Wind Turbine Blade Expert

JOB DESCRIPTION
As our global footprint continues to spread across the world, we are looking for a Senior Project Engineer to join our Wind Asset Advisory team in North America, and help provide solutions to support wind farm operational success for our customers.
You will be the primary wind turbine blade expert within the North America region of the Renewables Advisory Services business, interfacing internally primarily with colleagues in NA and also supporting the global team in execution of blade-related work.
The role can be remote, or located at one of our offices near Albany, NY or Chicago, IL.
RESPONSIBILITIES
You will lead the execution and timely completion of root cause analysis projects, blade design reviews, blade damage reviews, and other blade engineering consulting work. You will directly execute most of these projects according to defined methodology and guidelines that you will be in charge of consistently upgrading to the state-of-the-art in addition to developing new tools and methods. You will also perform, coordinate, and manage the execution of blade inspections (external and internal).
Depending on your background and interests, you will also have the opportunity to participate in other due diligence and advisory activities, including operational cost modeling, turbine technology reviews, lightning assessments, operational wind portfolio reviews, and turbine site suitability and associated loads assessments.
You will be involved in various commercial activities directed toward current and prospective customers to provide technical support to the NA Sales team in the generation of leads and opportunities.
Responsibilities

• Manage and execute Renewable Asset Advisory projects (blade inspections, root cause analysis, blade design reviews, blade damage reviews, etc.) including internal and - when required - external coordination of the fulfilment of the project, close follow-up with customers throughout the project from kick-off meeting to invoicing, ensuring the project profitability meets expected targets, ensuring customer satisfaction, and internally promoting and developing improvement areas.
• Collaborate with the Sales Team and participate in online and face-to-face customer meetings to provide technical expertise. Support the preparation of proposals on the technical scope of work when required. Showcase technical topics within white paper, articles, online publication, customer trainings or live events to promote UL's expertise consistent with the Renewables development strategy, representing UL at trade shows and technical conferences.
• Assist with any other duties as assigned within Renewables advisory activities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science degree in a quantitative field (Physical/material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy) from an accredited University or Engineering School;
• Minimum 8 years' experience in the wind energy sector, especially focused on blade design, inspections, and manufacturing;
• Expertise in composites engineering, manufacturing, and repair;
• Experience with wind turbine and blade loads modeling and engineering software, e.g. FAST, Flex5 Bladed, Ansys, Adams, etc.
• Excellent communication skills in English;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, etc.);
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills;
• Detail oriented;
• Strong team spirit and proactive mindset; and,
• Ability to work under deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll experience at UL:

• Mission: For UL, corporate and social responsibility isn't new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 130 years and is deeply engrained in everything we do.
• People: Ask any UL employee what they love most about working here, and you'll almost always hear, "the people." Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL. We're able to deliver the best because we employ the best.
• Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers create. We're inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.
• Grow & achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.
• Total Rewards: The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $170,000 and is based upon years of experience that is commensurate with the level of the position. All employees at UL Solutions are eligible for annual bonus compensation. The target for this position is 10% of the base salary offered. Employees are eligible for health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental & financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country, for the relevant position level. We also provide employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).
  Internal applicants with questions related to the Total Rewards for this position should submit a ticket via askHR for more insights.

The application deadline for this position is November 30, 2024.
Learn More:
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ABOUT US
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
ABOUT THE TEAM
We solve our customers' problems. Within Software & Advisory (S&A) services, UL Solutions' Enterprise Sustainability business focuses on solving some of the most pressing world challenges - renewables, energy transition, sustainability, health & wellbeing, return to work and people safety. We do this through Renewable Energy Advisory and Digital Services, Environmental, Health and Safety Software & Learning programs, best in class Sustainability and ESG reporting software with UL 360, advisory services, subject matter experts and Healthy Buildings testing and verification.