Power Generation Reliability Engineer
Location(s): Bainbridge, GA, US, 39819
Position Specific Description
The Regional Reliability Engineer will own performance metrics, Down Time Editing (DTE) platform management, and service request coordination. This position requires analyzing performance data to direct operational teams toward units contributing most to Key Performance Indicators, investigating root causes, and ensuring focus on high-impact reliability issues. This opportunity offers work with renewable technology while optimizing NextEra Energy’s growing portfolio. The ideal candidate possesses strong knowledge of solar photovoltaic and battery storage systems, reliability engineering principles, data analysis capabilities, and excellent communication skills. The role will cover the southeast region which includes sites in VA, SC, GA, AL, TN, AR, MO and LA and requires up to 20% travel along with regular infield work/investigation.
Key duties encompass managing regional ownership of the event response process, assisting investigations through QI documentation, conducting Performance Impact Category analysis, and owning GADS reporting.
The role requires expertise in root cause troubleshooting of high-impact failure modes using equipment knowledge and data analytics. The engineer manages event response processes, ensures proper service request documentation, and addresses reliability data issues including SBI, CEWIS, NEA modeling, and missed curtailment events.
Additional responsibilities include involves quality control of NEA modeling, driving Plant Health Dashboard improvements, ensuring parts documentation compliance, and supporting quality projects.
Job Overview
Employees in this role apply diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments and related fields. Individuals will use advanced techniques and modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation/modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria
Devises new solutions to problems encountered
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s – Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program
Experience: 2+ years
Preferred Qualifications
Supervisor/Management Experience: 0+ years
