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BESS Electrical Engineer

Cypress Creek Renewables
Durham, North Carolina
Full Time
Posted February 13, 2026
Energy Storage
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Job Description

The BESS Electrical Engineer at Cypress Creek Renewables is responsible for overseeing the technical performance, operation, and optimization of utility-scale LFP battery energy storage systems, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance with grid and contractual requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily technical operations of utility-scale LFP BESS assets, including performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization.
  • Understand and manage LFP cell, rack, and container behavior, including degradation, operating limits, and charging/discharging strategies.
  • Configure and tune site control parameters for plant controller, PCS, and BMS to ensure safe operation and grid compliance.
  • Conduct commissioning, performance testing, and root cause analysis of BESS or inverter-based resources.
  • Support ERCOT market integration by ensuring compliance with protocols, participation models, and operational constraints.
  • Translate contractual requirements into technical procedures, work structures, and validation tests.
  • Develop and maintain operating procedures, runbooks, and emergency protocols aligned with contractual and regulatory standards.
  • Analyze site data to identify performance issues, root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
  • Collaborate with EPCs, OEMs, and control vendors to implement control logic updates, firmware upgrades, and performance improvements.
  • Provide technical input for outage planning, maintenance, and lifecycle management of BESS assets.
  • Prepare technical documentation, reports, and presentations on system performance and compliance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Controls, or related engineering field
  • Minimum of 4 years of direct experience with LFP based battery energy storage systems at utility or large C&I scale
  • Demonstrated experience working with BESS assets in ERCOT planning, interconnection, operations, or market participation
  • Strong understanding of LFP battery operations, including State of Charge (SoC), State of Health (SoH) management, thermal management, protection, and safety concepts
  • Hands-on experience with site control systems such as plant controllers, PCS controls, BMS, and SCADA, including reviewing setpoints, control modes, and coordination between devices
  • Ability to interpret and operationalize contractual documents including EPC contracts, OEM warranties, performance guarantees, availability, and RTE requirements into practical workflows and KPIs
  • Proficiency with data analysis tools such as Excel, Python, or similar for analyzing operational and performance data
  • Experience with commissioning, performance testing, or root cause analysis of BESS or inverter-based resources
  • Experience with high voltage substations, protection schemes, and grid code compliance for inverter-based resources
  • Knowledge of ERCOT interconnection and market rules relevant to battery storage, e.g., telemetry, performance testing
  • Support ERCOT market integration of BESS assets, including understanding of applicable protocols, participation models, and operational constraints
  • Translate contractual requirements (EPC, OEM, interconnection, offtake, performance guarantees, warranties) into clear technical work structures, procedures, and acceptance validation tests
  • Develop and maintain operating procedures, Method of Procedures (MOPs), Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs), and runbooks for normal and abnormal operating conditions, aligned with contractual and regulatory requirements
  • Analyze site data from SCADA, historian, event logs to identify performance gaps, root cause recurring issues, and recommend corrective actions for LFP batteries and control systems
  • Collaborate with EPCs, OEMs, control vendors, and SCADA providers to implement control logic changes, firmware upgrades, and performance improvements
  • Provide technical input into outage planning, maintenance strategies, and lifecycle planning for LFP BESS assets
  • Support internal and external stakeholders by preparing clear technical documentation, reports, and presentations on system performance and compliance

Benefits & Perks

15 days of Paid Time Off, accrual up to 20 days
11 observed holidays
401(k) Match
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health insurance
Wellness stipend
Family planning stipend
Generous parental leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Phone Bill Reimbursement
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