Engineer Turbine Control

Job summary

The role involves developing, testing, and optimizing control features for wind turbines throughout the engineering lifecycle, including requirements, design, simulation, validation, and commissioning support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Control Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Automation, or a related field.
• Minimum of two years of relevant engineering or development experience.
• Practical experience in control-system development, testing, troubleshooting, or validation.
• Advanced knowledge of MATLAB and Simulink.
• Strong software development and technical problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills in English.
• Willingness to travel approximately 30 days per year for testing and support.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, validate, and release turbine-control features based on technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain configurations, test specifications, and release documentation.
• Conduct simulations and functional tests to evaluate turbine performance and controller behavior.
• Analyze operational data to troubleshoot issues and identify optimization opportunities.
• Tune control software in simulation environments and at turbine sites as needed.
• Provide technical input for project planning and engineering decisions.
• Enhance turbine-control tools and processes while sharing knowledge with colleagues.

Skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Structured and analytical problem-solving approach.
• Ownership of work with adherence to priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly.
• Collaboration across teams and with stakeholders.
• High quality standards and proactive risk management.
• Experience with wind-turbine control systems or renewable-energy technologies.
• Understanding of wind-turbine functionality and performance.
• Familiarity with simulation and load-analysis software like GH Bladed.
• Experience with configuration and parameter-management tools.
• Knowledge of acceptance testing and D-FMEA methodologies.