Blade Engineer

About the Role

Vestas is a global leader in wind energy technology and a major force in the growth of the wind power sector. The company develops, manufactures, sells, markets, and maintains wind turbines. This position sits within the Regional Operations Engineering Support team for Service Onshore under Region APC and Service APAC, supporting operations in India and Sri Lanka.

The team’s mission is to help service operations run wind farms more effectively by delivering technical guidance, practical solutions, and improvements that raise turbine performance. The role also contributes to blade inspection, repair, optimization, cost reduction, and operational readiness initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Advance blade inspection methods, including robotic internal inspections and improvements to drone-based inspection workflows.
• Lead failure analysis work to inform commercial choices and support forecasting for service contract planning.
• Oversee the blade repair backlog in Service Asia and coordinate blade care improvements with APAC blade LCE.
• Prepare customer-facing reports, method statements, and internal technical documentation.
• Carry out specialized tasks that require strong expertise in blade technology, including structural assessment and repair planning.
• Visit repair sites to gain hands-on familiarity with real-world blade repair activities.
• Review CIRs and create BIRs.
• Provide both on-site and remote support for blade damage assessment, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Handle technical queries from field service and construction teams.

Required Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering or Mechanical Engineering; candidates with other degrees may be considered if they bring relevant experience.
• Background in glass fiber or carbon fiber design and construction.
• At least 5 years of engineering experience with strong problem-solving exposure.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• A master’s degree in Mechanical, Polymer, or Chemical Engineering will be an advantage.

Competencies

• Comfortable working under pressure, managing several priorities, and meeting tight deadlines.
• Strong communication, organization, and confidentiality practices.
• Able to adapt to a changing, progressive work environment.
• Works well across functions and with varied stakeholders.
• Good computer literacy, especially in MS Office; AutoCAD knowledge is an added benefit.
• Self-driven and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Hands-on experience with glass/carbon structural repair, especially for wind turbine blades.
• Exposure to wind turbine implementation, operation, standards, and servicing.
• Experience in project management and structured problem-solving approaches such as 8D and DMAIC.
• Commercial awareness from working with customers in sales or service environments.

What We Offer

• A global, culturally diverse workplace.
• Strong development opportunities in high-growth markets across Asia.
• Exposure that helps sharpen technical skills and build specialist expertise.

Additional Information

Your main workplace will be Chennai, India.

Vestas may amend or withdraw the role at any time, including before the stated closing date. The preferred application deadline is 8th Aug 2026.

Vestas asks applicants to submit CVs focused on professional and educational history, relevant skills, and contact details only. To support fair hiring, candidates are requested to leave out photos, date of birth, graduation date, gender pronouns, marital status, and other non-relevant personal details.

The company states that it values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourages people from all backgrounds to apply, including those who may feel they do not meet every requirement.

Applicants are also warned about fraudulent emails from people impersonating Vestas. The company advises candidates to stay alert to recruitment fraud.

About Vestas: the company designs, manufactures, installs, and services wind turbines for onshore and offshore use. It has installed more wind power than any other company globally, has over 200 GW installed worldwide, and brings more than 40 years of wind-energy experience. Vestas has around 39,000 employees worldwide and promotes an inclusive workplace with equal opportunity for all.