Senior Wind Electrical Technician
About the role
As a Senior Wind Electrical Technician, you will work independently, performing all mechanical maintenance, troubleshooting, and retrofit activities. You will serve as the in-charge person or temporary team leader, providing leadership and technical direction to your work team. This role involves developing and maintaining excellent customer relationships, showcasing advanced skills in electrical troubleshooting, PLCs, controls, and HV systems, and potentially taking on a site or project leadership position.
Responsibilities
- Lead and perform routine preventive and unscheduled maintenance on wind turbines, including mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
- Assist and lead large corrective teams in replacing major turbine components such as generators and gearboxes.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems to support site operations.
- Develop strategies for improved maintenance diagnostics and operations to add customer value and reduce service costs.
- Recognize and appropriately report wind turbine error codes.
- Direct wind field operations within the assigned contractual scope of responsibilities.
- Generate and complete all relevant paperwork, including work order cards, checklists, and AWPs.
- Ensure responsibility for timely financial reporting, elimination of contractual liquidated damages, and turbine availability.
- Maintain adherence to company policies, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices.
- Work closely with internal team members to provide operation-focused feedback on configuration, planned and unplanned maintenance, and financials.
- Establish and maintain general safety from the system, including Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO).
- Perform rescues of team members anywhere in the tower during emergencies.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED; an associate degree is a bonus but not required.
- 5+ years of experience as a Wind Turbine Technician.
- Valid driver’s license (NON-CDL or CDL).
- Ability to read and interpret documents, follow instructions, and work with minimal supervision.
- Capability to pass a physical exam and drug/alcohol screening.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Physically fit to climb 300 ft multiple times a day while wearing 25+ lbs. of climbing gear and work in extreme weather conditions.
- Must not exceed a maximum personal body weight of 260 lbs due to safety requirements for climbing wind turbines.
Qualifications
- Experience on Senvion platforms preferred.
- Equivalent electrical troubleshooting experience on Siemens Gamesa, Siemens, Nordex, Vestas, GE, Suzlon, or other utility-scale wind turbine platforms will also be considered.
Benefits
- 401k with fully vested, generous company match available after 6 months.
- Generous PTO.
- Excellent Medical/Dental/Vision benefits.
- Competitive compensation.
- Personalized and ongoing training.
About Deutsche Windtechnik
Deutsche Windtechnik is Germany’s largest Independent Service Provider, offering a comprehensive service package for Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) from a single source. With over 9,000 WTGs under contract and more than 2,200 employees worldwide, Deutsche Windtechnik operates in Europe, the US, and Asia. The company started operations in North America in 2018 and is headquartered in Houston, TX, aiming to set the standard for best-in-class quality, safety, efficiency, and customer service in the US market.
Our mission is to be the most trusted O&M partner to wind farm owners, and our vision is to empower the Americas’ achievement of 100% renewable energy, one wind turbine at a time. We build our team and culture around core values: Transparent, Innovative, Guiding (advisor and partner), Efficient, and Reliable—we call ourselves TIGERs.