What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern, Onshore Wind Blade & Turbine Systems Engineering position at RWE?
RWE Clean Energy, LLC
Functional area : Engineering
Remuneration : Non-Exempt
This Onshore Wind Blade and turbine Systems Engineering Intern role will focus on wind blade and turbine systems engineering as part of the wind turbine generator engineering team within the Operations Engineering department of RWECE. The blades and system engineers are specialists in the blades and turbine as a system within the Onshore Wind Engineering team and provide support and expertise for the Development, Construction, and, primarily, Operations of wind farms.
This role will support the breadth of existing assets in the United States from the end of construction at a project site to repowering and decommissioning, emphasizing operational success and the repair needed for existing projects. The job also covers supporting the other engineers globally.
Role Responsibilities :
- Support blade damage dispositions
- Perform turbine control, mechanical and electrical system issue dispositions
- Analyze the existing failure modes in the RWECE fleet
- Evaluate the criticality of each failure mode in terms of risk and cost
- Evaluate the criticality of failure modes in terms of damage propagation and risk of catastrophic failure
- Support repair crews while performing complex diagnostics and repairs
- Perform blade repair reports and quality review
- Evaluation of quality of work done by contractors
- Support the development of new and amended existing work instructions for blade inspections and repairs to be used on-site
- Support of root cause analysis and corrective action for blade damages and failures
- Adhere to the Company's values and behaviors as aspired to by RWECE
- Additionally : Perform all other duties assigned as may be required occasionally.
Job Requirements and Experiences :
This is a full-time 12-week summer internship starting the first week of June.in our Austin, TX office.
Benefits offered : Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No matter who you are, we welcome your application irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
RWE Clean Energy is one of the biggest names in the US renewables industry - and No.2 in solar. With a 1,500-strong team, the business has over 15 years' experience of developing, constructing and operating renewable energy facilities, and ambitious plans for the future.
As part of the RWE Group's Growing Green strategy to expand globally its green portfolio to more than 65 GW of installed capacity and to invest globally more than EUR 55 billion gross by 2030, RWE Clean Energy is determined to significantly increase its operating asset base in the U.S. This is backed by a project pipeline of more than 24 GW in onshore wind, solar and battery storage which provides for one of the largest development platforms in the United States.
Every project brings constantly-evolving technical, practical and social challenges - and drives a culture where everybody thrives, has fun and feels excited by each day. Our financial stability also means you'll have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies - and continuously improve, together.
