Senior Mechanical Structural Engineer – Towers

Are you the talented structural engineer that has solid experience in design of steel structures and driving large projects with technical project management skills? Are you motivated by a broad interface with many different stakeholders? Then we’ve got the challenge for you.

At Vestas, Tower Engineering we constantly aim for improving our design, grow our competence level, and being the best at what we do. It is an ever developing task to contribute to the overall business result in a challenging and dynamic environment

Mechanical Engineering > Tower Engineering > Tower New Products

Tower Engineering in Vestas Power Solutions is maintaining and developing the complete Vestas tower program. The tasks range from structural engineering over highly specialized FEM calculations, requirements specifications, DFMEA, test planning and execution to risk assessments and compilation of certification documentation.

New Product – Towers a sub-department of Tower Engineering. The department is responsible for the Design of Tower structure, foundation and Internals and certification non-standard towers- Including new development of alternative tower, foundation and Internals concepts as well as offshore towers.

Focus is on securing sound, cost-optimized and production friendly solutions and at the same time fulfilling the overall requirements to safety and functionality for the products. Additionally, process efficiency and lead time reduction is of key importance in order to fulfill Vestas’s overall ambitions of delivering products, which are configured to customer needs in a timely manner.

The team is located at 3 different sites: Aarhus and Lem in Denmark and in Chennai, India. The team consists of 15+ highly skilled design engineers with background in mechanical engineering.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Mechanical Structural Engineer in Tower New products team you will report to the manager of the Tower New Products and your primary responsibility will be driving new technology projects in design of non-standard towers and Internals through structural calculations/ FEA and assist in developing/optimize designs and processes, in particular;

You will Identify opportunities and run technology projects in towers and tower Internals structural parts for wind turbines

Identify and mitigate technical risks within the project scope

Lead technical reviews

Secure technical decision making to get the needed progress in the projects

Manage and align project challenges with stakeholders

FEA-based structural assessments of towers and tower Internal;

Proposing and implementing design improvements & – Documenting the results;

Development and optimization of FE models and post-processing tools;

Participate in development of proprietary software using Matlab, Python or VBA

Qualifications

We see the ideal candidate possessing the following competencies and personality:

Structural design, Analytical calc. & verification

Knowledge of dynamic loaded structures.

Knowledge on Bolted Connections, Fatigue analysis, Fracture Mechanics, Buckling Analysis

FEA (preferably ANSYS Classic / ADPL), –Structural Analysis, Fatigue Analysis and Tools Programming.

Experience in programming and scripting in VBA or similar

Structural certification with DNV etc.

Ability to scope and specify the work to externals consultants

Exposure to technical project management

Technical leadership, and understanding the business and value chain.

High degree of personal planning and able to meet deadlines.

Experienced in executing large projects with multiple stakeholders.

You will need to display keen commercial awareness and understand the business implications of the decisions you make.

You have good communication skills which enable you to convey complex problems to a wide range of stakeholders.

You are process oriented and have a structured way to work

What we offer

We offer a challenging workplace with excellent professional and personal development opportunities in an inspiring, international work environment with the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturer. We value initiative, responsibility and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions. You will become part of a highly professional environment with a strong technical commitment.

Additional information

Your work location will be at Vestas Technology R&D office at Aarhus, in Denmark. Up to 30 travel days per year shall be expected.

For further information, please contact Recruiter Martin Whittle on +441925 857120

Please send your application as soon as possible as we will close the position as soon as we find the right candidate.

About Vestas

Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on wind power solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and with more than 78 GW of wind turbines in 75 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else.

Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled 68 GW of wind turbines under service, we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions.

Together with our customers, Vestas’ more than 21,900 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future.

We invite you to learn more about Vestas by visiting our website at www.vestas.com and following us on our social media channels.