Wind Turbine Repair Specialist

Iberdrola • OR - Remote, TX

7d • $48 - $53 • Remote

About The Position

The Wind Turbine Repair Specialist conducts inspections, diagnostics, and repairs on wind turbine components across Avangrid’s onshore fleet. As part of the O&M Engineering team, the role works closely with Field Operations to identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities.

Requirements

• Technical background with a minimum of 5 years of experience in the wind energy industry.
• Degree in engineering, math, physics, or other technical discipline or equivalent experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven organizational and planning abilities, with the capacity to apply these skills to sound technical judgment and decision-making.
• Ability to climb wind turbine towers up to 120 meters and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel within the United States, with approximately 70% travel required.
• Proven experience performing inspections and repairs on wind turbine drivetrains, blades, gear boxes, generators, etc., including hands-on knowledge of Gamesa, GE, and Suzlon platforms.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the safe and effective use of electrical and mechanical tools.
• Strong working knowledge of standard office software, including word processing, spreadsheets, and email applications.

Nice To Haves

• Growth & Continuous Improvement
• Initiative & Change
• Focused on Results
• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections, repairs, and corrective maintenance across all wind turbine generator (WTG) platforms, with a focus on structural components and major systems.
• Provide technical guidance and support to site technicians on maintenance, operation, and repair activities.
• Conduct End-of-Warranty/Contract inspections, analyze findings, and deliver clear summary reports to stakeholders.
• Develop, implement, and support technical documentation, including service bulletins and work instructions.
• Own the review, approval, and publication of procedures and reference materials for field maintenance and inspections.
• Investigate component failures and anomalies through field diagnostics, including disassembly, inspection, and root cause analysis.
• Analyze failure trends and prepare reports to support reliability improvements across the fleet.
• Review and assess supplier root cause analyses and corrective action plans.
• Support internal testing, measurement, and evaluation of potential corrective solutions.
• Collaborate with Commercial teams to develop and qualify alternative supplier repair solutions.
• Evaluate tools, equipment, and emerging technologies to enhance field capabilities.
• Support operational Stop/Run decisions for wind turbines based on technical assessments.
• Assist in training field technicians on maintenance best practices and procedures. Support formal training of Technicians on maintenance best practices.

Benefits

• All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a medical exam, background check, references, drug screen, verification of legal right to work in the U.S., and in some cases, a credit check. A credit check will be administered when a prospective employee will be working in Finance, Accounting, Treasury or where duties may involve handling of funds, accounts, or cash. A Motor Vehicle (MVR) check will be administered when a prospective employee will be regularly using a company vehicle.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree