Lead Engineer - Fleet Engineering, Mechanical Structures

Lead Engineer – Mechanical Structures

The Lead Engineer in Mechanical Structures, part of the Global Fleet Engineering team, will act as an RCA Leader owning assigned RCAs related to Rotor (Hub, Pitch Bearing), Towers and critical bolted joints of Onshore & Offshore fleet. The role is a "wing-to-wing" owner, partnering with Design Engineering, Sourcing, Parts, Services, Warranty, Global Fleet Performance Team (FPM) and using Lean, 8D, Shainin and Six Sigma to identify root causes, contain issues, develop corrective actions and implement systematic improvements for the most prevalent issues across the Global Wind Fleet.

• Own assigned RCA from a technical & process perspective with cross-functional teams to achieve timely and robust issue resolution, addressing emerging issues and reducing MCU for all Machinery structures components other than Machine Head.
• Support escalated PAC cases, while owning the general disposition for RCA related PAC cases.
• Support RCA related SAFER Actions, while owning the definition of a potential general approach to reduce unnecessary re-work for future potential similar cases (i.e. identifying reference case).
• Develop effective relationships with the Fleet Performance, NPI Engineering, Field, Sourcing, Parts, and Quality teams along with other resources in Customer Solutions to foster the best solutions to our fleet problems.
• Assist in driving cross-team initiatives and mentoring of junior team members.
• Manage the cost of quality for our business as it relates to implementing solutions for field quality issues.
• Partner with Sourcing on vendor recovery of supplier-caused defects.
• Support commercial and technical discussions with our suppliers to achieve field quality issue resolution.
• Provide clear and consistent communications for internal and external Customers.
• Provide regular updates on RCA progress and related action plan in Quality Suite (RCA reporting platform).
• Identify and secure the roles and functions required as part of the RCA team, escalating when required.
• Own the definition of the RCA necessary budget for PO’s and cost/benefit impact evaluation, owning the PO workflow related process to get approvals and issue the necessary POs along the RCA.
• Maintain thorough and well-organized documentation of the RCA within Fleet Engineering folder.
• Own the RCA report, providing regular updates to senior leadership as needed.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s (preferred) degree in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 5 years of prior relevant work experience, preferably in the wind industry.

• Detailed understanding of the product development cycle.
• Detailed understanding of the 8D problem solving process.
• Positive, resourceful, clear and strategic thinking problem solver mindset.
• Ability to think outside the box to bring creative, sustainable solutions to complex scenarios.
• Proven RCA technical expertise and project closure.
• Prior background on wind turbine equipment’s and systems, especially on bolted joints, tower structure, tower internals, pitch bearings and mechanical structures like the hub.
• Technical versatility and ability to learn technology outside of one's specialty.
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time and to climb a wind turbine.
• Root Cause Analysis Training or Certification (8‑D, Apollo, Shainin or similar).
• Statistically literate and familiar with quality concepts and tools (Six‑sigma BB, Lean, etc.).
• Strong problem‑solving skills.
• Product reliability mindset.
• Strong field and customer mind‑set.
• Experience with internal and/or external customer communications, particularly with product quality topics like RCAs.
• Prior team management experience (direct or indirect reports) with influential leadership and credibility.
• Self‑starter with personal ownership and accountability.
• Ability to understand business processes, issues, and concerns and translate into solutions.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, multi‑cultural environment with cross‑functional teams.

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