Field Engineer – Vestas

Deutsche Windtechnik (DWT) is Germany’s largest independent service provider, offering a comprehensive service package for wind turbine generators (WTG) from one single source. With more than 9,000 WTGs under contract and more than 2,200 worldwide employees operating in Europe, the US, and Asia, Deutsche Windtechnik sets the bar for independent service provider services. Deutsche Windtechnik came to North America in 2018 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Our goal is to set the standard for best-in‑class quality, safety, efficiency, and customer service in the US market.

Ready to be an important part of our Global Engineering Team?

The role of Field Engineer is tailored to offer dedicated engineering support for the US entity, focusing on Siemens and Vestas platforms. The position also provides general assistance to onsite repair teams and contributes to a successful operations strategy through collaboration with the global specialist team. The role may initially involve supporting the establishment of the local market, with backing from the global team.

• Support troubleshooting, fault analysis, and technical investigations in collaboration with local and global resources for Siemens and Vestas Wind Turbines.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops relevant to the wind industry.
• Develop and implement the strategic and tactical plans necessary to achieve internal cost reduction goals.
• Conduct repair reports to ensure repairs are performed with the appropriate process, materials, and quality standards upheld by DWT.
• Analyze fleet performance data to increase mean time between errors, reduce downtime, and increase production.

• Liaise with global engineering group for engineering related tasks.
• Lead and support remote fault analysis and error investigation.
• Develop, maintain and update work instructions as required for repairs to be used on sites in the US.
• Support supply chain as needed to find qualified vendors for turbine spare parts in the US.
• Assist with SCADA‑related issues in collaboration with HQ engineering.

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related subject.
• Proficient in identifying and resolving issues with electrical systems, including converter systems, pitch systems, and control/communication networks (IPv4 based, bus systems).
• Minimum of 5 years of technical experience with Siemens or Vestas Wind Turbines.
• Able to quickly adapt to different technical situations by using technical documentation, schematics or self‑gathered information due to investigation and system reviews.
• Strong knowledge of system design.
• Ability to understand complex electrical systems and functions by reading circuit diagrams and/or schematics.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with field technicians or engineering colleagues.
• Experience handling customer communication.
• Able to pass a physical exam and drug/alcohol screening.
• Experience developing upgrades/improvements preferred.
• We care about the safety and wellbeing of every one of our employees. To help ensure their safety, any employees climbing a wind turbine must use a Personal Fall Arrest System, and may not exceed the system’s maximum weight capacity of 309 lbs. This weight must include the individual, their tooling, uniform, and personal protective equipment. Based on these safety requirements and the standard weight of equipment, employees who climb wind turbines may not exceed a maximum personal body weight of 260 lbs.

• 401(k) with fully vested, generous company match available after 6 months.
• Generous PTO, excellent medical/dental/vision benefits.
• Competitive compensation.
• Personalized and ongoing training.

What sets us apart is our intense focus on our customers, employees, and culture.

To be the most trusted O&M partner to wind farm owners.

To empower the Americas’ achievement of 100% renewable energy, one wind turbine at a time.

How do we accomplish this? By building a team and a culture with the core values that are:
Transparent, Innovative, Guiding (advisor and partner), Efficient, and Reliable.

We call ourselves TIGERs and we hope you get an opportunity to join us someday!

DWT is an Equal Opportunity and affirmative action employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, protected veteran or military status, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination.