Senior Electrical Performance Engineer Hybrid Solar & Grid

Nexamp; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Holiday PTO

Commuter benefits

Cell phone reimbursement

Job summary

Nexamp, a leading clean-energy company, seeks a Senior Electrical Performance Engineer to improve reliability and performance of its solar PV and BESS assets. You will analyze field data, optimize protection schemes, and collaborate with Operations, Asset Management, Controls, and OEMs to maximize fleet availability.

Based in a hybrid role with offices in Chicago, Boston, New York City, or Washington, DC, you will report to the Director, Performance Engineering and help shape design standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering experience.
• 2+ years in solar and protection relays (breakers, reclosers, power logic controllers).
• Professional Engineer license is a plus.
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Own plant protection, controls, and compliance strategy across devices and vendors.
• Engage with utilities on grid-interaction issues and interconnection compliance.
• Improve reliability and energy performance by evaluating protection schemes and inverter control functions.
• Partner with Engineering to improve design standards and fleet consistency.
• Lead data-driven reliability and loss reduction efforts using logs and EMS data.
• Own fleetwide monitoring and diagnostics strategy to reduce false positives and accelerate responses.
• Develop analytical models and performance standards for Nexamp’s PV and BESS fleet.
• Mentor junior analysts and share best practices across teams.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer license (PE) preferred

Tools

Protection relays

EMS data analysis

Job description

Nexamp, a leading clean-energy company, seeks a Senior Electrical Performance Engineer to improve reliability and performance of its solar PV and BESS assets. You will analyze field data, optimize protection schemes, and collaborate with Operations, Asset Management, Controls, and OEMs to maximize fleet availability.

Based in a hybrid role with offices in Chicago, Boston, New York City, or Washington, DC, you will report to the Director, Performance Engineering and help shape design standards