Hydraulic System Specialist

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You will become part of a team consist of Pitch System Hydraulic specialists in a global organization, with team members located in Spain and Denmark, and with a Design Center in India. The Pitch Hydraulic Specialist is accountable for the technical solution design and implementation from cradle to grave, from the conceptual design according to the specifications and input loads, all through the detail design phase, testing and validation.

What you need to make a difference

• You are graduate/postgraduate in Mechanical engineering / Hydraulic System design.
• 8+ years of experience.
• Your domain knowledge is within Hydraulic Pitch Systems design.
• You have an experience in developing overall Pitch Hydraulic System design, to meet the wind loads demand and functional requirements.
• Design hydraulic components according to the Product Requirements Specification to meet requirements such as functionality, robustness, cost effectiveness, manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance. Hydraulic Power Units, Accumulators, Rotating Unions, Proportional valves, Hydraulic cylinders, manifold blocks, hoses and fittings, spherical bearings, linear position transducers.
• You have an experience in dynamic modelling and simulation of Hydraulic Systems (Simscape – Simulink – SimHydraulics) and wind timeseries postprocessing to define design inputs and hydraulic capacity assessment.
• You can drive technical reviews with internal and external stakeholders.

Furthermore, having knowledge of:

• International Hydraulic Standards - ISO 4413 and Directive 2014/68 EU: Pressure equipment
• D-FMEA and Design Risk Assessments
• Working knowledge on PLM / Engineering Change Management process (Team-center or similar)
• Good teamwork aptitudes and communication skills, and capable of on time delivery with quality in critical work pressure.
• English advanced user, minimum C1 level.

Nice to have:

3D/2D CAD Software, preferable Siemens NX experience, for CAD designers work review.

What you will do

• Develop new Hydraulic Pitch System technologies for the Next Generation of Offshore Wind Turbines.
• Conceptual design of Pitch Hydraulic System, sizing the main hydraulic components from Functional Specification and wind loads analysis by simulation and analytical calculations.
• Detail design of hydraulic system main components, hydraulic diagram, and generation of purchase specifications.
• Interaction with hydraulic suppliers to define the technical solutions of the main hydraulic components according to the specifications and eBOM definition with the list of commercial components.
• You must be able of challenging the suppliers to define the best solution that fits with the specifications, quality and cost and grant the interchangeability among different suppliers.
• Generate DFMEA and DRA for the complete hydraulic system and implement the necessary actions for risk mitigation.
• Revision of 3D and 2D manufacturing drawings generated by the CAD designers.
• Definition of Control and Supervision requirements for actuators and sensors as input for Software team.
• Interaction with Loads and Control department providing the necessary parameters to integrate the Pitch System model in the global wind turbine model for loads generation.
• Generate Pitch System capacity assessment report for certification and review regularly each new load release iteration.
• Definition of Validation Plan and acceptance criteria and interaction with validation department.
• Supporting during commissioning phase of prototypes and first serial units, monitoring, test, and verification phase.

In case you have acquired your skills in alternative ways your application is just as well appreciated.

In return of your commitment, we offer you…
To become a part of our mission for sustainability: clean energy for generations to come. We are a global team of diverse colleagues who share a passion for renewable energy and have a culture of trust and empowerment to make our own ideas a reality. We focus on personal and professional development to grow internally within our organization. Siemens Gamesa offers a wide variety of benefits such as flexible working hours as well as home-office possibility for many colleagues, employer-funded pension, attractive remuneration package (fixed/variable) and local benefits such as subsided lunch, employee discounts and much more.

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Other information

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