Blade Repair Engineer

About the Company

Aerones is a robotics-driven wind turbine maintenance company operating globally across Europe and the US. The company operates a proprietary Inspection Platform managing a large and growing fleet of turbines and blades across hundreds of clients worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Interface daily with the Operations Management Center
• Feed quality data into weekly operational reviews and board-level reporting
• Evaluate inspection reports and translate findings into repair recommendations
• Define scope-of-work and provide cost estimations
• Interpret QC data to identify failure patterns across materials, teams, and sites
• Translate analytical findings into engineering actions

Requirements

• Degree in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Composites Technology, or equivalent hands-on experience
• 3+ years direct experience in wind turbine blade repair, inspection, or services
• Deep technical knowledge of blade damage types (erosion, delamination, cracking, etc.) and corrective repair techniques
• Experience with blade anomaly classification and severity assessment
• Hands-on experience with leading edge protection materials and/or ice-phobic coatings
• Proven experience with blade QC systems, NCR processes, and CAPA workflows
• Strong analytical skills for interpreting QC data and failure patterns

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with blade manufacturing quality processes
• Background in material testing and qualification (mechanical, UV, adhesion)
• Experience with Lightning Protection System (LPS) testing and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with robotic or autonomous blade inspection/repair systems
• Rope access certification (IRATA/SPRAT)
• Experience building QC dashboards or anomaly tracking platforms