Principal Engineer Excitation and Generator System Relay Protection

Date: Oct 22, 2024

Location(s): Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US, 33410

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 82494

is America’s largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. We operate one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and our reliability is among the best in the nation. Our goal is to achieve Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 by expanding our solar capacity, increasing battery storage and bringing new renewable energy opportunities to Florida, while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in becoming a game-changer in the energy industry? Join our world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy is currently seeking an Electrical Fleet Team Electrical Engineer (Excitation and Generator System Relay Protection Subject Matter Expert SME) who can apply diversified knowledge of electrical engineering principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments and fields related to fossil power generation. This candidate will need to make decisions independently regarding engineering complexities and methods. This position requires the use of advanced techniques and modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices in this individual’s field. Supervision and guidance related largely to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters will be required. This individual will present to executive leadership and communicate RCA's and implementation plans. Employees in this role have responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope, selection of areas for investigation, and development of novel concepts.

This position does require some travel with 24/7 phone coverage in support of operational sites.

Areas of responsibility and duties:

• Provides technical leadership and mentoring to Electrical team engineers.

• Provides budget and technical guidance for capital and outage engineering projects concerned with unique or controversial complexities which have important impact on major company programs.

• Plans and develops engineering projects concerned with unique or controversial complexities which have

• important impact on major company programs

• Provide technical expertise in development of technical specifications, procedures, and processes.

• Acts as technical liaison to individuals within and outside the organization with responsibility to act.

• independently regarding technical matters pertaining to individual's field

• Completes assignments given in broad terms concerning general objectives and limitations

• Provides Excitation and Generator System Protection Relay technical knowledge of most OEM’s.

• Site operational problem evaluation / analysis / solution application

• System component aging evaluation / analysis

• Utilization / Analysis of diagnostic monitoring software

• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA), failure mode determination

• Provide NERC Reliability Standard support for the fossil fleet

• Lead PRC-019, MOD-026/027 execution and technical support

• Technical Support for other NERC standards related to Excitation/AVR interactions with Bulk Electrical System operations

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

The EFT Excitation and Generator System Relay Protection SME is responsible for primary system and their auxiliary systems, diagnostics, root cause analysis and countermeasure development, including but not limited to:

Excitation Systems (AVR / LCI):

• GE EX2100

• Siemens Excitation systems

• Toshiba Excitation systems

• Mitsubishi Excitation systems

• LCI system of all 4 above OEM’s

• AVR’s

• Other assigned duties

Generator System Relay Protection:

• Relay knowledge

• Understanding of individual relay protection Schemes

Desired Qualifications:

• Strongly preferred to have knowledge and experience in operation, diagnostics, design, testing and repair techniques of equipment.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with at least five years of experience in the field of Excitation and Generator System Relay Protection and their auxiliary equipment technology. Registration as a licensed Professional Engineer is a plus.

Job Overview

This job is responsible for applying diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments and related fields. Employees in this role evaluate, select, and apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform a task or sequence of tasks for conventional projects. This position conducts analysis on system performance and reliability strategy and provides recommendations.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides engineering, design and environmental support

• Tracks and reports on project negotiations and performance

• Delivers company standards, policies, training, and support of organization

• Prepares communications, presentations and provides support at meetings

• Formulates researches, and develops improvement measures

• Works with other departments within the organization to establish customer requirements and project costs

• Ability to meet attendance and storm duty requirements

• Ability to work extended hours

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Valid Driver's License (NON CDL)

• Bachelor's - Engineering

• Experience:7+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Professional Engineer (PE)

• Six Sigma Black Belt Certified

• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

• Master's Degree

• Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified

• Six Sigma Master Black Belt

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Clickto learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Engineering

Organization: Florida Power & Light Company

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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