Automotive Engineer II - Dsbn

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Date: Aug 26, 2025

Location(s): West Palm Beach, FL, US, 33407

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID:  90101 

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we’re redefining what’s possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.

 

Position Specific Description

The Automotive Engineer is responsible for developing vehicle and equipment specifications, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring quality standards throughout the procurement and delivery process to support NextEra Energy's fleet operations.\

Key Responsibilities

• Work directly with equipment manufacturers and electric utility personnel to develop detailed vehicle and equipment specifications that will enhance safe work practices

• Visit equipment manufacturer facilities as needed to verify design specifications and product quality standards are met during the manufacturing process

• Develop multiple supplier resources to support competitive price bidding

• Manage new unit delivery to meet budget targets

• Conduct technical evaluations and testing of fleet equipment

• Collaborate with operations teams to ensure specifications align with field requirements

• Maintain vendor performance metrics and quality documentation

• Support fleet reliability initiatives through proactive design improvements

Job Overview

This job is responsible for applying diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to a broad variety of assignments and related fields. Employees in this role evaluate, select, and apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform a task or sequence of tasks for conventional projects. This position conducts analysis on system performance and reliability strategy and provides recommendations.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Works on all aspects of engineering design and permitting
  • Acts as a single point of contact for mid-level complexity projects for the department
  • Tracks and reports on performance
  • Delivers company standards, policies, training, and support of organization
  • Prepares communications and presentations, and conducts meetings
  • Meets attendance and storm duty requirements
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

  • Valid Driver's License (NON-CDL)
  • High School Grad / GED
  • Bachelor's - Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program
  • Experience: 2+ years post-Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certified Professional Engineer (PE)
  • Six Sigma Black Belt Certified
  • Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
  • Master's Degree
  • Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified
  • Six Sigma Master Black Belt

 

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

 

Employee Group:  Exempt
Employee Type:  Full Time
Job Category:  Engineering
Organization:  Florida Power & Light Company 
Relocation Provided:  Yes, if applicable

 

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. 

 

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

 

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

 

NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.

 


Nearest Major Market: Palm Beach
Nearest Secondary Market: Miami
Job Segment: Power Systems, Energy

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