Onboarding Engineer - Renewable Plant (1-Year Contract)

Westinghouse Electric Company; Canton (MA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Income Protection Benefits

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Vacations for Eligible Positions

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company’s WECTEC Staffing Services is seeking an Onboarding Engineer for renewable generation and battery energy storage projects. The role is a 1-year contract (W-2) in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, reporting to the onsite Manager, supporting onboarding into Power Generation Division and the NERC Compliance program.

You will review engineering evidence, validate models (PSSE/PSLF/PSCAD), and ensure data integrity across drawings, settings, and commissioning results.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Requires 3+ years of experience in electrical/power systems engineering, utility operations, or managing power industry projects (solar and BESS).

Responsibilities

• Manage and technically review engineering and NERC compliance evidence required for onboarding new renewable generation and battery energy storage facilities.
• Review pre-synchronization and as-built power system models, including PSSE, PSLF, PSCAD models, and verify consistency with equipment data, drawings, field settings, and commissioning results.
• Review and interpret electrical one-line and three-line diagrams, transmission, substation and collection system drawings, equipment specifications, cable and impedance data, transformer parameters, and other electrical design documentation.
• Review MOD-related testing and model verification results to confirm that models and supporting evidence appropriately represent the installed facility and demonstrated performance.
• Review plant controller, inverter, protection and relay settings, short-circuit studies, reactive capability studies, frequency and voltage ride-through documentation, commissioning test results, and other applicable technical evidence.
• Use AI/development tools such as Python, Power Automate to automate engineering data processing, evidence validation, data reconciliation, calculations, quality checks, and other repeatable engineering activities.
• Develop Power BI dashboards to provide visibility into onboarding status, evidence completeness, technical review status, deficiencies, due dates, and overall project readiness.
• Use Maximo to support integration of engineering and compliance activities with applicable asset information and work management processes.
• Develop repeatable and traceable engineering processes that support onboarding practices across the renewable fleet.

Skills

Python

Power Automate

Power BI

Power systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

PSSE

PSLF

PSCAD

Maximo

Power BI

Power Automate

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company’s WECTEC Staffing Services is seeking an Onboarding Engineer for renewable generation and battery energy storage projects. The role is a 1-year contract (W-2) in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, reporting to the onsite Manager, supporting onboarding into Power Generation Division and the NERC Compliance program.

You will review engineering evidence, validate models (PSSE/PSLF/PSCAD), and ensure data integrity across drawings, settings, and commissioning results.