Service Operations Engineer

Fluence is the leading global energy storage technology and services company, created and backed by Siemens and AES, two industry powerhouses and pioneers in energy storage. Fluence unites the scale, experience, breadth, and financial backing of the two most experienced icons in energy storage.

Our mission is to create a more sustainable future by transforming the way we power our world. Energy storage is critical to this transformation, yet today the market is fragmented and customers face the challenge of finding a trusted technology partner amidst conflicting technical claims, inexperienced vendors and installers, and new market entrants with limited power sector knowledge.

Fluence brings the proven technology solutions and services that overcome the commercial and regulatory barriers that stand in the way of modernizing our energy networks. We are the partner that can deliver at a global scale with the most experienced and knowledgeable team in the world.

About Fluence: Fluence Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader in energy storage products and services, and optimization software for renewables and storage. With a presence in over 47 markets globally, Fluence provides an ecosystem of offerings to drive the clean energy transition, including modular, scalable energy storage products, comprehensive service offerings, and the Fluence IQ Platform, which delivers AI-enabled SaaS products for managing and optimizing renewables and storage from any provider. Fluence is transforming the way we power our world by helping customers create more resilient and sustainable electric grids.

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We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. 

ABOUT THE POSITION: 

The Service Operations Engineer (SOE) is the first point of contact for issue resolution of the customer’s energy storage sites.   The SOE ensures availability of the assets by managing incidents to complete issue resolution in a timely manner. This includes responsive reactive maintenance as well as planned preventive infrastructure maintenance.

As the Service Operations Engineer, you will:

•Be the remote owner of large-scale energy storage sites and operate as first and primary point of contact for all customer needs

•Respond to customer calls or alarms sent by the storage sites’ alarm system and identify the required actions or delegate/consult with technical experts within the Fluence organization

•Act as owner of all timely reactive and preventive maintenance activities being coordinated with the customer and regions 

•Provide remote diagnostic, troubleshooting and hands-on technical support

•Actively identify and own process improvements to our growing service organization to reduce costs, increase response time, improve reliability and improve quality of our services

•Own Safety culture and ensure safety is a priority during maintenance

•Maintain accurate records of all site activity and create professional and high quality service reports in our service platform

•Actively feedback any improvement areas to outside of fluence service organization e.g. installation or engineering teams

What will our ideal candidate bring to Fluence?

•Undergraduate degree preferred (BSEE, BSME, BSCE) or Licensed Electrician

•Experience in bi-directional inverters, HVAC and 1000V/high current DC systems.  

•3 years plus related experience in electric utility or independent power producer experience within generation / operations / technical teams (Energy Storage, Coal, Gas, Solar, Hydro, Wind).

•Proven track record remote troubleshooting.

•Ability to adapt to dynamic conditions and stay focused/execute on goals.

•Must be willing to work in an environment that requires frequent phone-based customer interaction and Ability to present oneself well over the phone.

•Excellent interpersonal skills with both external customers and internal employees.

•Excellent MS Office; SCADA Experience & MODBUS Experience would be preferred.

•Linux operating system experience for system administration, preferably using Red Hat/Fedora, Ubuntu, or Debian is a major plus.

•Fundamental understanding of Networking

•Requires ability to physically bend, stoop, sit, stand, walk, reach, climb ladders/steps, & lift up to 40lbs.