Asset Operations Engineer - Battery & Solar Systems

Energy Bay Funds Management; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New office location with panoramic iew

Mentorship from experienced pros

Comprehensive training

Job summary

Diamond Energy, an Energy Bay Brand, is seeking an Asset Operations Engineer in Melbourne to oversee BESS, solar, embedded networks and metering assets. You will drive maintenance planning, fault analysis and upgrade recommendations to optimise performance and availability.

The role requires a Bachelor degree in a relevant field and 3–5 years in NEM asset operations with strong knowledge of FCAS, AEMO processes, and OEM management. On-site work with occasional after-hours on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in electrical, power systems, renewable energy, mechatronic or related discipline.
• Experience in NEM asset operations, grid-scale solar or BESS, including C&I solar, embedded networks or metering.

Responsibilities

• Oversee real-time and day-to-day operation of BESS, solar, embedded network and metering assets.
• Maximise availability and performance, track efficiency, curtailment, state of health and degradation.
• Monitor dispatch conformance, ramp rates, SoC management and FCAS enablement.
• Lead onboarding of new assets and AEMO registration across categories.
• Maintain compliance with NER, AEMO procedures and connection agreements.

Skills

NEM asset operations

SCADA/EMS

Data analysis (Excel Python SQL)

On-call responsiveness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, power systems, renewable energy, mechatronic or related discipline

Tools

SCADA

EMS

AEMO procedures

Job description

Diamond Energy, an Energy Bay Brand, is seeking an Asset Operations Engineer in Melbourne to oversee BESS, solar, embedded networks and metering assets. You will drive maintenance planning, fault analysis and upgrade recommendations to optimise performance and availability.

The role requires a Bachelor degree in a relevant field and 3–5 years in NEM asset operations with strong knowledge of FCAS, AEMO processes, and OEM management. On-site work with occasional after-hours on-call duties.