Onshore Wind - Working Student (f/m/d)

Job description

3397092
Additional Cities

Berlin
Career Level

Co-op/Intern
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Renewable Energy
Business Segment

Renewable Energy Engineering Technology
Function

Engineering/Technology
Country/Territory

Germany
Postal Code

10587
Role Summary/Purpose

We are looking for a Working Student (m/w) who will support our Engineering team for at least 6 months. The exact start date is flexible but should fall in the February to April 2020 time frame.

The intern will be working closely with the engineering team that designs core controls algorithms for GE’s fleet of onshore wind turbines that maximize power production and reduce mechanical loads acting on the turbine.
Essential Responsibilities

·  Help improve the set of software tools used to simulate wind turbine system loads
·  Use aero-elastic simulation tools to understand system level dynamics and control of modern wind turbines

Qualifications/Requirements

·  Registered student with a focus on Engineering (electrical/mechanical)
·  Fluent in English language
·  Strong oral and written communication skills

Desired Characteristics

·  First experience with Wind Energy, System Dynamics, and/or Control Systems 
·  Experience with Matlab/Simulink or a comparable software tool
·  Ability to adapt quickly to change and work successfully in an evolving and culturally diverse environment
·  German Language Skills

About Us

GE Renewable Energy is a 9 billion dollar start-up that brings together one of the broadest product and service portfolios of the renewable energy industry. With 13,000 employees present in more than 40 countries, and headquartered in Paris, GE Renewable Energy is backed-up by the resources of the world’s first digital industrial company. We take the earth’s most abundant resources - the strength of the wind, the force of water, and the heat of the sun, - and put them to work with breakthrough technology that unleashes their true possibilities. Combining onshore and offshore wind, hydro and innovative technologies such as concentrated solar power, GE Renewable Energy has installed more than 370 gigawatts capacity globally to make the world work better and cleaner. 

GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, and according with all local laws protecting different status. 

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Primary Country

Germany
Primary State/Province

Berlin
Primary City

Berlin