Assistant Lead Engineer – CATIA Modelling

The Assembly, Finish and Add-on department is a part of the blade module in Vestas and is accountable for all processes, CATIA 3D models and drawings within blade assembly, paint, finish and add-ons for all on- and offshore blades. Furthermore, the department is involved in new blade technology projects and is supporting internal and external blades manufacturing factories. The team consists of around +30 enthusiastic team members located in Lem (Denmark), Isle of Wight (UK), Chennai (India) and Porto (Portugal), where approximately 10 team members focus on CATIA models and drawings.
Our role is to design blade components in a way that ensures easy, repeatable, and robust manufacturing for our production units to deliver the highest quality and at the same time being cost effective. We are accountable for delivering and maintaining the processes around blade assembly, paint, finish and add-ons. This includes among other things intensive work with PFMEA, process validations, manufacturing requirement specifications, as well as CATIA models and drawings. Our job is to provide clear, unambiguous communication of the design and process intent to our manufacturing colleagues and empowering them to optimize their manufacturing process and tools within the given constraints. We are a team of ‘Do’ers’ that make things happen, but at the same time ensure the highest quality within our blade manufacturing processes. As member of this department, you will quickly see the results of your endeavors, as within months they materialize in products and components being manufactured within our global manufacturing footprint.

Responsibilities:-

• Your main responsibility will be to create 3D CATIA models, drawings, laser files for production, but also perform various early design analysis to support the blade build process afterwards
• You will be part of new blade projects and closely collaborate with other team members on hour deliveries, but also have interaction with other departments across Vestas, such as blade structures, protective functions (lightning and de-icing system), blade materials, shell and web manufacturing, blade tools, blade factories, etc
• Ensure that 3D CATIA models, drawings, laser files, blade process analysis, etc. are conducted to the highest quality and to the agreed timelines
• Ensure alignment with process engineers to enable best possible design prior to the blade build start
• Improve engineering changes through our Change Management system(Understanding of Problem Report (PR), Change Request (CR) and Creation of Change Notice(CN)) for both new blades projects, but also ensure maintenance of existing blades in production
• Ensure correct Bills of Materials (BoM) added as per requirement defined in the design

Qualifications And Experience:-

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Aeronautical or Production engineering or Similar
• Minimum 5 years of proven CATIA experience, from blade or composite manufacturing companies will be an added advantage
• Should have knowledge or practical experience within one of the following areas: blade design, blade manufacturing processes or composite materials
• Should have experience in using Windchill
• Should possess good communication skills in English, both oral and written

Competencies:-

• Never compromise on health and safety rules
• Should have an international mind-set and can work in global teams with different nationalities
• Should be motivated and take full accountability for your tasks
• You should have a innovative and action-orientated personality and take decisions based on facts and data
• You should have a quality mind-set and customer-oriented view
• You will thrive in a progressive and ever-changing work environment
• You should have good planning skills and work systematic
• You should have a mindset that thrives for simplicity

Location:-

• Chennai, India.

Company Overview:-

Vestas is proud to be the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and we have installed more wind power than anyone else.

Vestas strives to be the most inclusive workplace in the sustainable energy industry and ensure equal opportunities for everyone regardless of the social identity. We are stronger as a company not despite our differences, but because of them, both professionally and personally. Beyond a diverse workforce, we want to ensure that all of our employees are included and actively contributing to Vestas’ success and innovation. Only then can we become the global leader in sustainable energy solutions and ensure sustainability in everything we do.

At Vestas, we offer global opportunities for people with growth mindsets and the desire to make a shared and positive impact. We work in the true spirit of our corporate values: accountability, simplicity, collaboration, and passion. We expect everyone to live up to these in their day to day work – no matter what you do and where you are in the organisation.