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stillingsbetegnelse: Modelling Associate Engineer

jobbeskrivelse:

Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest electricity generators and producer of heat and operates in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. Our strategy is to reduce emissions from power generation with a road map to achieving climate neutrality by 2050.

We are now looking for a Modelling Associate Engineer for our Business Unit Onshore Wind, Technology Roadmap team.
 
Overall purpose of the role
The Modelling Associate Engineer will be part of the Technology Roadmap team responsible for the development of the future wind farm design and optimization framework. The team consists of technology roadmap and cost engineers in different areas (WTG/Electrical/Civil) responsible for developing and implementing new strategies and tools for reducing the levelized cost of energy of future Vattenfall onshore wind farms.

Your responsibilities as a Modelling Associate Engineer
Your focus will be on further developing the wind farm design optimization framework. The tasks include database management, price modeling, and structuring the interfaces of wind farm layout optimization framework. Additionally, you are expected to support ongoing wind farm development project providing insights to further improve the business case and guide the technology roadmaps. The role requires the ability to provide technical expertise while maintaining a system level overview of most important variables affecting the profitability of onshore wind farms.

Your qualifications as a Modelling Associate Engineer
The successful candidate has an MSc (or equivalent) in a engineering, applied mathematics or physics.

• You must have as a minimum a M.Sc. in Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, or similar
• You have 1-2 years of relevant work experience in a similar position or you are a recent M.Sc. graduates with a particularly exceptional track record
• You have experience and keen interest in developing engineering, financial, and/or optimization models in Matlab
• Knowledge of the basic principles of wind energy engineering and the wind farm layout optimization is a plus
• Experience with database management programs (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, etc.) and in wind farm layout optimization software (e.g., Openwind, Windpro, etc) is a plus

Your personal characteristics and competences

• Excellent analytical skills
• Structured worker with ability to structure work of others
• Experience in international cooperation, culturally sensitive
• Experience and keen interest in working in projects with broadly defined, abstract, and/or shifting targets
• You enjoy working on international, multidisciplinary projects and teams and you are willing to travel
• You have a very good command of English, command of German or Dutch is a plus.

Our offer
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the absolute best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.
 
At Vattenfall, we are convinced that striving for diversity helps building a more profitable, efficient and attractive company. Therefore we seek a harmonious balance of employees in terms of gender, age, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Location
Kolding, Denmark or Amsterdam, the Netherlands 

More information
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact Marlies van Heymbeeck, +31 6 156 04 138. For inquires relating to the job content and scope feel free to contact Head of Technology Roadmaps Wouter Maas: wouter.maas (at) nuon.com

We welcome your application in English, including CV and cover letter via the application button at this page. Last day to apply is the 17th of February 2019.  

Our organisation
Energy is our contribution to quality of life – day after day. With around 20,000 colleagues Vattenfall provides comprehensive electricity and heating offerings to several million customers in northern Europe. For the work ahead we need people who are fully dedicated to our customers and to a sustainable society – people like you.

Business Area Wind is responsible for Vattenfall’s Onshore and Offshore Wind as well as other non-hydro Renewable activities. Today we develop, construct and operate wind generation in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. In addition, we have a clear strategy to develop our solar PV and battery operations further. 

We look forward to your application!

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