Senior Blade Engineer – Wind Turbine Operations Technology

Ringhals AB; Kolding; On-site; DKK 750,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Vattenfall is seeking a Senior Blade Engineer to shape reliability and lifecycle performance of rotor systems across the wind portfolio. You will blend deep technical expertise with fleet-wide influence, partnering with engineering, operations, and suppliers to translate data-driven insights into practical engineering decisions.

You will define maintenance strategies, inspection and repair requirements, and evaluate new technologies, while contributing to continuous improvement and knowledge

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Materials or Wind Energy.
• Extensive wind blade lifecycle experience: design, manufacturing, inspection, repair, operations.
• Strong knowledge of blade degradation, structural integrity, and inspection methods.

Responsibilities

• Define technical requirements for blade inspections, repairs, monitoring systems, and maintenance activities.
• Assess technical risks and support data-driven decision-making across the fleet.
• Optimize maintenance strategies and asset management plans.
• Maintain blade-related OPEX assumptions, budgets, and cost models.
• Support supplier selection, contract development, and technical performance evaluations.
• Lead technical investigations and RCA for blade and rotor-related failures and performance issues.
• Evaluate, test, and implement innovative technologies incl. inspection and repair solutions.
• Share lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

Skills

Blade engineering

Rotor systems

Risk assessment

Data-driven decisions

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace/Materials (related)

Tools

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Job description

Vattenfall is looking for a Senior Blade Engineer with broad rotor and blade knowledge for our Business Area Wind within the WTG Systems Engineering department. If you are interested in a job with potential, possibilities, and want to be a part of an organization with special focus on Renewables, you may be the person we are looking for. You will be collaborating with colleagues located across the various European locations.

The WTG Systems Engineering department is the technical WTG knowledge centre within Business Area Wind, setting the standards and guidelines as well as being embedded within our projects, both through the development and implementation phase and later taking over the support to the operations as backoffice. On the technical level the department covers all engineering aspects of the WTG.

The challenge

As a Senior Blade Engineer in WTG Engineering, Operations Technology, you will shape the reliability, safety, and lifecycle performance of the rotor systems across Vattenfall’s operational wind portfolio. You will combine deep technical expertise with fleet-wide strategic influence, turning operational experience, risk assessments, and technical investigations into practical engineering decisions.

You will be a trusted technical partner, strengthening collaboration, knowledge sharing, and an inclusive working environment. Working closely with engineering, asset management, operations, and external suppliers, you will translate specialist expertise into coordinated solutions across the organization.

The role combines fleet-level asset management with hands‑on technical problem‑solving. You will support rotor systems throughout their operational lifecycle by shaping maintenance strategies, defining inspection and repair requirements, improving performance, managing technical risk, and evaluating new technologies.

Continuous improvement is at the core of this position. You will identify opportunities to enhance maintenance strategies, improve asset performance, reduce operational risk, and deliver greater long‑term value from our renewable assets.

What You’ll Do

This role offers a unique opportunity to move beyond individual projects or site‑level support and take a fleet‑wide perspective on blades and rotor systems. As one of Vattenfall’s technical authorities in this field, you will influence maintenance strategies, risk management, and technology adoption across a diverse operational wind portfolio.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Define technical requirements for blade inspections, repairs, monitoring systems, and maintenance activities
• Assess technical risks and support data‑driven decision‑making across the fleet
• Optimize maintenance strategies and asset management plans
• Maintain blade‑related OPEX assumptions, budgets, and cost models
• Support supplier selection, contract development, and technical performance evaluations
• Lead technical investigations and Root Cause Analyses (RCA) for blade and rotor‑related failures and performance issues
• Evaluate, test, and implement innovative technologies incl. inspection and repair solutions
• Share lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the organization

Success in this role means helping to reduce operational risk, improve technical availability, optimize maintenance costs, and ensure technical learnings are effectively transferred across Vattenfall's wind fleet.

The position includes occasional international travel to wind farms, supplier facilities, technical workshops, and investigations. Expected travel activity is typically less than 25 days per year.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

You are an experienced engineer with deep technical expertise in wind turbine blade and rotor systems, combined with a passion for improving asset performance throughout the operational lifecycle.

We Believe You Will Bring:

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Engineering, Wind Energy, or a related discipline
• Significant experience within the wind energy industry, preferably covering multiple stages of the blade lifecycle, including design, manufacturing, inspection, repair, and operations
• Strong knowledge of blade degradation mechanisms, structural integrity, inspection methodologies,