Lead Engineer – FEA

Tower Value Engineering department is responsible for providing optimized tower solution to Vestas tower program. The tasks range from understanding the design requirement and requirement specification, designing tower using analytical and FEM calculations, designing tower components, performing DFMEA, test planning and execution to risk assessments and compilation of certification documentation.

Tower value engineering is extension of global tower module. The department is responsible for provide customized tower solution for sales order, design modification for local market and to provide innovative design solution for life extension of recognized turbine tower along with fulfilling certification need.

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 supervise time reduction is of key importance in order to fulfill Vestas’s overall aspirations of delivering products, which are configured to customer needs in a timely manner. The team is located in Chennai, India.

Responsibilities:-

• Gather and understand project requirement
• Prioritize the technical team’s tasks based on the calculated impact to project targets
• Identify and mitigate technical risks within the project scope
• Secure technical policy making to secure progress in the projects and supervise technical reviews
• Supervise and align project issues with stakeholders
• Deliver tower structural calculations/ FEA and assist in developing/optimize designs and processes
• Deliver the technical solution within quality, time and cost targets of the project
• Provide feedback and question design solutions to interfacing systems in order to optimize product design

Qualifications:-

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in , Mechanical or Civil Engineering (structural)
• Minimum Professional experience: 7-9years
• Experience in the design of turbine or for example diligently loaded structures
• Technical leadership & Project leadership skills (technical project management)

Competencies:-

• Solid fundamental and innovative mindset (research paper, patents etc)
• Technical leadership and understanding the business and full value chain
• Exposure to technical project management
• Experience in solving field issue and providing solution in vibration and structural issues
• Proficient in linear, nonlinear, fatigue, contact, vibration analysis using FEA
• Knowledge on Bolted and Welded Connections, Fatigue analysis, Fracture Mechanics, Buckling Analysis
• Have good communication skills to convey complex problems to a wide range of stakeholders
• Have good problem-solving skills and be able to supervise sub-projects and be able to meet deadlines
• Be process oriented and have a structured way to work

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.