Senior Specialist - Powertrain

   Management | Full-Time  | Engineering

Are you interested in being part of the technical excellence in wind energy solutions?
We’re looking for a Senior Specialist to take charge of powertrain development projects, ensuring high-quality technical solutions across the full value chain. If you thrive in a vibrant environment, excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, and have a solid background in drive technology or powertrain, this is your opportunity!
Join Powertrain Technical Management at Vestas and contribute to the next generation of sustainable energy solutions.
Bring your experience and transform the future of renewable energy!

Vestas Technology & Operations > Research & Development (R&D) > Nacelles R&D > Powertrain Module > Powertrain Technical Management
Vestas Technology & Operations (VTO) is where new product ideas are developed, matured, improved, and tested. Within VTO, you'll find our department, Powertrain Technical Management, as part of Powertrain Module.
The Powertrain Module is responsible for developing complete powertrain solutions for both onshore and offshore applications. Key design elements include the main bearing arrangement, gearbox, and generator, along with supporting auxiliary components. The team focuses on delivering optimized solutions that consider the full value chain, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and innovation.
Powertrain Technical Management is a cross-functional sub-department within the Powertrain Module, responsible for ensuring final approval of module requirements, design solutions, technical quality, and risk management across Powertrain sub-modules. The team leads feasibility studies and defines the initial scope of Powertrain projects while ensuring alignment across functions and the entire value chain. Additionally, it facilitates the development of next-generation powertrain technologies, promoting innovation and continuous improvement.
Guided by Vestas’ core values—Accountability, Collaboration, Simplicity, and Passion, the team upholds a sound engineering culture that aims for remarkable solutions.

Responsibilities
In this role, you will report directly to the Powertrain Module Design Owner and collaborate closely with the Project Manager, Senior Function Leads, and Sub-Module Technical Leads. Your primary task will be to provide technical project leadership across all project stages, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, time, and cost requirements.
Key responsibilities include

• Delivering projects in accordance with safety, quality, time, and cost requirements. Utilizing experience in wind industry and drive technologies to ensure high-quality technical solutions across all sub-modules
• Translating product requirements into actionable tasks for Powertrain sub-modules. Guiding and coaching the project team while aligning technical solutions, design, and development timelines with relevant subject-matter experts
• Identifying technical risks and implementing mitigation strategies in collaboration with the Technical Leads and Project Manager
• Evaluating scope change requests, assessing technical risks, competence needs, and their impact on project and product targets. Preparing and conducting peer and technical reviews, approving content delivered in work packages
• Ensuring adherence to processes across the entire value chain and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives
• Solving complex conceptual issues based on existing precedents or procedures
• Managing senior stakeholders and acting as a capability manager with a clear focus on delivering effective solutions
   

Qualifications
To excel in this role, you should have:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical, Electromechanical Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in product development, notably in drive technology
• Ability to manage complex issues in global project organizations
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken) is required
• Familiarity with Six Sigma and system engineering tools, such as requirement management and DFMEA
• Experience working in global matrix organizations or within the wind industry is beneficial
• Good understanding of product cost structures, planning, and value chain processes
   

Competencies
We see the ideal candidate possessing the following personality and competencies

• Team-centric professional with the ability to handle and guide a technical team
• Extensive experience in some area related to the wind industry or drive technologies
• Solid technical understanding with the ability to apply knowledge suitably
• Committed, resilient, and task-oriented, with a strong sense of responsibility
• Ability to plan and delegate tasks efficiently while managing, guiding, and motivating team members
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across the organization
   

What we offer
We offer you the opportunity to be involved in sustainable energy solutions, where your work will directly contribute to supporting the green agenda through innovative solutions. In our fast-growing organization, you will experience a vibrant and sometimes fluid environment, working alongside motivated and skilled colleagues. Our team brings together a diverse mix of experience and knowledge, collaborating closely to bring Vestas’ vision to life.

At Vestas, you will find a people-first culture that empowers you with meaningful endeavors. You will be part of a global community, working in a spirit of collaboration while shaping a real, positive future.

Additional information
The primary work location for this position is Aarhus, Denmark. 
Up to 15 days of travel per year.
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 7th March 2025.

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DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognise 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 185 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 30,000 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. 
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