Sr Engineer - Innovation - AI & Automation

Requisition ID: 89631

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

Job Overview

Employees in this role have responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating cutting-edge innovation and pilot projects. This includes selecting and exploring diverse subject areas, defining project scope, and implementing novel concepts. Technologies of interest include, but are not limited to, solar PV, energy storage, transmission, and wind.

Key Responsibilities

1) Subject matter expert (SME) of innovation in assigned subject areas

2) Manage projects without direct reports

3) Research, develop, and implement appropriate automation and other tools to optimize processes

4) Collaborate with and lead multi-disciplinary teams of internal and external industry subject matter experts for problem solving, betterment opportunities, and systems integration

5) Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to define the strategic roadmap and drive digital innovation

6) Understand industry trends and the practical application of existing, new, and emerging technologies

7) Write and maintain production level code in Python, R, SQL, etc.

8) Design, prototype, and test solutions to energy-related scientific and mathematical problems

9) Support and foster innovative technologies to deliver new ideas that enable business transformation

10) Communicate technical concepts to stakeholders and provide data-driven recommendations

11) Maintain familiarity with industry and company progress and problems in assigned technical areas

12) Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Desired Qualifications

1) Deep understanding of integrated IT environments and cloud architecture, as well as modern software development and deployment practices

2) Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

3) Ability to manage change and drive transformation within a large organization

4) Experience utilizing APIs following industry best practices

5) Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, SQL

6) Cloud & DevOps proficiency

7) Experience with LLM integration, RAG, and prompt engineering

8) Experience with agent orchestration frameworks (LangGraph, LangChain, AutoGen, or similar)

9) Proficient with code repositories like Github

10) Experience with PowerApps/Power Automate

11) Proficiency in VBA

12) Background in detailed analysis of complex systems involving large datasets

13) Doctoral Degree with 3+ years of experience or Master’s degree with 4+ years of experience

Preferred Educational Requirements

Education: Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Statistics, or related field from an ABET accredited program

Job Overview

Employees in this role are responsible for performing engineering assignments of a complex nature requiring the application of engineering skills.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

- Plans and organizes projects

- Applies highly specialized knowledge in carrying out work

- Provides technical support to lower level professionals

- Performs other job-relate duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s - Engineering

- Experience: 4+ years

- Valid Driver's License (NON CDL)

Preferred Qualifications

- Certified Professional Engineer (PE)

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

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time Job Category: Engineering Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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