Engineer - Data Monitoring and Analytics

We Energies (WE)10 months ago
Milwaukee, WI, United States
Hybrid
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Position Overview

We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group, are seeking an Engineer focused on data monitoring, diagnostics, and analytics for our Renewables Operations and Maintenance Engineering Team. This role may be located in Green Bay, Milwaukee, or within a reasonable drive to any of our renewables locations in WI, IL, IA, SD, NE, and KS. It offers flexibility for a hybrid work arrangement (remote/on-site) with periodic office time. The engineer will design, deploy, and maintain critical data architecture and pipelines that support the business and analytics needs of the Power Generation Renewables team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop architecture & maintain databases of critical equipment metadata.
  • Manage data flows and data pipelines that feed real-time predictive models and other data tools.
  • Collaborate with the Renewables team, business & data analysts, and IT support groups to resolve data access, architecture, and process needs.
  • Review the performance and reliability of wind, solar, and battery storage assets using available data.
  • Design and deploy analytics and KPI reporting at a fleet level.
  • Perform ad hoc investigations of emergent equipment issues.
  • Manage the ETL process to transform operational SCADA data into aggregated data repositories.
  • Empower subject matter experts with user-friendly access to raw and aggregated data.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with SQL (T-SQL, MySQL, Athena), VBA, API, and Python/R
  • Cloud-based data infrastructure expertise
  • Database architecture and management experience
  • Familiarity with Power BI, AWS, and related services
  • DevOps and GitHub experience
  • Knowledge of renewable energy technology, especially wind, solar, and energy storage
  • Experience with data visualization or business intelligence tools
  • Strong initiative, collaboration, prioritization, and time management skills
  • Excellent critical thinking with the ability to solve complex problems

Benefits & Perks

  • Compensation: $68,436.68 - $156,125.32
  • Hybrid Work Arrangement: Flexibility for remote/on-site work
  • Benefits: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities

Required Skills

Data Monitoring & Analytics
Cloud-Based Data Infrastructure
DevOps
GitHub
VBA
Time Management
Power BI
AWS Services
SQL
Python
ETL Process Management
API
Renewable Energy Technologies
SCADA Data Processing
Critical Thinking
Database Architecture & Management