Lead Commissioning Engineer

About Nexamp

Nexamp is a clean energy company on a mission to build the future of energy so it is clean, simple, and accessible for all. We are committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

About the Role

Lead Commissioning Engineering to join the Clean Energy Deployment team. You will be responsible for ensuring that Nexamp projects are safely and reliably energized on schedule, moving through project milestones including Mechanical Completion (MC), Permission to Operate (PTO) and Substantial Completion (SC). You will leverage deep SCADA and data acquisition expertise across utility-scale and distributed generation projects to validate that assets perform as modeled and as represented to financing partners, banks, and utilities, and to close gaps in the growing SCADA pipeline.

By owning the technical review and implementation of SCADA and related controls, you will help turn projects on, maintain critical deadlines, and confirm that operational performance aligns with contractual, market, and internal performance requirements.

You will report to the Director, Commissioning Engineering.

Work Location

Hybrid work out of either Boston or Chicago offices, with openness to supporting remote work across the country.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead the commissioning of PV, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) from pre-energization through project operational turnover.

• Act as a primary troubleshooting resource for the Commissioning Engineering and Field Commissioning teams, providing expert level support on common electrical, protection, and SCADA/communications issues surfaced during commissioning and early operations.

• Manage project commissioning schedules in partnership with Deployment, SCADA, Engineering, and external contractors, ensuring that inverter, DAS, SCADA, BESS, and protection system commissioning stays aligned with construction and interconnection milestones.

• Provide remote support and occasional field support for DAS, inverter, BESS and SCADA commissioning as well as witness tests.

• Review and validate site performance of assets once live, including managing or executing performance testing and identifying and troubleshooting underperformance.

• Lead Data Acquisition System (DAS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system design for PV, BESS, and hybrid PV+BESS (DC- and AC-coupled) projects, including interpreting market, utility, and ISO SCADA/telemetry and controls requirements and coordinating the procurement and installation of required telecom, hardware, and software infrastructure.

• Assist in the development of SCADA engineering standards for utility scale applications.

• Mentor and train junior commissioning team members and field technicians to increase their capabilities.

• Support continuous improvement of networking equipment, products, and quality assurance processes by conducting research, contributing to commissioning best-practices documentation, and actively sharing experience and best practices.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent education/certification background.

• Experience: At least 7 years of experience designing and commissioning electrical power systems, or network design.

• Renewables experience: At least 4 years of experience in renewables such as Solar, Wind, and Storage.

• Controls engineering: Experience in controls engineering for utility-scale renewable/hybrid energy, PV/BESS (AC-coupled/DC-coupled systems) preferred.

• Technical knowledge: Knowledge of inverter parameter setting procedures; technical communications protocols (Modbus/TCP, DNP3.0, etc.); commonly used controls software/hardware platforms; and communication standards (MESA, Sunspec, etc.).

• Hardware experience: Working knowledge and hands-on experience with various relays, meters, SCADA Gateways, and Data Concentrators; experience with programming of RTACs preferred.

• Troubleshooting: Expertise in commissioning and resolving site technical issues; proven success in independently troubleshooting challenging SCADA related technical issues.

• Software proficiency: MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Industry knowledge: Knowledge of industry standard design codes and electrical engineering and relaying principles.

• Mission alignment: Commitment to Nexamp's mission and passion for solving tomorrow's climate crisis today.

• Communication: Demonstrated experience in effectively communicating information, ideas, and perspectives with people inside and beyond your organization.

• Initiative: Experience in showcasing initiative to make improvements to current work, processes, products, and services across the organization. Accountability and an ownership mentality valued.

• Problem-solving: Ability to ask appropriate questions, analyze data, identify the root causes of problems, and present creative solutions.

• Relationship building: Expertise in building strong internal and external relationships with customers and stakeholders, instilling trust and loyalty across the industry.

• Business acumen: Eagerness to develop a fundamental understanding of how Nexamp operates and then apply that knowledge effectively to inform business decisions.

Note: If you don't meet 100% of the above qualifications, but see yourself contributing, please apply.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• 401(k) employer-match
• Health, dental, and vision insurance starting day one
• Flexible paid time off and holiday PTO
• Commuter benefits
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Healthy snacks and coffee
• Service days and volunteer opportunities
• Company outings

Compensation

Salary range: $140,000 - $155,000

In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual bonus programs based on individual and company performance, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). You may also be eligible to participate in the Company's stock option plan.

Actual base salary may vary based upon skills and qualifications, internal equity, performance, and geographic location.

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