Mechanical Systems Engineer - Obsolescence / Ingénieur Systèmes Mécaniques - Obsolescence

Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modelling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform.

Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 79 GW of power plant capacity and more 125 energy storage installations in 180 countries around the world?

In this fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Want to join the ride?

We are hiring a Mechanical Engineer for a permanent contract at our Surgères site (150 employees), which specializes in the reconditioning of high-speed engines serving as emergency diesel generator to Nuclear power Plants worldwide.

What you will be doing

As a member of the Obsolescence Projects department, you will play a key role in the obsolescence surveillance and obsolescence resolution.

Your main activities will be to:

1. Manage obsolescence survey to identify obsolete parts and anticipate future obsolescence cases,
2. Prepare and present to Customers obsolescence survey reports,
3. Manage "Technical Request" from creation to closure in order to identify, register, track and solve obsolescence cases,
4. Setup the validation plan in cooperation with the Technical department,
5. As appropriate, support the Sales Department with the preparation of offers to Customers or support our Strategic Purchasers Team for business investment cases,
6. Write Technical Bulletins for our customers to declare obsolescence and technical changes, with recommendations for a Safety Stock or Last Buy order when applicable,
7. Drive standard obsolescence resolution projects from initiation to closure,
8. Coordinate resources in order to ensure continuous progress and meet project milestones and targets,
9. Proactively manage the resolution of obsolescence in cooperation with the Supply Chain and the Technical Department,
10. Participate in technical meetings with Customers to capture their needs and share the projects progress,
11. Coordinate internal stakeholders (Technical Service, Qualification Department, Project Management, Supply, Contract Management team, Sales),
12. Assist the related Purchaser to ensure Wärtsilä requirements are properly cascaded to suppliers and correctly considered,
13. Monitor technical developments in our engines, including developments due to obsolescence management,
14. Monitor the updating of nomenclatures in cooperation with the Master Data Engineer,
15. Monitor state of the art of manufacturing processes and technologies to propose new solutions,
16. Synthesize and capitalize on feedback from our customers,
17. Regularly report to Obsolescence Project manager the projects situation.

You will be working in cooperation with various departments of our Organization such as Qualification, Product, and Technical Management, Supply, Sales, Workshop.

To be successful in this role we expect you to have the following skills:

1. 5 years' higher education or equivalent in a technical field,
2. experience in an industrial environment (preferably nuclear, aeronautical or automotive),
3. knowledge in manufacturing processes of mechanical parts,
4. excellent analytical and summarizing skills,
5. ability to work within a project team,
6. good level of English (written and spoken),
7. at ease with IT tools (Pack Office, ideally SAP),
8. able to put forward suggestions for improving existing operating methods,
9. you show values and rigor to work in Nuclear environment and related processes,
10. available to travel and meet Customers and Suppliers (20%)

Contact & next steps

We hope to hear from you soon, by submitting your application through our careers portal. We aim to keep you updated on the process throughout.

For further questions please reach out to Nicolas Maginot, Obsolescence Project Manager, through email with any questions related to this position (only for questions from direct job applicants, applications through email will not be recorded or responded to).

Welcome to join us in shaping the decarbonisation of marine and energy!

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