Lead Operations Technical Support Engineer

AL7829 GE Vernova Renovables España, S.L.; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

GE Vernova seeks a Lead Operations Technical Support Engineer to join the Offshore Operations team, driving safe turbine commissioning and performance optimization across offshore wind projects.

You will troubleshoot wind turbine control and operation issues, manage work orders, coordinate with ROC and offshore vessels, and drive improvements in main controller, HMI, SCADA, and automation while supporting international site travel.

Formación

• Degree in Electrical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Engineering with wind turbine experience.
• Proven experience with wind turbine main controllers, hardware, software and HMI.
• Offshore wind farm operations experience and ability to manage priorities.
• Travel to multiple sites across the UK, US, and Spain (approx. 30%). Proficient English.

Responsabilidades

• Provide first-level remote and onsite technical troubleshooting for wind turbine control and operation issues during commissioning and service.
• Manage and follow up technical cases, Work Orders, and Non-Conformities in accordance with project and quality processes.
• Support Work Order readiness by defining priorities and ensuring availability of parts, tools, instructions, and required competencies.
• Coordinate daily planning calls with offshore vessels and Remote Operation Centers to optimize execution activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Controls teams to develop test plans, self-tests, and commissioning protocols.
• Lead technical improvements related to main controller, HMI, SCADA, and turbine operational functions.

Conocimientos

Wind turbine ops

Troubleshooting

Offshore ops

English

Spanish

Educación

Electrical/Mechatronics/Industrial Eng degree

Herramientas

MATLAB/Simulink

TwinCAT

Descripción del empleo

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world? What impact you’ll make As a Lead Operations Technical Support Engineer within the Offshore Operations team, you will be an active contributor to safe and efficient turbine commissioning and operational performance optimization across Offshore Wind Turbine projects. You will play a key role in supporting offshore execution teams and Remote Operation Centers (ROC), ensuring technical excellence, system reliability, and timely project delivery during commissioning and service phases.

What you’ll do

• Provide first-level remote and onsite technical troubleshooting for wind turbine control and operation issues during commissioning and service.
• Manage and follow up technical cases, Work Orders, and Non-Conformities in accordance with project and quality processes.
• Support Work Order readiness by defining priorities and ensuring availability of parts, tools, instructions, and required competencies.
• Coordinate daily planning calls with offshore vessels and Remote Operation Centers to optimize execution activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Controls teams to develop test plans, self-tests, and commissioning protocols.
• Lead technical improvements related to main controller, HMI, SCADA, and turbine operational functions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on digitalization, automation, and EHS compliance.

What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications)

Degree or Diploma in Electrical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Engineering, with extensive experience in wind turbine operation, commissioning, and troubleshooting. Proven experience with wind turbine main controllers, including hardware, software, and HMI operation. Extensive experience in offshore wind farm operations, with ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to complex operational environments. Strong technical knowledge of wind turbine systems: electrical, mechanical, control systems, and network/communication systems. Travel to multiple sites across the UK, US, and Spain (approximately 30% of the time). Professional proficiency in English (written and spoken).

What will make you stand out

• Knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink and TwinCAT.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative and goal-driven mindset.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing operational demands.
• Fluency in Spanish.

Benefits Available to You

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com) Our compensation & benefits are designed to reward high performers and help you manage your personal and family needs. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements. A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We’ve created programs that support the way you live and work today. GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.

Inclusion

At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com