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The Life Cycle Engineering department supports all three pillars of Vestas service: Onshore, Offshore and Multi-brand as required, along with Installation Project support.

We provide technical support to Projects, Service sales, and the Service contract managers (including direct customer support) throughout the Wind Farm Life Cycle.

The Blade Specialist function reports into the Blade Manager APAC, providing Teir 2 (regional) support for Blade Module Technical queries and escalations for Tier 3 (Country) escalations, forming a seamless link with Tier 1 (CIM/VPS) to ensure timely conclusion to support requests.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical mentorship to Blade support team in APAC
• front ending Root Cause Analysis workshops
• Lead customer information sessions & technical Data room exercises
• Provide support for technical information required in the pursuit of Insurance claims
• Technical writing for Customer Memorandums, Technical reports, case studies and business case development
• Review and approval of technical documents
• Severity assessment of Blade damages and mitigation actions to ensure safe and efficient operation of the blades under service in Vestas
• On-site assessment of Blade damages and reporting of these internally and externally
• Handling customer and insurance call for Technical Blade related matters
• Project support on tools and advanced diagnostics development of non-standard repair methods
• Ongoing open collaboration with Global Engineering, CIM & VPS
• Maintains safe and healthy environment by following organization standards and legal regulations, with a focus on reducing costs of energy production

Qualification

• Bachelor / Master's in any engineering specialization
• Engineering background and relevant qualification
• Significant Blade and composite industry experience (12+ years), Vestas Experience highly desired

Competencies

• Advanced level technical understanding of Blade Design, Manufacturing and Field repair and upgrade methods
• Knowledge of Lightning Protection systems, CMS systems and other auxiliary blade systems is favorable
• Engage in HSE management and be fully safety focused
• High stakeholder management skills and understanding of technical sales is desirable
• High interpersonal skills, and natural ability to convey complex problems in a pragmatic and accessible manner to all levels (internal and external) of business
• Advanced problem-solving skills
• Highly technical, with good overview and planning skills
• Utilize good creative thinking to assist in with process improvement areas & develop processes, tools, and methods accordingly
• Ability to work in a high-load environment and able to adapt quickly to business needs
• Comfortable work remotely, as the department is physically located in multiple locations
• Well developed communication skills (written/verbal)

What We Offer

We offer you an exciting and demanding job with great professional and personal development opportunities while working alongside a diverse and inspiring team of colleagues.

You will have the chance to work in an inspiring, international environment, inside an established company and manufacturer of sustainable energy solution. Flexible work locations, access to Global company bonus program.

Additional Information

Your primary location will be in Chennai.

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 31st January 2025.

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