Advanced Lead Engineer, Composite Mechanics

About this role

Job Description Summary We are seeking an experienced Advanced Lead Engineer specializing in Composite Damage Mechanics with a deep focus on damage characterization of wind turbine blade structures. In this role, you will lead technical investigations into damage initiation, progression, and criticality in large or complex composite components, driving experimental and analytical programs that directly support structural integrity, lifetime extension, and certification across onshore and offshore wind platforms. This is a high-impact technical leadership role at the forefront of composite structural integrity, offering the opportunity to shape how wind industry understands and manages blade damage at scale

Job Description Essential Responsibilities Technical Leadership: Lead damage characterization programmes for wind turbine blade primary and secondary composite structures, covering glass fiber (GFRP), carbon fiber (CFRP), and hybrid laminates used in spar caps, shear webs, and shells. Define and own the technical strategy for blade damage tolerance and structural integrity, integrating field-observed damage with laboratory characterization and analytical predictions. Act as the technical expert for damage characterization methodologies, providing guidance on blade-specific damage scenarios encountered during manufacturing, transportation, installation, and service

Damage Characterization & Testing: Lead the design and execution of multi-scale damage characterization campaigns relevant to complex composite structures. This may include delamination, matrix cracking, impact damage, and fatigue-driven progressive damage studies. Define test matrices and specimen configurations representative of full-scale component construction

Interpret and disposition complex composite component damage states including matrix cracking, delamination, and fiber waviness. Analytical & Computational Support: Oversee and critically review Progressive Failure Analysis (PFA) and Continu

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