Health Monitoring System Design Engineering - Wind Turbines

*To report to the team leaders of the actuation systems and drive train groups as part of the integrated project team.
*To elaborate according to the planning and quality standards the deliverables of the product development design process: specifications, design reports, calculation reports, validation plans, manufacturing process control plans, etc.
*Development of the diagnosis / prognosis systems for offshore wind turbines.
*Definition of algorithms for prediction of evolution of failure modes.
*To coordinate and collaborate with wind turbine installation and service engineering groups and to support quality department.
*Identification of potential improvements and development of cost effective and innovative technical solutions.
*Analysis and assessment of the design, reliability and quality of the supplied products.
*Participation in the design verification, testing, validation and certification of the mechanical and hydraulic systems for offshore wind turbines.
*Collaboration for the realization of risk assessments, FMEAs, tests and validation plans.

VORAUSSETZUNGEN:

*University degree in mechanical Engineering or related qualification
*Several years of experience in design and validation / certification of mechanical and hydraulic systems.
*Experience in analytical and computational calculation of mechanical and hydraulic systems elements: good knowledge of failure modes.
*Knowledge of risk assessment and FMEA.
*Experience in definition of testing and validation strategies.
*Knowledge on instrumentation for data acquisition (temperatures, pressures, accelerations, etc.)
*Good knowledge of techniques and tools for data mining: search for patterns and tendencies.
*Experience with programming languages: Matlab & C++ preferred and neural networks algorithms desirable.
*Willing to work very closely to the team members (design, loads, etc.) and the rest of components specialists.
*Capacity for collaboration with suppliers and industry partners to meet the design to cost targets.
*Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced team environment and to collaborate effectively.
*Good command of English (written and spoken). German and Spanish are welcome.