Nexamp
Electrical Performance Engineer
New York, NY
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 21 days ago
Data AnalysisNLPProcurementSystems EngineeringElectrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsMentoring
About the role
- Are you passionate about improving our environment for this generation and those to follow?
- Be on the team that's changing the world.
- You'll also be responsible for optimizing control schemes and operating strategies, translating observed field behavior and performance data into improved settings, logic, and operational standards.
Responsibilities
- Own plant protection, controls, and compliance strategy by reviewing and coordinating protection settings across OCPDs, relays, inverters, and plant controllers
- and negotiate technically sound solutions that optimize availability and interconnection compliance.
- Partner with Engineering to improve design standards and fleet consistency, including relay database templates, equipment specifications, standard drawings, and protection philosophies, with a focus on maintainability, operability, and lifecycle cost.
- Lead data-driven reliability and loss reduction efforts by analyzing inverter logs, relay events, EMS dispatch data, and waveform captures
- Own fleetwide monitoring and diagnostics strategy by refining alert thresholds, logic, and escalation workflows to reduce false positives, minimize alert fatigue, and accelerate incident response.
- Develop analytical models, diagnostic frameworks, and performance standards for Nexamp's PV and BESS fleet, integrating power systems engineering with data analytics to identify constraints and improvement opportunities.
- Engage directly with utilities on complex grid-interaction issues related to protection schemes, relay settings, and plant control behavior; diagnose misalignment between plant and utility protection philosophies; and negotiate technically sound solutions that optimize availability and interconnection compliance.
- Lead data-driven reliability and loss reduction efforts by analyzing inverter logs, relay events, EMS dispatch data, and waveform captures; conducting root-cause and 8D investigations; quantifying production and financial impacts; and recommending corrective actions, upgrades, or repowering strategies.
- Influence organizational capability and decision-making by representing Performance Engineering in cross-functional initiatives, providing actionable feedback to development and engineering teams on design and procurement decisions, and mentoring junior analysts through training and documented best practices.
- Eagerness to develop a fundamental understanding of how Nexamp operates and then apply that knowledge effectively to inform business decisions.
Requirements
- managing required setting changes with third-party vendors
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 5+ years of electrical engineering experience.
- 2+ years of experience in solar and protection relays (breakers, reclosers, power logic controllers, etc).
- Professional Engineer in Electrical Engineering preferred.
- Commitment to Nexamp's mission and have a passion for solving tomorrow's climate crisis today.
- Demonstrated experience in effectively communicating information, ideas, and perspectives with people inside and beyond your organization.
- Experience in showcasing initiative to make improvements to current work, processes, products, and services across the organization.
- We value accountability and an ownership mentality.
Compensation
- This include s our competitive compensation package; a 401(k) employer-match; health, dental, and vision insurance starting day one; flexible paid time off and holiday PTO; c ommuter b enefits, and c ell p hone r eimbursement.
Benefits
- Not only will you get to take part in meaningful work and have the chance to change the world alongside innovative, dedicated, and motivated peers, but you will also have access to all the benefits that Nexamp offers!
Company info
- Expertise in building strong internal and external relationships with customers and stakeholders, instilling trust and loyalty across the industry.
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