Description : Predictive Maintenance Technician. Company : Ventient Energy. Location : Remoto h�brido in Lisboa

Ventient was founded with a vision: to generate renewable energy to secure the future of people and the planet. As a diverse, international team spread across Europe, we work together to achieve this vision, guided by our core values: people, sustainability, and evolution.

We are committed to constant evolution, enabling us to accelerate the energy transition the Ventient Way: people-centered, inclusive, progressive, honest, and high-performing.

PREDECTIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

The Predictive Maintenance Team is part of the Engineering Department in the Operations function at Ventient Energy, mainly focusing on monitoring activities such as analysis on vibration data and standard signals to measure performance and determine the condition of wind turbines and components, combining and developing methods to detect and highlight potential failures and damages before they happen, having an important role to optimize service operations.

We are searching for a Technician to become a part of our Predictive Maintenance Team which is based in Algés, Portugal.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and diagnosing the health condition of wind turbine gearboxes, main bearings, and generators to highlight potential failures or damages before they happen.
• Joining weekly technical calls with the team to discuss ongoing diagnosis, interesting technical issues and software developments.
• Attending regular calls/meetings with O&M suppliers and Asset Management Teams to review findings. Working with engineering colleagues to provide recommendations and interpretations.
• Interacting with service operations performing a follow up on the alerts detected by the system and the technical actions applied on the field.
• Improving of alert definitions and monitoring templates based on feedback from the field and taking in account other historical vibration events.
• Participating in continuous improvement predictive maintenance projects.
• Providing technical reporting of potential reliability conditions.

Educations and qualifications

• Mechanical/Software engineering degree or equivalent.
• Knowledge of SQL, Matlab, Python and R is good to have.
• Attention to detail and drive for high-quality results.
• Continuous Improvement mindset.
• Innovative, structured, self-motivated, communicative, and reliable.
• Business level written and verbal communications skills in English required.
• Level II Vibration Certification as defined by ISO 18436-2 (desirable)

Previous experience

Required Experience:

• Good Understanding about working knowledge of Vibration Analysis Software, Vibration Data Acquisition systems, Vibration sensors, and various Condition Monitoring techniques.

Desirable Experience:

• Previous experience and knowledge of the wind industry is considered an advantage, but not essential.
• Good understanding of gearbox, generator, and bearing failure modes and problem-solving.
• Expertise in Root Cause Failure Analysis, Basic Fault Diagnosis, and Condition Evaluation.

Pay and benefits

A competitive salary and passionate team around you, you’ll receive a rewards package that includes: life insurance, medical insurance, Perkbox discounts, a holiday trading scheme, birthday leave, financial help with educational courses, a work-life balance assistance program, flexible work, Headspace for Work, social events, and days out.

Equality and equity

Ventient is an Equal Opportunities Employer with a strong commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI). DEI provides an anchor for our long-term business strategy and permeates through our day-to-day culture, ensuring people of all backgrounds can thrive. We hire based on merit, competence, and qualifications, with salary determined on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

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