Associate, Operations Engineering - Systems

RWE Clean Energy, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Engineering
Remuneration: Exempt

The Associate, Operations Engineering - Systems will be focused on wind turbine systems engineering as part of the wind turbine generator engineering team within the Operations Engineering department of RWECE. The system engineers are specialists in the turbine as a system within the Onshore Wind Engineering team and provide support and expertise for Development, Construction, and Operations of wind farms. 

This role will support the breadth of existing assets in the United States from the end of construction at a project site to repowering and decommissioning with effort on Operational success and needed repair at existing projects. The job also covers support of the other engineers globally.

As RWECE is growing in terms of managed assets as the existing fleet ages, the position supports the growing asset base and growing maintenance needs which often come with age.

Role Responsibilities: 

• Perform turbine control, mechanical and electrical system issue dispositions
• Analyze the existing failure modes in the RWECE fleet
• Evaluate the criticality of each failure mode in terms of risk and cost
• Support of repair crews while performing complex diagnostics and repairs
• Evaluation of quality of work done by contractors
• Develop new and amend existing work instructions to be used on site
• Support of Root Cause Analysis and corrective action using DMAIC and FMEA
• Adhere to the Company’s values and behaviors as aspired to by RWECE
• Additionally: Perform all other duties assigned as may be required from time to time

Job Requirements and Experiences:

• Requires Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent from an accredited university
• Advanced degree preferred
• Experience within the wind energy sector is preferred
• Working knowledge of equipment utilized in the renewable energy sector inclusive of utility scale wind turbines
• Knowledge to data analytics, reduction and reporting
• Demonstrated desire to learn about the Company and the renewables space
• Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Teams
• Strong leadership and communication, and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
• Ability to multi-task, while working independently and as part of a team
• Motivated self-starter, goal-oriented, and strong problem-solving abilities
• A continuous improvement mindset
• Responds well to direction, is easy to challenge and develop, and is coachable
• Is detail-oriented, has strong business acumen, and a sound understanding of business concepts

Worn Environmnet:

This position is an office-based role with some travel and visits to other RWECE offices and field locations.  The employee must be able to sit, walk, or stand for long durations of time.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Through its subsidiary RWE Clean Energy, RWE is the third largest renewable energy company in the United States, with a presence in most U.S. states from coast to coast. RWE’s team of about 2,000 employees in the U.S. stands ready to help meet the nation’s growing energy needs. With its homegrown and fastest-to-market product, RWE supports the goal of American Energy dominance and independence. To that end, RWE Clean Energy is committed to increasing its already strong asset base of over 10 gigawatts of operating wind, solar and battery projects, focusing on providing high-quality jobs. RWE invests in local and rural communities while strengthening domestic manufacturing supporting the renaissance of American industry. This is complemented by RWE’s energy trading business. RWE is also a major offtaker of American liquified natural gas (LNG).  

As an energy company with a successful history spanning more than 125 years, RWE has an extensive knowledge of the energy markets and an excellent expertise in all major power generation and storage technologies, from nuclear, coal and gas to hydro, batteries, wind and solar.