Lead Engineer – Technical Regulations and Standards

About the role

Systems engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. All activities that consider both the business and the technical needs of the customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the users needs. The discipline that executes a robust process of design, creation, and optimization of systems, consisting of identification and quantification of system requirements, creation of alternate system design concepts, performance of design trade studies, selection and implementation of the best designs and verification that the design is properly integrated and executed. Process that proceeds from concept to production to operation.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and understands the applicable standards required by Law for Wind Turbines installed in North America.
• Responsible to ensure our design community is consistently provided the most up to date and relevant guidance to ensure regulatory compliance of our products for the countries and states they are installed and operated within the North America Region.
• Participate with independent third parties to perform product compliance and certification work (testing, design review etc.) and communicates results/actions to the relevant engineering and supply chain team.
• Interacts with outside engineering firms or governmental agencies to provide or record product compliance to required regional or national standards to gain the needed product certification or qualification.
• Developing in-depth knowledge of technical standards and regulations and apply analytical thinking in their implementation within our product's design process.
• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.
• Uses some judgment and has some ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated manufacturing processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles.
• Uses technical experience and analytical thinking.
• Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own teams to arrive at decisions.
• May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements.
• Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field.
• Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in renewable energy, power generation, or general equipment manufacturing.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong, self-directed, collaborative team player with interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Comfortable providing technical presentations to peers and independent engineers.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, wiring schematics, and 3D models.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Power generation, renewable energy, and wind industry experience.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Ability and availability to travel 10% to 20% of the year.
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Pay

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $98,400.00 and $164,000.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.