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Xcel Energy is an energy and utilities company working with communities, customers, and business partners to support a reliable, affordable transition toward cleaner energy. Its customer-focused services include billing resources, energy-use tracking, and safety information, while its careers span the company’s work across energy, utilities, and related retail operations.
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Wind Reliability Engineer (Entry to Principal) - Minneapolis Hybrid

Xcel Energy is seeking wind reliability engineers at multiple levels to improve renewable substations, collection systems, and high-voltage equipment. The role covers reliability investigations, maintenance strategies, and capital project support.

USUnited StatesMNMinnesotaSDSouth Dakota
$70,000 – $156,600 / year
HybridFull-timeSeniorEnglish RequiredDevOps Engineer

Description

  • Advise on the reliability of renewable plant substations, collection systems, protective relaying, and high- and medium-voltage equipment
  • Develop methods and procedures for asset health, equipment performance, maintenance strategy, troubleshooting, and reliability improvement
  • Act as the primary technical contact for substation reliability initiatives, equipment failures, root-cause investigations, and major capital projects
  • Prepare and support technical documentation, designs, testing, calculations, reports, standards, and procedures
  • Provide engineering support for operations, maintenance, diagnostics, regulatory work, commissioning, inspections, and related projects
  • Coordinate or lead project work from research and design through equipment selection, procurement support, installation, and commissioning
  • Evaluate bids and proposals using engineering analysis and calculations
  • Work with internal business teams and external customers and vendors
  • Coordinate interns, drafters, technicians, and other staff while mentoring less experienced engineers
  • Assist with project budgeting, estimating, forecasting, accounting, and work order administration

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program is required
  • Electrical Engineering degree is preferred
  • Experience requirements depend on level: 0 or more years for entry, 2 or more for staff, 5 or more with EIT/FE or 7 or more without EIT/FE for senior, and 9 or more with PE registration or 15 or more without PE for principal
  • Demonstrated technical capabilities and core competencies appropriate to the engineering level are required
  • EIT or FE certification is preferred for entry, strongly preferred for staff, and required for senior candidates with 5 or more years of experience
  • PE registration may be required for senior roles based on business needs and is required for principal roles with 9 or more years of experience
  • Knowledge of renewable substation engineering, electrical balance-of-plant equipment, collection systems, protective relaying, and high- and medium-voltage equipment reliability

Benefits

  • Annual incentive program
  • Medical and pharmacy plan
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Dependent care reimbursement account
  • Health care reimbursement account
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Limited-purpose flexible spending account
  • Transportation reimbursement account
  • Short-term disability (STD)
  • Long-term disability (LTD)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Fitness center reimbursement
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Transit programs
  • Employee recognition program
  • Pension
  • 401(k) plan
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Paid holidays
  • Volunteer paid time off (VPTO)
  • Parental leave

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