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Principal Electrical Engineer

NextEra Energy • Juno Beach, FL • 3d ago

Date: Jun 10, 2025

Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 88177

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America's largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy is looking for an Electrical Studies subject matter expert to join our Energy Storage team. This candidate would prepare and review studies for utility-scale battery projects to support our quickly growing fleet. This would include arc flash analysis, reactive power studies, TOV studies, and other simulations as required.

Duties & Responsibilities

Support design phase and engineer major components for large-scale energy storage projects. Recognize inconsistencies in engineering drawings, take corrective action, and strive for better design quality and efficiency. Identify and resolve errors in engineering studies and suggest future solutions. Prepare technical scopes of work for contracts. Influence project teams on engineering tasks. Work with diverse teams to solve problems, improve opportunities, and integrate systems and controls. Understand specifications for major equipment purchasing, ensure clear communication, and propose solutions Understand permitting requirements, propose solutions to legal challenges, and recommend site design improvements. Handle other assigned duties as needed. Travel 10% of the time for project specific duties.

Desired Experience:

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering (Masters Preferred) 7+ Years experience Solar/PV Engineering and/or Construction Expertise in one or more of these areas: Power electronics, Battery storage system design, Substation design, Generation tie design. Proficient in ETAP, PSCAD and PSSE software Familiarity with energy storage technologies, including battery chemistries, power conversion units, and DC/DC converters. Familiarity with lithium-ion battery storage safety standards (UL1973, UL9540, UL9540A, NFPA 855, NFPA 70E, NEC, applicable IFC/IBC sections) Familiarity with IEC 61215, 61646, 61730 Ability to handle specialized technical tasks independently. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Job Overview

Employees in this role make decisions and recommendations having significant impact on extensive engineering and related activities for the company. This position negotiates critical and controversial issues with top level engineers and officers of other organizations and companies.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive engineering programs and activities

Manages one or more programs of complex diversity and scope which are of critical importance to overall company objectives

Acts as a subject matter expert

Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's - Engineering

Experience: 7+ years

Preferred Qualifications

None

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Clickto learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Engineering

Organization: NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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