Requisition ID: 94193

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Position Specific Description

This Principal Engineer provides enterprise-level technical leadership for wind turbine blade systems to support company targets for equipment reliability, availability, and lifecycle cost optimization. The role serves as a recognized technical authority within the organization and externally, operating with broad latitude for independent judgment on highly complex and high-impact blade and composite material issues.

Employees in this role have responsibility for defining, interpreting, and leading engineering work of exceptional scope and complexity. Assignments require exploration of advanced subject matter, definition of ambiguous or novel problem statements, development of innovative engineering concepts, and establishment of technical direction that impacts multiple sites or fleet-wide programs.

Some Responsibilities This Individual Will Have Include The Following:

• Serves as principal technical authority for wind turbine blade systems and composite materials across the fleet.
• Acts as lead technical liaison to internal and external stakeholders with responsibility to act independently on critical blade engineering matters.
• Plans, develops, and leads engineering programs concerned with unique or unprecedented technical challenges that significantly impact major company initiatives.
• Establishes and maintains engineering standards, methodologies, and best practices related to blade inspection, repair, modification, and life extension.
• Leads root cause investigations and resolution of high-risk blade events, systemic defects, and emerging technology issues.
• Provides final technical recommendations on blade-related decisions with significant operational, safety, or financial impact.
• Supports planning, analysis, design, and implementation of fleet-wide modification, upgrade, and reliability improvement programs.
• Negotiates and resolves critical technical issues with OEMs, external engineering firms, insurers, and senior leadership.
• Mentors and provides technical guidance to senior and mid-level engineers; supports development of engineering capability within the blade discipline.
• Champions engineering rigor, quality processes, and continuous improvement across blade-related programs.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have The Following:

• Demonstrated expertise in wind turbine blade systems and composite materials
• Proven ability to lead engineering work with broad organizational impact and minimal oversight
• Extensive experience with wind turbine blade inspection, repair, failure analysis, and troubleshooting
• Experience within the wind energy industry supporting large, geographically diverse fleets
• Demonstrated experience influencing fleet-level engineering strategy or standards
• Prior experience providing technical leadership or mentorship (no direct people management required)

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Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Engineering
Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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