Wind Resource Analyst

The Global Wind Resource team is seeking a team member to be a Wind Resource Analyst, providing technical guidance and feedback in support of sales proposals in Onshore Wind.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support the new-units and services teams in their proposals by performing Wind Resource, Annual Energy Production, and Turbine Layout Optimization
• Translate measured wind conditions to wind resource characterizations and generate input conditions to Mechanical Loads Assessments
• Develop solutions to increase customer value and enable digital wind farm optimization.
• Communicate and provide recommendations through analysis, preparation, and presentation of technical material to internal and external audiences
• Collaborate with internal and external customers to advance internal and industry initiatives
• Contribute to the creation of customer facing technical documents

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, or a closely related field
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated Wind Resource Assessment and/or wind-related engineering and technology experience

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience with OpenWind, Windographer, GIS tools, and Wind Turbine micro-siting
• Experience with layout design and optimization for wind farms
• Experience with wind flow modeling, particularly an understanding of the benefits and drawbacks to various types of atmospheric flow models
• Experience with R&D and implementation into process, tools, and/or operations
• Ability to break-down complex issues, determine possible courses of action, and enable effective decision making
• System or product-level mindset
• Field instrumentation, test and/or validation experience
• Effective communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Self-motivated with desire to both learn and mentor
• Team player, with demonstrated creativity and fulfillment focus

Compensation Grade: LPB1

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes