Job Description

Summary A Certification Advanced Lead Engineer is part of Certification & Compliance function within LM Engineering. This role is critical in all rotor blade certification in LM, a GE renewable business to support the customer market access and to meet technical compliance requirement.
The Certification engineer is the key driver in capturing voice of customers by analyzing site specific loads to execute their business strategy/decision for new market with the extended use of existing /new blade



As Certification engineer you will:

Own the activities within areas of rotor blade certification (like Design evaluation, manufacturing evaluation, test evaluation, design basis, quality system)

Analyze & evaluate customer submitted site specific blade loads, for validation of compliance with certification & enable sales

Conduct site specific load assessment using cMLA tool, LM Blade tool, DamGood, Test loads (Test load damage calculation), FEM analysis for different failure criteria.

Formulate internal as well as external reports

Contribute to organization's initiatives such as continuous improvement, training and development, innovation.

Conduct internal compliance check with IECRE standards

Execution (Day to Day Activities):

Product Qualification (PQ):

Review customer load set (time series, Markov matrices, DEL, extreme loads)

Perform load verification in LMBladed software, cMLA, other analytical tools.

Internal risk assessment for site specific loads

Develop automated tool to enhance productivity and load assessment improvement of process.

Develop analytical tools for consolidated MLA process for different design methodologies.

Report loads assessment for internal review and external approval.

Work with certification body towards load approval.

Certification:

Leading certification across projects for both NPI and NTI

Making certification strategy and proactive alignment with all stakeholders w.r.t certification compliance and requirements.

Communicate technical details within certification with certification agencies as per certification scheme and standards (IECRE, IEC 61400 series, GL.......etc)

Compiling, Reviewing, and sending necessary documentation packages to certifying bodies in compliance with certification requirements

Draw technical reports including compilation of engineering reports from another departments

Internal compliance Check with design standards and regulations

Performing rotor blade manufacturing audits with certifying bodies at LM manufacturing locations around the world.

Cross-functional technical and certification alignment:

Work in proximities of different cross functional departments to align on different certification requirement and deliverable to meet our customer and GE business needs.

GE ONW, GE OFW, Load Team (SVO -System value optimisation & MLA -Mechanical Load assessment)

FEE Front End Engineering

Aerodynamics (blade and its features-add-ons), Loads,

Conceptual design

Product Engineering & Structure Design.

M&P (Materials, Composite materials & Manufacturing processes),

TVC (Full scale blade Testing ..etc)

Plant, Operation

Quality, Customer quality

Sales

Required qualifications:

BE or MS/MTech degree in mechanical, Aeronautical, industrial, manufacturing engineering or similar.

12+ year experience in Wind turbine rotor blade design, certification, audit and related area. Knowledge of certification requirements for wind turbine rotor blade.

Good Understanding about the wind turbine loading and rotor blade type testing, failure mode/criteria

Knowledge of Applied Mechanics and Strength of Materials esp. composites

Ability to formulate the internal as well as external reports or analysis

Pro-active Attitude and Team player

Effective English communication and listening skills (Oral and Written)

Flexible and Adapts to Customer / Business Changes on demand

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No