrong communication skillsproblem solvingcreativitycollaborationtrainingleadershiporganizational skills

Certifications

BS degree in Electrical Engineering