Senior Wind Turbine Reliability Engineer

RWE AG; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company is seeking a Senior Wind Turbine Reliability Engineer in London. The successful candidate will provide engineering support for offshore wind turbine assets, focusing on reliability forecasting and performance optimization. Ideal candidates should have a background in Industrial Engineering, experience within the wind energy sector, and strong stakeholder communication skills. The role demands business fluent English and involves travel to European sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in Wind Turbine Generation or OEM.
• Background in reliability and lifetime forecasting of WTG systems.
• Proficient in English, business fluent.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for Offshore wind turbine assets.
• Calculate failure rates and perform root cause analysis.
• Improve internal components prediction and support maintenance optimization.

Skills

Engineering support

Failure analysis

Stakeholder communication

Negotiation skills

Technical issue resolution

Operational experience

Education

Industrial Engineering BEng or equivalent

Job description

Senior Wind Turbine Reliability Engineer

Location(s): London, City of London, GB; Copenhagen, 84, DK; 1620 Swindon, Wiltshire, GB; SN5 6PB

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
Functional area: Engineering

In the role of the Reliability Engineer, you will work with our experienced and international Component Engineering team.

About the role

• Provide engineering support during project development, construction and operations for Offshore wind turbine assets in Europe and APAC
• Based on Asset operational experience, calculate instantaneous and cumulative failure rate, mean time between failure, beta values, failure distributions and failure forecast for Wind turbine sub‑systems/components
• Continuously improve our internal WTG components prediction failure model for Site Operation MTP and Finance Department, New Assets and support Technical Due Diligence of upcoming WTG platforms/models
• Support service maintenance optimisation initiatives, spare parts and logistics optimisation initiatives
• Collect and analyse information from the WTG OEMs, technical due diligences, project conditions, component specialists and operational experience
• Identification, resolution and mitigation of technical/HSSE issues including root cause analysis, EOW claims and assess risks/opportunities for adding value to the business

Job requirements and experience

• Industrial Engineering BEng or equivalent with relevant experience
• Experience in Wind Turbine Generation (WTG) or Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
• Extensive background in reliability and lifetime forecasting of WTG systems, including several years spent in maintenance and service roles within the industry
• Significant experience in liaising with the array of internal and external stakeholders
• Proficient in communicating effectively, negotiating well, and inspiring collaboration
• Will have a stakeholder‑centric mind‑set and be committed to ensuring high levels of stakeholder satisfaction
• A thorough knowledge of engineering regulations and standards
• Willing to travel around European sites
• English language skills - business fluent

Advantageous, but not essential

• MSc Reliability Engineering and Asset Management
• Other languages: German, Spanish, French, Italian

It is essential that you hold the correct right to work for either the UK or Denmark.

Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 91106, application period: 01/01/2026.
Any questions? Contact HR: Marie Bennell, [e-mail]

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity.