Assistant Lead Engineer

at  Vestas

VESTAS TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS > AERODYNAMIC & MECHANICAL > YAW SYSTEM

Vestas Power Solutions is the cornerstone of Vestas. Through innovation, development, and continuous product improvement we develop the products and technologies that reduce the cost of energy and bring the highest possible value to our customers and Vestas. To put it short: Vestas Power Solutions develops the wind power systems of the future. The Yaw System department is a part of Vestas Power Solutions, with sites in Denmark, Portugal and India.
As part of this department, you will support in designing larger and more complex wind turbine structures, within increasingly tighter time and cost constraints, bringing a spirit of innovation and healthy skepticism with respect to the way we plan and implement our work.

QUALIFICATIONS

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. within Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering or related fields
• Minimum combined 2-3 years relevant experience
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be joining a team of collaborative engineers responsible for the design and integrity of the Yaw System. Your tasks will vary in complexity and nature but will mostly focus on verifying the structural integrity of the components we develop. A typical workflow might look like this:

• Clarify and align design requirements with all relevant stakeholders
• Perform Failure Mode Analysis (i.e. DFMEA)
• Obtain and often modify CAD geometries to match those requirements
• Set up and implement FE analyses to verify the new geometry
• Iterate all the above until we converge on an optimal design
• Create and maintain documentation for the design

In this role, you should be able to:

• Quickly pick up on the array of software tools and processes we currently use in our workflow
• Develop innovative solutions to the problems we face when performing these analyses, up to and including the development or introduction of new tools or processes into our workflow
• Have a good understanding of CAD modeling in order to make small modifications to existing CAD models and efficiently communicate with Design Engineers
• Work as part of a team, collaborating and sharing knowledge
• Be respectful, patient and aim to listen, understand your colleagues
• Commit to expanding the latest developments in Wind Turbine simulation technology
• Work with complex engineering problems and have a creative approach to setbacks
• Take pride in initiating and driving technology development projects through a large organization
• Be pro-active, result-oriented and have a genuine sense of responsibility
• Communicate effectively with different stakeholder