Senior Electrical Performance Engineer - Solar & BESS

Nexamp Inc.; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible paid time off

Commuter benefits

Cell phone reimbursement

Job summary

Nexamp is seeking a Senior Electrical Performance Engineer who will be a deep technical independent contributor responsible for improving the reliability, availability, and performance of Nexamp’s solar PV and BESS assets, currently over 2 GW under management.

This hybrid role can be based in our Lawrence, Boston, New York City, Chicago, or Washington, DC offices and reports to the Director, Performance Engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering experience.
• 2+ years of experience in solar and protection relays (breakers, reclosers, power logic controllers, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Own plant protection, controls, and compliance strategy by reviewing and coordinating protection settings across OCPDs, relays, inverters, and plant controllers; managing required setting changes with third‑party vendors; and securing utility approvals to ensure safe, reliable operation.
• Engage directly with utilities on complex grid‑interaction issues related to protection schemes, relay settings, and plant control behavior; diagnose misalignment between plant and utility protection philosophies; and negotiate technically sound solutions that optimize availability and interconnection compliance.
• Improve system reliability and energy performance by evaluating and optimizing protection schemes, breaker coordination, relay timing, circuit configurations, and inverter control functions (Volt/VAR, Volt/Watt, frequency‑watt, ramp rates, ride‑through).
• Partner with Engineering to improve design standards and fleet consistency, including relay database templates, equipment specifications, standard drawings, and protection philosophies, with a focus on maintainability, operability, and lifecycle cost.
• Lead data‑driven reliability and loss reduction efforts by analyzing inverter logs, relay events, EMS dispatch data, and waveform captures; conducting root‑cause and 8D investigations; quantifying production and financial impacts; and recommending corrective actions, upgrades, or repowering strategies.
• Own fleetwide monitoring and diagnostics strategy by refining alert thresholds, logic, and escalation workflows to reduce false positives, minimize alert fatigue, and accelerate incident response.
• Develop analytical models, diagnostic frameworks, and performance standards for Nexamp’s PV and BESS fleet, integrating power systems engineering with data analytics to identify constraints and improvement opportunities.
• Influence organizational capability and decision‑making by representing Performance Engineering in cross‑functional initiatives, providing actionable feedback to development and engineering teams on design and procurement decisions, and mentoring junior analysts through training and documented best practices.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Nexamp is seeking a Senior Electrical Performance Engineer who will be a deep technical independent contributor responsible for improving the reliability, availability, and performance of Nexamp’s solar PV and BESS assets, currently over 2 GW under management.

This hybrid role can be based in our Lawrence, Boston, New York City, Chicago, or Washington, DC offices and reports to the Director, Performance Engineering.