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At our factory in Szczecin, we are looking for a strong Senior Mechanical Engineer in Value Engineering & Standardization team with a creative mindset, able to create standardized and modular designs for electrical panels, converters and large mechanical constructions for wind turbines, working in a global team across Poland and Denmark.
Responsibilities
- Translate technical requirements into cost-optimized, standardized and modular mechanical solutions for wind turbine products.
- Lead standardization and modularization of mechanical designs.
- Drive mechanical design of products (e.g. panels, converters, electromechanical constructions) ensuring compliance with quality, safety, standard/regulations and customer requirements.
- Develop and maintain mechanical design standards, value engineering libraries and templates with focus on re-use and scalability.
- Coordinate with Development, Sourcing, Manufacturing and After‑market to secure cost‑efficient standardized solutions across the value chain.
- Prepare technical documentation and presentations to communicate concepts to internal and external stakeholders.
- Gather and integrate stakeholder input to ensure robust designs that support KK Group’s strategy and future product platforms.
Requirements
- Education & Background
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, preferably within the wind industry.
- 5–10 years of experience in mechanical engineering roles within the wind energy or renewable power sector.
- Experience within design/verification/manufacturing of industrial system supply – preferably from the wind industry or similar sectors (e.g. as Application Engineer, Design Engineer, or similar within the electromechanical field).
- Technical Skills
- Ability to apply structural analysis and calculation validation to secure compliance with relevant requirements.
- Proficiency in SolidWorks for mechanical design, simulation and animation (CAD/CAE).
- Familiarity with fatigue testing, vibration analysis and mechanical reliability assessments.
- Solid knowledge of materials, corrosion protection and manufacturing processes.
- Experience in developing and implementing mechanical design standards, component libraries and documentation templates.
- Proven track record in mechanical system design, integration and standardization frameworks.
- Personal Competences
- Strong cross‑functional collaborator (R&D, manufacturing, field service) experienced in global, multi‑site engineering environments.
- Analytical, process‑ and quality‑focused.
- Proactive, structured, and self‑driven.
- Creative mindset, seeing new opportunities, able to challenge designs, requirements & way of designing with new innovative ways & solutions.
- Problem‑solver, able to “think outside the box” and effective communicator.
- Fluent in Polish and English (spoken and written).
If you don’t meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. We’ll assess whether your profile could be a good fit.
You will join a global company on an ambitious growth journey in a growing renewable industry and will be offered a unique opportunity with lots of possibility of growing personally and professionally.