Wind Field Service Engineer

What The Role Is

The Field Service Engineer will support Clearway's wind turbine fleet, consisting of a diverse pool of original equipment manufacturers, nominal output capacity, and project life cycle.  The primary responsibilities of this position will consist of first-line support of field operations, support of various engineering projects, and field engineering investigations.  Additionally, a portion of responsibilities will include support of construction to operations transition of new wind farms to ensure optimal turbine availability and performance beginning with day one.

The position is hybrid and may be based out of the following locations: Scottsdale, AZ; Houston, TX; Princeton, NJ; San Francisco, CA; San Diego, CA; Denver, CO; one of Clearway’s Wind Farm Sites.

If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications but see yourself contributing, please submit your resume.

What You'll Be Doing

• Work directly with wind farm operations teams to troubleshoot, investigate, and resolve equipment issues.
• Collect data on site and contribute knowledge and insight that will drive engineering actions and projects.
• Perform field investigations and generate reports on equipment failures.
• Develop field inspection documentation and checklists for field technicians to conduct inspections to support project tracking and deliverables.
• Provide engineering support to field personnel for corrective and preventative maintenance of turbines.
• Support various programs focused on wind fleet performance optimization (includes topics related to mechanical, electrical, software, blades, and foundations).
• Support operational activities for corrective and preventative maintenance of wind turbines.
• Support development of maintenance procedures, work instructions, and safety procedures, including implementation of Reliability Centered Maintenance practices for the fleet.
• Keep records, maintain documentation, and compile reports as required by company policy and procedures.
• Support specialized field repairs and major component replacements, particularly new procedures, technology, and vendors that require Engineering validation.
• Supervise vendors and contractors in the field to ensure Engineering work procedures and quality standards are followed and to support technical due diligence and issue resolution.
• Participate in continuous improvement processes relating to fleet-wide initiatives.
• Support root cause analyses (RCAs) of turbines, main components, and other high-impact failures/faults.
• Make recommendations on equipment maintenance, equipment manufacturers, and tooling based on objective observations, empirical measurements, and operational data.
• Support transition of new projects from construction to operations phase by becoming familiar with critical construction/assembly processes and commissioning instructions.
• Support and review QA/QC and commissioning processes used on site during project development.
• Adhere to appropriate company health, safety, environment, and quality processes for the business utilizing industry best practice.
• Travel, including overnight on short notice (up to 50%) with occasional flexible hours.
• Leverage site visits to identify opportunities for future Engineering projects from site need, open-eyed inspections of towers while on site, opportunities for improved tooling, processes, or safety issues.
• Support site weekly availability calls to identify site/platform/fleet trends and identify opportunities for projects via common issues.
• Act as a pseudo-Program Manager for Engineering projects to ensure cross-company communication between various Clearway groups, sites, and vendors.
• Attend vendor teardowns to build knowledge and experience to diagnose and recognize component-specific failure modes.
• Support Wind Operations across the full lifecycle spanning installation and commissioning, operations in and out of warranty, repower and decommissioning.
• Attend industry trade shows and conferences to identify emerging trends/technology/vendors that can support Clearway issues.

What You'll Bring

• BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is highly preferred. Will consider years’ experience in lieu of an undergraduate degree. High school diploma minimally required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering or field operations and maintenance is required.
• Must be able to effectively communicate and work with site personnel as well as third-party contractors.
• Must possess excellent skills to troubleshoot turbine faults, failures and recommend appropriate corrective action plans.
• Must have an in-depth understanding of electrical (controls and power systems) and