Principal WTG Engineer

Principal WTG Engineer

Initial 12‑month contract. Outside IR35. Based in Kingston‑upon‑Thames, Surrey with a hybrid working set‑up: 3 days in office, 2 days from home.

As the Principal WTG Engineer you will be responsible for all activities related to turbine design and interface with turbine OEM in offshore wind. You will report to the Floating ILA Engineering Manager within the Offshore Wind business line.

• Building and verification of aeroelastic model of the turbine.
• Managing turbine controller tuning and development.
• Performing all required checks of the turbine and controller.
• Supporting the turbine tower design.
• Monitoring, supporting and verifying the ILA.
• Co‑ordinating with external contractors related to the turbine model and controller.
• Participating in technical meetings with clients.
• Providing support to the Offshore Wind business unit for advanced and non‑conventional structural analyses and numerical simulations.
• Writing comprehensive and top‑quality industry‑standard technical reports.

Education: Chartered Engineer (engineering degree – aeronautical degree preferred).

Experience: 10–15 years in design for offshore wind covering both floating and fixed substructures.

Technical skills: Codes and standards including DNV and IEC, turbine design, WTG.

IT skills: Engineering software (Orca Flex, Bladed, Fast) and MS365.

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