BESS Operations Engineer
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IntersectEnergy storage
We are currently looking for candidates located within 60 miles of the listed location above.Full-TimeMiddle
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years of engineering experience in utility-scale power generation or storage
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering is mandatory.
- M.S.EE or PhD is preferred.
- 5+ years of engineering experience in utility-scale power generation or storage.
- Direct operational experience supporting utility-scale (>100 MW) BESS projects.
- Technical familiarity with BESS cells, modules, racks, BMS, PCS, TMS, and EMS architectures and how OEM differences affect operations, safety, and warranties.
- Experience leading root cause analyses on complex electrical, thermal, or controls failures and translating findings into fleet-wide reliability improvements.
- Ability to evaluate BESS telemetry and historian data, including availability, capacity retention, SOC calibration, cycling limits, and ramp rates.
- Experience reviewing electrical and mechanical design drawings, calculations, and site interconnection requirements.
- Ability to travel up to 25% to operating sites across Texas and other portfolio regions.
- A safety-first mindset.
Responsibilities
- Review equipment faults, failures, operational history, and telemetry data to resolve site issues and mitigate downtime and safety risks.
- Perform root cause analyses on component and system failures and recommend and implement corrective actions.
- Travel to operating sites to assess equipment, support field troubleshooting, and provide technical feedback.
- Coordinate and validate BESS data collection and report availability, capacity, State of Charge, cycling, and other operational metrics.
- Evaluate portfolio-wide performance trends with performance engineers and identify hardware and software upgrades.
- Track fleet BESS warranties with asset managers and navigate OEM architectural and contractual differences.
- Engage vendors and OEMs to resolve technical issues and apply industry innovations to the operating portfolio.
- Review design drawings, engineering calculations, and operational procedures.
- Document operational lessons learned for future project development, engineering, and construction.
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