Materials Specialist

Are you an engineer with specialty in chemical/material science?

Would you like a technical leadership role where you are guiding others?

If you want to bring innovations to practice in a creative environment, we have an interesting opportunity for you to make a difference in the qualification of blade material - impacting for a sustainable future.

Blade Introduction Center Blades Process Materials, Master Data & Kitting
Vestas Blades Introduction Centre (VBIC) is a function within the Blades organisation in the Manufacturing organisation. The function is responsible for delivery of our manufacturing production design, including special projects, development of processes and tooling of the blades in Vestas.

Materials, Master Data & Kitting is part of Vestas Blade Introduction Centre and you will work in the materials team. The team is responsible for the specifications of non-structural materials, and further ensuring that structural approved material from design can be tested, validated and implemented in our blade manufacturing processes. New product developments and support to our blades factories around the world in relation to materials is also a part of the daily work life. The Materials team assists both new product developments, running production and all the local Technical Support departments in our blade factories.

We have an increasing need for competencies within materials while our department is growing. We are looking for a specialist who can take a technical decision on the spot, but also give guidance to motivate and inspire your colleagues through your technical leadership.

Responsibilities
As Materials Specialist your primary responsibility will be:

• Guiding & Creating Technical Purchase Specifications / True Specification Requirements for non-structural materials and Structural materials (Process)
• Creating Test & Validation plans for structural materials in our blade manufacturing processes
• Part of creating Process Requirement Specifications (PRS) for our materials in combination with other stakeholders
• Generating solutions to design challenges from Vestas Power Solutions to fulfill the product and technology roadmaps
• Optimisation of material consumption, processing time (manufacturing cycle time) and cost in collaboration with our cross functional category management teams
• Maintain and develop Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA) based on Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA)
• Defining incoming Inspection plans for our materials

Furthermore, you will be case handling Engineering Change Management (ECM) – in relation to the above topics and secure controlled implementation. Overall anything else, you always set safety as a priority, hereby in line with HS&E policy.

Qualifications
You probably have an engineering degree (preferably Chemical, Material science) or similar related to the position, either at Ph.D or Master level. To qualify and succeed as Specialist, you have +5 years of relevant experience. Concretely, you have:

• Experience with Rheological behaviour Analysis of Adhesive / Resin system
• Experience with materials testing both chemical, thermal and mechanical test methods
• Experience with thermoset resin systems such as Epoxy and Polyurethane chemistry
• Experience with Six Sigma Black Belt and Root Cause Analysis
• Experience with Experimental design/Multivariable data analysis both planning and treatment of statistical data and tolerance analysis
• Experience with Category Activities
• Knowledge of composite manufacturing e.g. Polymer Rheology and blade component assembly

In addition, you are proficient in English orally and in writing, and you have strong documentation and specification skills. If you have experience with running optimisation and process development projects in manufacturing environments it is an advantage but not required.

Competencies
You identify yourself as possessing the following personal competencies:

• An ability to build relations and interact with stakeholders on all levels (from technology organisation to factory)
• Being self-driven (independent) and strong in technical decision-making
• Have a data and analytical mindset, being great at finding solutions to problems
• Detail-oriented and a focus on quality
• Good communication skills which enable you to convey complex problems

What we offer

We offer an exciting job with excellent opportunities for professional and personal development in an inspiring environment with the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We value initiative, responsibility and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions. You will become part of a highly professional environment with a strong technical commitment.

You will become part of an international team with great collaboration and a “can-do” attitude.

Additional information
Primary location is Lem, Denmark.

You should expect travel activity up to 20%.

For more information, please contact Ashish Warrier (Manager of Materials, Master Data & Kitting) via phone +45 5226 1381.

About Vestas

Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and with more than 101 GW of wind turbines in 80 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else.

Through our industry-leading smart data capabilities and unparalleled more than 86 GW of wind turbines under service, we use data to interpret, forecast, and exploit wind resources and deliver best-in-class wind power solutions.

Together with our customers, Vestas’ more than 24,600 employees are bringing the world sustainable energy solutions to power a bright future.

We invite you to learn more about Vestas by visiting our website at www.vestas.com and following us on our social media channels.

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