Student Worker

Are you ready to kickstart your career in renewable energy with Vestas, the world leader in sustainable energy solutions?

If so, come aboard as a Student Worker in our NCE Regional Engineering & Technology (RE&T) team, where you’ll support tool development as well as analyse site conditions, optimize wind farm layouts, and balance technical risk and performance. This role offers the unique opportunity to blend programming, data science, engineering, and hands-on project support to assist regional wind projects that meet customer needs.

Vestas Technology & Operations > Regional Engineering & Technology > Functional Lead Siting Solutions NCE

Regional Engineering & Technology NCE represents the Vestas Technology & Operations (VTO) organisation in the 6+ GW p.a. regional business unit Northern & Central Europe (NCE), including about 30 countries with installed capacity across the spectrum of Sustainable Energy Solutions with On- & Offshore wind at the core. Our main responsibilities centre around technical contracting, technical value engineering, customisation and execution, product integrity, regional product market requirement management as well as regional product lifecycle engineering.

In RE&T NCE, we therefore:

• Understand customer needs: We ensure that technical bid requirements and project-specific restrictions are understood, offers and contracts comply with country-specific requirements, and we track the relevant interests of key project stakeholders.
• Optimise projects: We optimise performance & cost variables of Onshore & Offshore projects alike to maximize value for all parties, i.e. utilising the Tech Sales, Siting & Power Plant Solutions communities' global practices, processes, and tools.
• Mitigate technical risks: We assess potential technical issues and ensure that all technical assessments align with our procedural framework, cautiously directing the technical aspects of projects to support efficient execution.
• Connect R&D to the market: We feed back into central R&D with techno-commercial market & competitiveness requirements to shape Vestas future product portfolio for the region as well as requirements for the further development of frontline tools & processes.

As part of the RE&T NCE, the Siting Solutions team analyses site climatic conditions throughout the value chain of a wind farm and optimises configurations, layouts and operational settings of wind farms for site suitability and performance to deliver best-in-class LCoE for our customers while balancing technical risk and exposure.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Functional Lead of Siting Solutions in NCE the responsibilities are various multi-disciplinary tasks supporting the NCE Siting Community with:

• Supporting data science research in wind energy and supporting associated tool development
• Actively contributing to wind farm projects in the sales phase by analysing climatic conditions, estimating energy production and assessing loads
• Interaction and collaboration with central R&D functions
• Various supporting tasks

Qualifications

You are studying for a Master's degree preferably in the field of engineering, data science or programming (preferably within renewable energy, wind energy, aerodynamics, meteorology or physics).

Furthermore, you have:

• Solid background in frontend and backend Python programming
• Theoretical background in wind turbine design, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and wind measurement campaigns
• Practical skills with windPRo, WAsP and a CFD solver (Ellipses 3D, OpenFoam, WindSim)
• Fluency both in verbal and written English

Competencies

As a person, you are professional and committed by nature with a good sense of quality and great analytical and communication skills. You are flexible with a positive attitude combined with an innovative mindset, and you thrive in a complex environment with aspirational people.

Furthermore, you:

• Are good at seeing the bigger picture by combining both the commercial as well as the technical perspective
• Can work with no supervision and at the same time you are a collaborator, always working towards reaching a common goal
• Are accountable, completing commitments as promised while having the courage to ask questions, seek clarity, raise concerns and offer ideas

What we offer

This position could be the ideal entry ticket for a career in the central Vestas R&D or in a more market and customer-focused role in Regional Engineering & Technology depending on your preferences.

You can expect to be working a maximum of 25 hours per week.

Vestas stands out in its market, not only for its efficacy but also because it has quickly risen to prominence while being guided by its foundational values: Simplicity, Accountability, Passion and Collaboration.

This allows us to respond with agility, ensuring you have the scope to pursue creative initiatives in a global context and with diverse colleagues. We at Vestas value good ideas, speed, agility and results.

Additional information

The primary work location is Malmö, Sweden.

To be considered for this role, you must apply online before January 16, 2025. We will review applications on an ongoing basis. We can withdraw from the job and reserve the right to do so at any time, including before the advertised closing date.

For more information, please get in touch with Finn-Hendrik Andersen, Functional Lead Siting Solutions NCE, at +45 28 34 28 77.

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DEIB Statement At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.  Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.  With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future.  Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity.  To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.