Power Plant Maintenance Engineer II - Remote Job Chandler Arizona USA,Engineering

About Nova Source

Nova Source Power Services is the world’s #1-ranked solar operations and maintenance (O&M) provider and insight-driven total asset optimization partner for renewables asset owners ready to fuel smart growth. With over 20 years of operating experience and a presence on 5 continents, Nova Source has the global reach and strategic capabilities to achieve our clients’ renewables goals around the world. Nova Source’s comprehensive approach to total asset optimization in addition to O&M services includes value engineering, performance analysis, strategic supply chain management, and advanced monitoring systems.

The company operates in key global markets managing over
30 GW of solar power plants. Nova Source’s expertise extends beyond solar and includes battery energy storage systems (BESS), offering a complete suite of services for the evolving renewable energy landscape.

Summary Of Role

We are seeking an experienced Electrical or Protection Maintenance Engineer at Nova Source Power Services. Nova Source Power Services is an independent Solar Operations and Maintenance provider currently servicing over
30 GW of Solar, BESS and Substation assets worldwide. Nova Source Power Services strives to be the number one O&M provider within its key target markets within 5 years, and have 30% of its revenue from value-added services, of which Maintenance Engineering will play a key role. This role will report to the Maintenance Engineering Manager and will be responsible for providing Electrical and Protection Engineering expertise to the global fleet of power plants.

Currently, the engineering team provides three main functions for the business:

Continuous engineering support for global assets
Executing value added service projects such as repowering projects and protection system updates.
Builds and maintains critical infrastructure to support and monitor assets.

Responsibilities

Respond to daily requests for Maintenance Engineering support for the global fleet of power plants. Examples:
- Conducting root cause analysis on breaker mis-operations. Example tasks include:
  - Analyzing relay event trip and sequential event recorder (SER) files
  - Studying substation single lines and wiring diagrams
  - Communicating with and providing recommendations to Field Service Technicians
  - Providing recommendations for and reviewing the results of testing of equipment such as bushings, breakers, and more
- Investigating and troubleshooting system alarms remotely with Field Service Technicians. Examples include:
  - Relay alarms or failures
  - Transformer dissolved gas analysis (DGA) alarms
  - Transformer bushing monitoring system alarms
  - Inverter alarms
  - BESS alarms
- Reviewing Preventative Maintenance Testing Reports and providing recommendations based on results.
Retrieve and analyze site record drawings which include single line diagrams, cable schedules, and more.
Retrieve and analyze protection relay event trip and sequence of event data for breaker mis-operation analysis.
Retrieve, analyze, and implement protection system settings, updates and logs.
Communicate daily with Field Service Technicians to gather information or provide recommendations.
Communicate with Customers, Owners and Regulatory Agencies as needed.
Communicate daily with other Maintenance Engineering team members and other internal Engineering Teams using email, chat, or phone.
Participate in a weekly team meeting to discuss open topics, review problems and plan value added services.
Quote, plan, and execute value added service projects such as:
- Sizing and replacing inverters or transformers.
- Sizing and replacing cables.
- System modeling.
Build and maintain rapport with Field Service Personnel and Customers / Owners.
Create medium and high voltage engineering drawings for value…