Systems Operations Engineer (Evening Shift)

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About Powin:

Powin Energy is a leading producer of utility scale modular battery energy storage system (complete with a patented, advanced, cloud-based monitoring/control system). That means we build power plants out of batteries that put coal and gas generators out of business and enable sustainable viability for renewable energy sources like solar and wind.

Powin is, and will continue to be, one of a handful of companies that will provide the equipment necessary to make this happen. Powin has distinct competitive advantages: cost-effectiveness; reliability; scalability; deploy-ability; and operational sophistication. Every day we work to ensure that we maintain these competitive advantages and our position as a global leader in providing turnkey, battery energy storage solutions for utility-scale, commercial and industrial, and microgrid applications.

Summary:

We are currently seeking to fill two positions for Systems Operations Engineers. One of these roles will be responsible for the Day Shift, working from 6:00am to 2:30pm, while the other position will focus on the Evening Shift, working from 2:00pm to 10:30pm.

The Systems Operations Engineer is responsible for monitoring, maintaining, troubleshooting, and ensuring the efficient operation of BESS facilities while also handling customer support, reporting, emergency management, and capacity testing.

Job Details:

• Remotely monitor BESS facilities, troubleshoot, intervene with alarm, warnings, and faults detected in real-time, take corrective actions to correct faults found
• Manage and maintain BESS according to the operation procedure, customer agreement, market bidding awards, or bilateral agreements with grid utilities to ensure BESS operations function within specification, maximize availability revenue
• Maintain logs of field issues found, operation and maintenance performed, outages, changes in operating status, and any other significant events
• Point of contact for Customer technical/operational support through the service hotline, email, and ticketing system. Escalate as needed to Senior Systems Operations Engineer
• Review BESS performance, generate field issue worklists or Work Orders for Preventive and Corrective Maintenance
• Support site inspection and maintenance; Cooperate with stakeholders, Engineering, FS, LTSA PMs, ASP coordinators), provide excellent customer services
• Trigger of Emergency Management
• Monthly, Quarterly or Yearly Operation Status Reports summarizing BESS usage, performance, system health, and maintenance events
• Independently plan and perform annual capacity tests to demo the guaranteed capacity of projects, compile test reports; Work with Product Analytics, and Sustain Engineering for improvement plans
• Shift work required. Overtime/on-call required with notice

Qualifications:

• College degree in Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy, other engineering related degree, or equivalent experience
• 1-2 years’ experience in technical customer service preferred or equivalent experience
• 0-2 years as a BESS System Operations Engineer, or equivalent experience preferred
• Possess a moderate understanding of general aspects products
• Experience demonstrating skill handling multiple tasks simultaneously without losing track of the details at various stages of completion under normal and stressful conditions
• Experience demonstrating troubleshooting skills using tools and applications to address BESS operation issues
• Ability to coordinate among different stakeholders
• Work successfully as a part of a team and independently with a strong sense of accountability Great communication skills with a willingness to partner on critical issues to solve challenging problems
• A passion for continuous learning and improvement

Powin is not accepting resumes from unsolicited headhunters or agencies at this time.

EEO STATEMENT: The Company is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices and laws. The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants without unlawful regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identification or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, protected veteran status, disability (mental or physical), or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local law.

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