Engineer (Sr. - Principal) - GENERATION REGULATED RENEWABLES & Performance Engineering

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• Decision Making: Makes decisions affecting plans and goals based on analysis of uncertain input and outcomes. Uses diverse approaches to make decisions in the absence of a definite framework or where few precedents exist. Can handle conflicting interests related to ap

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Job Posting End Date 06-09-2026 Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date. Job Summary Responsible to the assigned supervisor for performing complex engineering work activities and projects requiring the application of engineering knowledge in a safe, effective, efficient and economic accomplishment of assigned objectives. Job Description More Specific to This Opportunity: Provide day-to-day engineering support for operating utility-scale wind facilities within AEP's fleet. - Identify, evaluate, and resolve equipment reliability and performance issues to maximize energy production and operational performance. - Analyze SCADA data, event logs, inspection findings, and operational trends to identify root causes and develop corrective action recommendations. - Support resolution of routine and moderately complex operational issues, including tracking actions and verification of improvement. - Participate in regular site operation calls and collaborate with field personnel, Asset Management, OEMs, contractors, and vendors to investigate and resolve equipment issues. - Apply engineering support appropriately across different service models while maintaining awareness of contractual scope and escalation requirements. - Support operational safety reviews and contribute engineering perspective to incident investigations when requested. - Review inspection findings and support disposition recommendations, maintenance prioritization, and End-of-Warranty (EOW) activities. - Develop and improve monitoring tools, dashboards, reports, troubleshooting documentation, and analytics in collaboration with Performance Analytics and other engineering groups to improve operational visibility, consistency, and performance insights. - Support pilot projects evaluating new tools, monitoring strategies, operational processes, or performance improvement opportunities. - Assist with power performance testing (PPT) evaluations and analysis to support validation of turbine performance and operational behavior. - Build working relationships with site personnel, lead technicians, site managers, OEM engineering teams, and customer stakeholders. - Support onboarding of new facilities into the operating fleet.

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