Lead Design - WTG

Role overview

The Wind Turbine Generator specialist acts as the technical authority for wind turbine technology across utility-scale renewable energy projects. This role helps ensure that turbine selection, procurement, installation, operation, and upkeep are handled in a technically robust, safe, cost-efficient, and dependable way.

The position connects engineering design, OEM know-how, site execution, and performance management to improve turbine reliability, energy production, and lifecycle value.

Technical expertise

The role calls for strong command of wind turbine technology and the design of large utility-connected wind farms. It requires practical knowledge of turbine categories, rotor aerodynamics, structural mechanics, and major subsystems.

The specialist should understand wind resource evaluation and how it links to turbine class selection and micro-siting based on site conditions. The job also involves reviewing power-curve validation for machines of 5 MW and above from reputed OEMs.

Additional technical knowledge includes grid compliance, generator and power converter design, turbine transformer design, electrical protection, and control systems. Familiarity with international standards and certifications such as IEC, local regulations, DNV-GL, TUV, and UL is expected.

The role also requires awareness of HSE expectations, including OSHA, ISO, fire safety, vibration analysis, noise, thermal management, SCADA alarm interpretation, and reliability engineering methods such as MTBF, MTTR, FMEA, and RCA. Performance analysis, availability tracking, and loss estimation are also part of the work.

Experience with the installation of turbine components such as blades, nacelles, towers, and related subsystems is also important.

Key responsibilities

The specialist will carry out detailed technical due diligence for turbine models to confirm site-specific suitability, including wind class, turbulence intensity, hub height, and grid compliance.

They will review turbine design documents, load calculations, and certification reports, and support layout optimization in coordination with the resource assessment team.

The role includes ensuring compliance with grid codes, safety requirements, and contractual commitments, as well as supporting bid evaluation of OEM proposals, including the impact of turbine choice on LCOE.

Other duties include reviewing turbine supply agreements, O&M contracts, warranties, and long-term service agreements, and benchmarking OEM performance guarantees such as availability, power curve, and efficiency.

The specialist will validate structural and safety design aspects such as braking systems, fail-safe features, emergency stop mechanisms, and logistics and transport feasibility. They will also review key subsystems including rotor, blades, drivetrain, generator, power electronics converters, yaw and pitch systems, and the tower-foundation interface.

Support during turbine installation, commissioning, and acceptance testing is part of the role, along with serving as the first technical point of contact for fault diagnosis, failures, and repeated reliability issues.

The position also involves leading root cause analysis for major component failures such as gearboxes, blades, generators, and converters, and defining corrective actions.

Predictive maintenance support through condition monitoring systems, SCADA alarm analysis, vibration monitoring, and oil analysis is also required. The specialist must help keep turbines operating within design limits to improve availability, yield, and reliability.

Education and experience

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Renewable Energy is required.

The role expects 12 or more years of experience in wind turbines and their subsystems, along with proven exposure to grid compliance, turbine control, and hybrid plant integration.

Working knowledge of simulation tools such as WAsP, WindPRO, WindFarmer, and CFD tools is also needed.

Behavioral skills

The ideal candidate should be a strong problem solver with sound decision-making ability, capable of mentoring teams and working collaboratively across functions.

They should also be comfortable evaluating vendors, communicating with stakeholders, managing multiple priorities, delivering on time, and explaining technical viewpoints clearly enough to influence and gain agreement on proposed solutions.