Job Description Summary

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

The Wind Simulation Technical Leader will deliver:

• Effective strategic planning through a technical roadmap that aligns capability with business priorities
• Hands-on leadership through program and project execution
• Build the discipline & culture favoring innovation and technical rigor
• Communicate clearly both internally and externally on the value & impact of technology.
• Results aligned to business need & impact

Strategic Planning

• Define and own the technical roadmap for atmospheric and wind-plant simulation ensuring alignment with product and business priorities.
• Provide subject-matter expertise in fluid dynamics CFD/LES atmospheric boundary-layer physics turbulence wake modeling and wind resource assessment.
• Lead the evaluation selection and adoption of next-generation simulation methods and tools.
• Maintain strong awareness of cloud computing data engineering and modern computational frameworks to ensure scalability efficiency and integration with company data systems.
• Contribute directly to simulation model development implementation and validation to ensure technical excellence and practical impact.

Program & Project Leadership

• Lead large-scale technology collaborations including external partnerships and supplier engagements.
• Drive program execution balancing innovation with delivery of validated production-ready solutions.
• Oversee internal technology programs coordinating activities of multiple engineers and stakeholders.
• Work closely with software tools and data engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of new simulation capabilities into existing workflows and digital platforms.
• Remain technically engaged through hands-on coding testing and deployment of simulation pipelines and data workflows.
• Ensure successful validation verification and integration of new methods into engineering workflows and processes.

People & Team Leadership

• Mentor and coach engineers interns and early-career talent supporting their professional development and technical growth.
• Build and develop a strong internal simulation team empowering individuals to take ownership and contribute to shared goals.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities with design loads controls WRA and product development teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation technical rigor collaboration and continuous learning expanding organizational expertise and collective understanding of ind and atmospheric physics.
• Lead by example as a technical practitionercontributing code reviewing implementations and setting standards for quality and reproducibility.

Business Impact & Communication

• Translate advanced simulation capabilities into customer and business value including reduced uncertainty in AEP and loads predictions improved turbine suitability assessments and enhanced competitiveness.
• Represent the company in technical exchanges with customers research institutions and suppliers.
• Publish present and advocate for the companys leadership in atmospheric modeling and wind-plant simulation.

Required Qualifications

Advanced degree (MSc/PhD) in fluid dynamics atmospheric sciences mechanical/aerospace engineering or related field.
Major experience in CFD LES atmospheric/wake modeling or related domains including at least 2 years in a senior or lead role.
Demonstrated leadership in technical programs roadmaps or cross-functional initiatives.
Proven ability to lead external collaborations and manage supplier deliverables.
Strong track record in integrating advanced methods into production engineering workflows.
Proficiency in scientific programming (e.g. Python C or similar) data analysis and numerical model implementation.
Awareness of cloud-native computing data engineering and scalable workflow architectures (e.g. distributed computing containerized environments or data pipelines).

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