Principal Engineer - Transmission/Substation

NextEra Energy; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NextEra Energy is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead transformer design efforts, vendor evaluation, and root-cause investigations at the Jupiter, FL location. The role also supports budget planning, safety programs, and outage readiness.

Key responsibilities include providing technical support for transformer operations, ensuring standards compliance, and collaborating with multiple departments to define costs and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited degree is required for at least one degree.
• Bachelor’s in Engineering (non-Engineering Technology) or a Master's if the bachelor's is not in a pure engineering field.
• 7+ years post-Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.

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

Skills

Valid Driver's License

7+ years experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (non-Engineering Technology)

Master’s degree in Engineering (if bachelor’s not in pure engineering)

ABET-accredited program (one degree)

Job description

Principal Engineer - Transmission/Substation

Date: Oct 12, 2026

Location(s): Jupiter, FL, US, 33478

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 97940

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we’re redefining what’s possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.

Position Specific Description

Our Technical Services Department is looking for a Principal Engineer to join their team in Jupiter, FL. This position is accountable for the support and reliability of transformer fleet and associated components. A candidate with experience in a manufacturing setting is highly preferred.

The selected candidate for this role will:

• Develop transformer designs, prepare bid specifications, and perform factory acceptance witnessing for ordered transformers.
• Evaluate new transformer vendors and provide recommendations on path forward.
• Perform failure root cause investigations and develop countermeasures and plans to prevent additional failures.
• Provide technical support for the development of the annual budget and work plan to repair conditions identified by the condition assessment program.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Provide recommendations on appropriate safety stocks for large power transformers.
• Provide technical support for operations teams related to power transformers, autotransformers, and generator step up units.
• Provide technical support for the Safety Program.

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 degree in Engineering (non-Engineering Technology), OR
• Master’s degree in Engineering, if the bachelor’s degree is not in a pure engineering field
• At least one degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s) must be from an ABET-accredited program
• Experience: 7+ years post-Bachelor’s degree in engineering

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.

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.

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.

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.