Principal Power Generation Engineer

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Position Specific Description Serve as a technical subject matter expert and compliance lead for inverter-based resource (I ) performance, disturbance analysis, and emerging NERC PRC reliability standards affecting Next Era Energy Power Generation Division (PGD) wind, solar, and battery energy storage assets. This role supports the evaluation of ride-through performance, event investigations, and implementation of PRC-028, PRC-029, and PRC-030 requirements, while leading the development of scalable analytical processes, automation tools, and AI-assisted solutions to improve event assessment, engineering decision-making, and fleet reliability.

I  Performance Analysis & Technical Leadership Serve as a subject matter expert for inverter-based resource (I ) performance, disturbance analysis, protection systems, and NERC standards including PRC-002, PRC-004, PRC-005, PRC-019, PRC-024, PRC-028, PRC-029, and PRC-030.Evaluate ride-through performance using DFR records, COMTRADE files, inverter event logs, disturbance monitoring systems, and operational data.

Validate protection system, relay, inverter, and plant controller settings to support reliable operation and conformance with applicable NERC reliability requirements.

Support technical investigations of generation performance events, protection system events, and misoperations, including identification of causes and development of corrective actions.

Provide engineering guidance to operations, controls, reliability, and compliance organizations regarding I  performance, disturbance response, and protection system performance.

Support implementation and continuous improvement of disturbance monitoring and data acquisition capabilities for inverter-based resources.

Automation & Digital Innovation Develop analytical tools, dashboards, and automated workflows supporting event investigations and engineering assessments.

Lead initiatives to automate the collection, organization, retrieval, and analysis of DFR, inverter, historian, event log, and disturbance monitoring data.

Collaborate with engineering, data science, and software development teams to deploy AI-assisted and data-driven analytical solutions that improve investigation efficiency, consistency, and engineering decision-making.

Support development of future-state capabilities for centralized event data management and automated performance evaluations.

Fleet Integration & Stakeholder Engagement Lead audits, compliance reviews, and technical assessments involving I  performance and reliability standards.

Collaborate with renewable engineering SMEs, operations personnel, controls engineers, and compliance teams on fleet-wide event analysis initiatives.

Partner with internal and external stakeholders to evaluate emerging industry practices and reliability requirements for inverter-based resources.

Continuous Improvement Monitor industry developments related to inverter-based resources, disturbance monitoring, grid performance, and emerging NERC reliability standards.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reliability, operational performance, and engineering effectiveness across the renewable fleet.

Desired QualificationsPE preferred2+ years of experience in power systems engineering, protection engineering, power quality analysis, or NERC reliability compliance for generation assets.

Knowledge of NERC PRC reliability…