Education Required: Enrolled in a bachelors or masters of science in a relevant field of engineering (ocean engineering, naval architecture, civil/structural engineering, etc.)
Position start: ASAP
About Principle Power
Principle Power is a leading global technology and services provider for the floating offshore wind energy market. The WindFloat®, the company’s globally and proven floating platform technology, enables offshore wind turbines to be sited in any water depth or seabed condition, unlocking offshore wind potential worldwide and allowing projects to harvest the best wind resources. Principle Power acts as a trusted partner to developers, independent power producers, utilities, and EPCs, supporting its customers throughout the entire lifecycle of their projects. With 105 MW of cumulative capacity in operation or under advanced development and a multi-GW commercial pipeline globally, Principle Power is the market leader in floating offshore wind technology.
General Description
The Structural Engineering Group splits its focus between current designs, for specific site conditions, and R&D to optimize the performance, fabrication and ultimately the cost of the WindFloats in future projects working toward commercialization of the WindFloat.
Main Accountabilities
- Design tasks for current projects including preliminary sizing of steel structures, strength, buckling and fatigue analysis and detailing of the structures;
- Interface with drafters to produce packages of drawings for certification and fabrication;
- Follow closely the fabrication planning and execution phases to provide support as necessary.
Skills & Competencies
- Up to 3 years experience in similar role
- Enrolled in a bachelors or masters of science in a relevant field of engineering (ocean engineering, naval architecture, civil/structural engineering, etc.)
- Understanding of floating structures;
- Strong technical and data analysis skills;
- Proficiency in one or more programing languages
- Experience in drafting and modeling tools (AutoCAD, Solidworks, Rhino)
- Understanding of fundamental structural theories such as beam theory, stiffened panel design, buckling of structures, and fatigue of structures.
- Experience in using commercial FEA software such as ANSYS or equivalent;
- Systematic and detailed oriented;
- Good communication skills both written and oral;
- Self-driven and motivated;
- Ability to work as part of a team;
- Proven experience of work in multidisciplinary, collaborative and worldwide team context;
Other requirements
Authorized to work in the location you apply for
Proficiency with Written and spoken English