Blade Structural Integrity Engineer

Title: Blade Structural Integration Engineer

Location: Trichy

About Envision:

Envision Energy is a world-leading green technology company that provides renewable energy solutions for global enterprises, governments, and institutions. Encompassing three major business sectors - Smart Wind Turbines, Energy Storage, and Green Hydrogen Solutions, Envision Energy collaboratively constructs comprehensive solutions for energy transformation.

Envision Energy has received several accolades for its sustainability performance, including the EcoVadis Gold Medal and the CDP A-List. It was also recognized in Fortune's 2024 Change the World list and ranked among the top 10 smartest companies by the MIT Technology Review.

Today, Envision Energy operates in countries and regions including China, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Denmark, UAE, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Australia, USA, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. It has established over 20 R&D and operation centers, along with more than 60 manufacturing bases worldwide. Envision Energy joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and committed to achieving the Business Ambition for 1.5°C in 2021. As a pioneer in net zero transition, Envision Energy achieved global operational carbon neutrality in 2022 and will keep leveraging technology to accelerate progress toward its 2040 net zero goal.

Top 3 Critical Responsible

• Master's in aerospace or mechanical engineering with focus on composite structures
• 5+ years of experience as a structure engineer of wind turbine blades or similar composite structures - modeling / manufacturing / root cause analyses for damages/failures
• Strong familiarity with wind turbine blade manufacturing and NCR dispositions (a) Support dispositioning the factory NCRs, improve processes, quality and production efficiency (b) Lead RCAs of field issues and provide smart corrective and preventive actions for the operating fleet

Primary Responsibilities:

Fleet Support:

• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations for blade structure damage and failures in the field
• Develop and implement solutions for corrective and preventive actions, including verification plans
• Coordinate with field operations teams to ensure proper execution of corrective actions
• Collaborate with design and engineering teams for effective implementation of preventive actions
• Develop detailed analytical models and Finite Element (FE) models to support RCA and action plans
• Deliver RCA reports promptly to key internal stakeholders and external customers/third parties
• Maintain and enhance blade standard repair specifications by introducing efficient repair solutions
• Propose new technology ideas for field repairs and non-destructive testing (NDT) inspections
• Travel to wind farms (international) to address critical blade issues as needed
• Travel to headquarters (China) to ensure alignment and coordination on key field cases

Manufacturing Support:

• Disposition NCRs with repair proposals meeting the design requirements
• Ensure the production quality requirements are being met as per the structure design requirements
• Support production efficiency and quality improvement projects from structure point of view
• Understand and ensure proper implementation of Acceptance Criteria
• Lead structure support for prototyping of new blades and introduction of existing products into new factories
• Lead structure support for certification manufacturing evaluation
• Closely work with the Global Teams for carrying lessons from other markets to India market

Requirements:

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Engineering, with a focus on Composite Structural Design or Manufacturing (e.g., Aerospace, Mechanical, Civil)
• 5+ years of experience in reliability engineering for composite structures (design, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive solutions)
• Experience with CAE software (e.g., ANSYS Mechanical) for composite structures
• Strong knowledge of composite structure mechanics, damage models, and analysis methods
• Strong knowledge of 8D approach for solving operational issues in blades
• Proficiency in programming languages like MATLAB, Python, or similar
• Experience in engineering documentation and technical communication with both internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in Finite Element Methods, including beam, shell, and solid mechanics
• Experience in reviewing engineering drawings and specifications
• Willingness to travel internationally (at least 15%), primarily to China, with potential travel to India, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia
• Strong communication skills in English
• Strong team player, capable of collaborating with global teams