Electrical Performance Engineer - Solar & BESS Reliability

Nexamp; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health, dental, vision insurance (day

Flexible PTO

Commuter benefits

Cell phone reimbursement

Job summary

Nexamp is seeking an Electrical Performance Engineer to improve the reliability, availability, and performance of its solar PV and BESS assets. The role is hybrid and based out of the Lawrence, MA; Boston, MA; New York, NY; or Chicago, IL offices, reporting to the Director, Performance Engineering.

Responsibilities include protecting plant systems, coordinating with utilities, and driving data-backed improvements across inverters, protection schemes, and fleet-wide standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 5+ years of electrical engineering experience.
• 2+ years in solar and protection relays (breakers, reclosers, PLCs).
• Professional Engineer in Electrical Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own plant protection, controls and compliance strategy with OCPDs, relays, inverters, and plant controllers.
• Engage with utilities on grid-interaction issues and interconnection compliance.
• Improve reliability by evaluating protection schemes, breaker coordination, and inverter control functions.
• Collaborate with Engineering to improve design standards and fleet consistency.
• Lead data-driven reliability analyses using inverter logs and EMS data.
• Refine alert thresholds and escalation workflows for faster incident response.
• Develop analytical models and performance standards for Nexamp's PV and BESS fleet.
• Represent Performance Engineering in cross-functional initiatives and mentor junior analysts.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Root-cause analysis

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) preferred

Tools

Protection relays

Inverters

EMS/SCADA data

Power system protection equipment

Job description

Nexamp is seeking an Electrical Performance Engineer to improve the reliability, availability, and performance of its solar PV and BESS assets. The role is hybrid and based out of the Lawrence, MA; Boston, MA; New York, NY; or Chicago, IL offices, reporting to the Director, Performance Engineering.

Responsibilities include protecting plant systems, coordinating with utilities, and driving data-backed improvements across inverters, protection schemes, and fleet-wide standards.