Lead Modeling & Simulation Engineer (m/f/d)

Job Description Summary
Help shape the control systems behind wind turbines by building the models engineers use to test, validate, and improve performance before issues reach the field. In this role, you will lead the development of MATLAB and Simulink simulation models that support control software for critical wind turbine systems.
You will join the Software Architecture and Simulation Tools team and work across controls, systems, software, and test engineering to create reliable, reusable models that improve product quality and help teams solve complex technical problems earlier.
You are likely to be a strong fit if you enjoy turning engineering requirements, datasheets, and test results into practical models that help teams make better decisions.
What You’ll Do
• Lead the full model development lifecycle, from requirements clarification and functional specification through implementation, review, validation, documentation, and release.
• Develop and maintain modular MATLAB and Simulink models for wind turbine sensors, actuators, and control logic, including pitch, yaw, braking, condition monitoring, and auxiliary systems.
• Translate supplier datasheets, interface definitions, and test data into model equations, parameters, operating limits, and acceptance criteria, while documenting assumptions and gaps.
• Build models that reflect real system behavior, including delays, saturation, noise, drift, filtering, rate limits, hysteresis, diagnostics, and fault responses.
• Define and automate requirements-based verification and validation activities, including regression testing for normal operation, transients, limits, and fault conditions.
• Support closed-loop simulation and model-in-the-loop (MIL), software-in-the-loop (SIL), and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) activities, and investigate differences between simulated and measured behavior.
• Provide technical leadership by leading reviews, mentoring engineers, and improving modeling standards, reusable libraries, and release practices.