Wind Turbine Controls Engineer
GE VernovaBarcelona, Spain
Full Time
Posted October 22, 2026
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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 23, 2026
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Job Description
Wind turbine Controls engineer role is responsible to design, develop and support validation of Controls algorithms to fulfill the functionalities associated with various components.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify, develop, evaluate, introduce, and manage engineering solutions for product control and control system technology needs. Apply control theory and mathematical modeling to design and control systems with desired behaviors. Includes operability, setting of boundaries, cycle optimization, control logic, control related software, sensors, hardware and software algorithms, and feedback to control the performance of devices, subsystems and systems.
- Broadening knowledge of own technical discipline to execute policy/strategy. May include support roles with specialized technical field of knowledge; still acquiring higher level knowledge and skills.
- Basic understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. Good understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
- May have some autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework. Resolves issues in situations that require good technical knowledge and judgment within established procedures. Consults more senior team members for issues outside of defined instructions/parameters.
- Main responsibility would be to analyze and study various techniques to develop controls algorithms against the specifications and align with the system owners release process with internal and external stake holders.
- This role requires specialized knowledge in Controls and general knowledge of domain in several disciplines.
- Collaborate with owners to refine and align requirements more towards controls standards.
- Understand the Controls development workflow and be part of entire controls feature life cycle.
- Identify and drive the improvements in the process and tools to support efficient requirement, development and validation workflows.
- Execute the design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned activities using sound Systems Engineering methodology while adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements as per the organizational planning.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Control Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering from an accredited College or University
- Minimum 3years hands on experience in Controls domain and experience in design and / or modeling of controls systems
- Experience with new controls algorithm development, implementation and validation techniques: Software in the Loop (SIL), Hardware in the Loop (HIL)
- Knowledge of controls related sensors and actuators
- Experience with real time controls design or modeling
- Proficient in Matlab / Simulink for the design and validation of controls systems
- Experience with GE’s MarkVIe or similar PLC’s
- Familiarity and practical experience with agile methodologies and scrum principles.
- Provide timely communications on significant issues or developments
- Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Note: To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.
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