System Engineer, Wind Turbines

Continental Wind Power is based in Santa Barbara and Ventura, California. Continental Wind Power manufactures a new generation of modern, midsize wind turbines which are designed to be exceptionally reliable and are much more practical economical to install for large commercial and institutional power users. The company has assembled an impressive team of engineers, project developers, and consultants and has several wind projects in development in California.  We have expertise in turbine design, electrical engineering, energy policy, and financing. 

In the world today, we face many problems caused by our excessive burning of fossil fuels.  Continental Wind Power is taking action on these issues and celebrates the recent efforts by the global community to work intelligently, quickly and creatively to find better ways to supply the energy that society needs, so that we can preserve the planet's natural resources.

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced inter-disciplinary wind turbine engineer who can manage complexity, crossing the boundaries between mechanical, electrical and controls engineering to lead our system design and integration efforts. The ideal candidate can see the technological big picture, identifying opportunities for improvement as well as potential issues before they arise.

Responsibilities:

System design:

• Holistic understanding of major turbine components and their interactions: actuators, aerodynamics, power controls, transmissions
• Functional block diagrams & specifications
• System and process modeling and analysis
• Power and efficiency analysis
• Economic modeling: TCO, ROI, Life Cycle
• Design review

Integration & test planning:

• Work with team to optimize integration logistics
• Develop test plan to identify issues early and quickly
• Assure proper function of interfaces between components

Consultant management:           

• Engage and manage specialized consultants as needed to complement core team

Component selection:

• Survey market
• Identify near-match off-the-shelf components
• Evaluate vendors

Qualifications:

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

Must have legal authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

Compensation: Continental Wind Power offers significant ground-floor growth opportunities in an innovative and fast-moving inter-disciplinary team environment with competitive compensation packages.

Closing date: Interviewing starting next week.  Candidates will be evaluated continuously and the positions will be closed when we have the right candidates.

To Apply:

Please email a cover letter and resume in PDF.  Or, you can mail your resume and cover letter to:

Continental Wind Power, Inc.
Attn: System Engineer Wind Turbines
1090 Eugenia Place, Suite 200
Carpinteria, CA 93013

You can also send your resume by Fax.  No phone calls please.

The law prohibits discrimination in employment against an individual because of age, sex, religion, race, color, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.Continental Wind Power is an equal opportunity employer.