WTG Principal Engineer

Saipem; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company is seeking a Principal Engineer to oversee turbine design and interface with OEMs for offshore wind projects in the UK. The ideal candidate will have 10-15 years of experience in offshore wind design, focusing on both floating and fixed structures. This role offers a hybrid working model and requires UK residency. Candidates must have a Chartered Engineer status, and familiarity with engineering software is essential.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Flexible hours

Skills development opportunities

Qualifications

• 10-15 years in design for offshore wind covering both floating and fixed wind substructures.
• Knowledge of codes and standards, including DNV and IEC.

Responsibilities

• Building and verification of aeroelastic model of the turbine.
• Manage turbine controller tuning and development.
• Perform all required checks of the turbine and controller.
• Support the turbine tower design.
• Write comprehensive industry standard technical reports.

Skills

Turbine design

Aeroelastic modeling

Turbine controller tuning

Structural analysis

Education

Chartered Engineer (Aeronautical degree preferred)

Tools

OrcaFlex

Bladed

Fast

MS365

Job description

Saipem is a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore. Saipem is “One Company” organized into business lines: Asset Based Services, Drilling, Energy Carriers, Offshore Wind, Sustainable Infrastructures, Robotics & Industrialized Solutions. Always oriented towards technological innovation, the company’s purpose is “Engineering for a sustainable future”. As such Saipem is committed to supporting its clients on the energy transition pathway towards Net Zero, with increasingly digital means, technologies and processes geared for environmental sustainability. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it is present in more than 50 countries around the world and employs about 30,000 people of over 130 nationalities.

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

How can you support us? Here below your responsibilities:

• Building and verification of aeroelastic model of the turbine
• Manage the turbine controller tuning and development
• Perform all required checks of the turbine and controller
• Support the turbine tower design
• Monitor, support and verify the ILA
• Laise with external contractors related to the turbine model and controller
• Participate in the technical meetings with clients
• Provide a support to the Offshore Wind business unit activities, in terms of advanced and non-conventional structural analyses and numerical simulations
• Write comprehensive and top quality industry standard technical reports

What are we looking for?

Education: Chartered Engineer (Engineering Degree - Aeronautical degree preferred)

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

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

IT skills: engineering software (OrcaFlex, Bladed, Fast) and MS365

What we can offer to you:

• Contractor role, full time, outside IR35
• Hybrid working model: Smart Working options and flexible hours to help you achieve a better work-life balance.
• Our One Saipem Way soft skills model leverages on skills development and opportunities to innovate through complex challenges by promoting communication and cooperation with all our collaborators to achieve common goals.
• Location: Kingston upon Thames
• Start date: As soon as possible

Note: All applicants must reside in the UK and possess full, permanent UK right-to-work status, as Saipem is unable to offer sponsorships.

Additional Information

We embrace diversity! At Saipem, we believe that innovation thrives through diversity. Our culture is built on mutual respect, collaboration, inclusion and the belief that our differences drive our progress.

Safety and Sustainability matter to us! Operating in difficult and at times extreme situations, the focus is always on the health and safety of people and the preservation of the natural ecosystem.

One vision, many paths, limitless possibilities.

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