Wind Engineer
Description and Requirements
The Opportunity:
- Lead and support engineering investigations into drivetrain and blade reliability issues, including root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
- Collaborate with OEMs, service providers, and internal stakeholders to improve component performance and reduce downtime.
- Lead wind turbine asset operational and generation performance review and troubleshooting efforts to ensure EGPNA performance goals are met.
- Analyze operational data to identify trends, failure modes, and opportunities for reliability enhancement.
- Perform blade damage reviews and create Scope of Work instructions for repairs.
- Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for mechanical systems.
- Evaluate and ensure successful implementation of upgrade and improvement opportunities.
- Create Technical Specifications and Scope of Works for services, materials, and upgrades on the EGPNA fleet.
- Support Procurement to technical evaluate and technical approve services and materials.
- Maintain required training certifications and qualifications.
- O&M technical best practices identification and global implementation across EGPNA fleet.
What You'll Do at Enel:
- Prepare technical reports, presentations, and documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
- Support O&M actively during construction phase, hand-over to O&M and the wind farm warranty period.
- Plan and review results of End of Warranty inspections. Build End of Warranty reports to submit to OEM prior to the end of the warranty periods.
- Provide engineering expertise and technical leadership to the Technical Support organization.
Who You Are:
- Strong computer skills with experience on the MS suite including Word, Excel and MS Project.
- Able to work independently.
- Strong initiative and drive for high achievement and continuous improvement.
- Able to interpret and create technical documentation and specifications.
- Up to 25% travel required.
- Mental Functions: Ability to solve complex problems, Ability to make decisions based on limited information, Time management, communicating and interpersonal skills.
- Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of wind turbines technology, as well as in data and failure analysis.
- Physical Activities: Ability to work at height and climb EGPNA turbines (>300ft).
- Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License.
What You've Accomplished:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience with wind turbines design, manufacturing, maintenance or operation.
- Strong knowledge on Wind Turbine operations, maintenance, and performance.
- String understand of major wind turbine components (gearboxes, generators, bearings) and blade structures (materials, aerodynamics, damage mechanisms).
- Experience with failure analysis, reliability engineering, and condition monitoring tools.
- Good written and verbal communications, interpersonal, and organizational skills required.
What Enel Offers You:
- Healthcare for you and your family, life insurance and disability benefits.
- Paid leave programs including 4 weeks annually of vacation as well as personal days, volunteer days, your birthday off, paid holidays, and sick time. Proration may apply during first year of employment.
- Home office set-up stipend.
- 401k with match fully vested as of day one. Enel-NA matches 100% of the first 4% that you contribute up to set IRS limits.
- The opportunity to grow and develop your career with the support and mentorship of senior leaders.
- The opportunity to work for one of the world’s most recognizable and respected brands in the energy industry that believes by working together we can create a new energy era in which the world can become more sustainable.
EEO Statement
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