Service Engineer, Site Performance
June 19 2024
Industries
Electric, Electronic
Categories Productivity, Performance, Efficiency
Remote
Anywhere - Nova Scotia • Full time
What to ExpectWhat You'll Bring
A key technical member of a cross functional team that focuses on deploying stationary storage opportunities with cutting edge technologies. You will be responsible for running final performance testing on Battery Energy Storage Systems prior to facilities commencing Commercial Operation. The Tesla Energy team is committed, and fast moving. We are a group of applications engineers, power systems engineers, and project engineers that sit at the center of business development, Tesla technology, and the deployment of stationary storage projects on the grid. As a member of our team, you will help to shape the success of our projects in various applications worldwide. You must have a genuine passion for engineering products that will fundamentally change the world's energy infrastructure and must want to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
What You'll Do- Execute final full-power grid-connected performance tests on Battery Energy Storage Systems. Execution of these tests will require planning & collaboration with external stakeholders (customer & utilities), as we as internal stakeholders (project engineers, project managers, commissioning engineers & management)
- Develop & coordinate performance test plans with owners, utilities, and ISOs (CAISO/ERCOT etc.), assist with power dispatch, test energy schedules & customer facing questions
- Generate professional testing reports for internal stakeholders and external customers upon completion of tests
- Triage, investigate and support correcting all hardware/software/firmware issues that are discovered during performance tests. Effectively summarize & broadly communicate any issues to relevant stakeholders for future product improvement
- Support commissioning/fleet sustainment efforts for all equipment comprising a battery energy storage system
- Develop scrappy tools via python, bash & SQL, to automate/streamline Performance Testing Efforts and enable more rapid testing and larger scale
- Continuously identify the task(s) that are most time consuming in your role and find ways to automate/streamline them
- This is diverse role where knowledge of basic design rules, constructability, permitting, utility requirements, and engineering fundamentals is expected. Expectations include a rock-solid work ethic and a strong team-oriented personality. Members of our team display creativity, passion, and a desire to break new ground in a constantly shifting technology landscape
- Degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
- Strong desire to advance the future electrical grid
- Must be comfortable working under pressure & controlling 100MW+ energy storage facilities during final testing
- 1+ years of professional experience in commissioning/performance testing/maintenance/design of power generation facilities or other electrical/SCADA/controls discipline
- Knowledge and experience with SCADA protocols (i.e., DNP3 and Modbus)
- Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems, SEL PLCs, Relays and meters, SCADA gateways, managed Ethernet switches, media converters (fiber and serial) and digital Input/output devices
- Familiarity with industrial communication networks (fiber optics, network switches, TCP/IP, etc.)
- Ability to execute many projects and tasks in parallel, self-directed, highly detail-oriented, organized, and flexible
- Demonstrated experience in customer-focused problem solving
- Role will have periodic on-call 24/7 support of external customers and you will need to be able to travel up to 20-40% of time, occasionally on short notice
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