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NextEra Energy Resources · 17 hours ago

Principal Metering Engineer

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, and they are seeking a Principal Metering Engineer to provide end-to-end technical leadership and oversight of revenue metering systems. This role focuses on programming, configuring, testing, and troubleshooting metering systems to ensure compliance with technical, contractual, and commercial requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

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Responsibilities

Able to program advanced metering systems and configure meter settings/templates
Provides engineering, design, and development support
Tracks and reports on project contractual execution and design progress
Delivers company standards, policies, and support of organization
Prepares communications, presentations and provides support at meetings
Formulates research, and develops improvement measures
Works with other departments within the organization to establish customer requirements
Ability to work extended hours
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive engineering programs and activities
Manages one or more programs of complex diversity and scope which are of critical importance to overall company objectives
Acts as a subject matter expert
Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Qualification

Meter programmingSubstation designProject managementMetering technologiesTroubleshooting skillsCommunication protocolsMicrosoft OfficePythonA.I. toolsTechnical writingInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's – Engineering
Experience: 3+ years in relevant P&C/Substation/Metering Engineering experience, and Project Management
A minimum of 3–5 years in metering programming is required
Candidates should read protection and control drawings, understand instrument transformers (CTs, PTs, CVTs), be familiar with various metering technologies—especially Schneider Electric ION-8650 meters—and know meter-to-meter schemes, iron and copper loss compensation for transformers, generator tie line loss compensation, sharing losses, and meter programming or metering template creation
Bachelor's - Engineering
Experience: 7+ years

Preferred

Bachelor's – Electrical Engineering
Master's – Engineering Management
PMP Certification
Experience: 5+ years P&C/Subs/Metering Engineering experience. With 2+yrs of project management experience
Prior work experience working for an Independent System Operator (ISO) (IE: SPP, MISO, CAISO, etc)
Reviewing Large Generator Interconnection Agreements (LGIAs)
Reviewing Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
Retail service provider agreements
Substation design
Metering standards
Metering auxiliary loads
Bench testing meters
Communication protocols such as modbus, DNP3, MV90
SE ION-8650 meters + Schneider's ION Setup & PME Software Suites
SEL-735 meters + SEL's AcSELerator Software
Orion LX interface (Novatech NCD3)
IEEE-519 Harmonic Standard
Quickly learn, adapt, and apply best practices
Strong interpersonal skills, organizational skills, communication skills, business acumen, management ability, and technical writing
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PPT, Word, Vizio, OneNote)
Familiar with Python
Proficient in utilizing A.I. agents and A.I. prompting tools
Valid driver's license and good driving record

Company

NextEra Energy Resources

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Nextera Energy Resources specializes in offering wind, solar, energy, nuclear and retail services.

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
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2025-10-02Acquired

Leadership Team

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Jim Shandalov
National Vice President, Power Origination
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Steve Birndorf
Director, Renewable Energy Consulting
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