Commissioning Engineer

What will the ideal candidate bring to Fluence?

• Undergraduate degree in a related engineering field with 2 to 4 years of professional work experience in a related field, such as industrial/utility construction, commissioning, project management, performance testing, and troubleshooting.
• Willing and able to manage commissioning at field locations located domestically and internationally. Must be willing to accept work assignments that require extensive (>90%) overnight travel from home, including weekends and holidays.
• Able to provide effective remote technical support as needed to other commissioning teams.
• Demonstrated hands on field experience in an electric utility-scale or process-heavy industrial environment, including but not limited to equipment and instrumentation acceptance testing, performance testing, troubleshooting, installation, startup/shutdowns, commissioning, and turnarounds.
• Proven success on challenging projects where you made key contributions while demonstrating ownership, creativity, and initiative.
• Demonstrated ability and interest in engineering design; ability to write specifications and work plans for others to implement.
• Passion for your work, and communication skills such that your passion motivates colleagues, clients, suppliers, and contractors.
• Desire to learn new skills, business applications and equipment platforms.
• Able to manage multiple overlapping projects. Manage and resolve scheduling conflicts with key stakeholders. Delegate and manage workload of the site commissioning team. Identifies skill gaps and scheduling concerns in precommissioning to identify and manage those required resources.
• Effective in a collaborative yet informally structured work environment. Desire to take responsibility and initiative. Proven capability in managing contractors and working in a matrix organization on fast moving projects.
• Experience managing teams of engineers or technicians in the electric power industry, or similar field.
• Knowledge and experience with SCADA protocols such as: IEC60870-5-101/103/104, IEC 61850 MMS, DNP3 & Modbus.
• Working knowledge on PLC (Siemens S7 & Allen Bradley ControlLogix PLC), soft logic IEC 61131, SEL Relays & Meters, Siemens Relays & Meters & SCADA Gateways & Data Concentrators.
• Experience with Managed Ethernet Switches, Media Converters (Fiber & Serial).
• Knowledge of the design, operation and maintenance of high voltage electrical equipment including but not limited to inverters, transformers, controllers.

At Fluence we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace; if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply! Unlimited PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Pet Insurance, Generous 401K Match, Annual Bonus Incentive