Lead Engineer, Mechanics and Structures

Ready to advance your concept development skills? Join Vestas as a Lead Engineer in Mechanics and Structures. You'll join > BoP & Service innovation department team and play a crucial role in developing new renewable energy solutions. 

Power Solutions & Vestas Quality > Innovation Concepts, Capability & Excellence > New Concepts & Power to X > BoP & Service
At Vestas, the BoP and Service concept department is a hub for transforming inventive ideas into solid concepts that underpin the company's robust position. We base our working environment on a high degree of freedom to explore new concepts and willingness to make concepts with higher technical risk, because failures are one of the sources for groundbreaking innovations.
We are a team of diverse people with different competencies, educational backgrounds, and personal traits - we are very open-minded and encourage a go do approach.

Responsibilities
The overall purpose of our team is to pave the way for the near future wind energy expansion worldwide. A key to success is reliable and robust mechanical design which can create certainty for our customers.  Your responsibility will be to identify the most important areas to improve and deliver innovative solutions including mechanical design, structural calculations, and validation. The work area primarily involves concept development within special tower concepts, foundation concepts and (large) service tool innovation - Onshore and offshore.  You will have a key role in ensuring Vestas continue to develop cost efficient and innovative solutions to meet the future demand.
You will get the opportunity to be involved in a vast number of different tasks such as

• Design mechanical system
• Simulation and strength verification of complex mechanical structures
• Programming 
• Identifying and analyzing failure modes of mechanical structures
• Contribute to cost-efficient solutions that meet future energy demands
• Technical feasibility studies and concept benchmarking
• Development of concept demonstrators, specification of test procedures and evaluation of test results

Qualifications
You have a technical master (or higher) degree such as M.Sc. in Engineering. You have:

• At least 3-5 years of experience with wind turbine mechanical design
• Broad physical and technical understanding
• Experience with ANSYS workbench, APDL/Classic
• Proficient in Python and MATLAB programming languages
• Applicants with familiarity in mechanical systems related to wind turbines, including towers, foundations, or large-scale service concepts, are highly valued
• Programming skills (Python, MATLAB, or similar)
• Some experience with offshore structural design

Competencies
You are a skilled networker and appreciate working with many stakeholders in a global organization. In addition to this:

• We envision that you are motivated, enthusiastic, and fast learning
• You are great at collaborating and have a positive mindset
• You are focused on details and able to keep a holistic view of your work simultaneously
• You maintain customer-centric thinking, display readiness to act, function well in group dynamics, and embrace a worldwide outlook
• You have experience with high-paced cross-functional and cross-cultural teams
• You collaborate effectively with others

What we offer
An opportunity to learn and adapt groundbreaking new solutions by practically applying new technologies.
Insight into a broad breadth of Vestas technologies and the value chain across entire product offering.
A setting that encourages questioning the status quo.
A place where ingenuity and brisk innovation thrive.
An opportunity to work with service onshore and offshore.

Additional information 
Your primary work location will be our offices in Aarhus, DK. You will work close together with colleagues globally in Vestas and partners and universities outside Vestas, so 10-20 days of travel pr year will be expected.
Please apply online and include CV/resume. All documents should be in English.
Please note: We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Please be advised to apply on or before 5/7/2024.
For more information, please contact Jan Vestergaard Knudsen, Head of Balance Plant and Service Innovation +4552211399.

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DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.