Senior Composite Design Engineer

Senior Composite Engineer – Product Owner

Working at CorPower Ocean you will be part of a world class team, determined to make big impact. We are on a mission to Power the Planet with clean electricity from ocean waves. We offer autonomy and flexibility, combined with personal responsibility. CorPower Ocean is a global leader in wave energy, with a technology that has shown game-changing performance. Your work will contribute to the global energy transition by unlocking one of the largest untapped sources of clean energy on earth. Since the start in 2012 CorPower has raised more than 115mEUR to take our wave energy technology to market, supporting a growing commercial project pipeline.

Role :

As a Senior Composite Engineer – Product Owner, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of advanced composite structures for CorPower's pivotal Wave Energy Converters (WECs). You will provide technical leadership across the design, analysis, manufacturing, testing and certification of large and novel composite structures, critical to enabling the performance of the WEC. You will help set the direction for composite architectures, materials, processes and verification methods, and act as the go-to expert for complex composite structural challenges. The role is focused on advanced design & analysis aspects and highly collaborative, working closely with composite manufacturing, Systems & Analysis, Integration & Testing, Supply Chain, and Marine Operations – aiming to deliver robust, cost-effective and environmentally responsible composite solutions at scale.

Technical Responsibilities :

• Own the end-to-end design and development of large, complex and highly loaded composite structures, from requirements and concept through detailed design, analysis, prototyping, qualification and production release.

• Lead and guide composite structural analysis, sizing for stability, strength and fatigue with hand calculations and FEA codes and ensure that the analysis and test plans are aligned and that validated models and results underpin critical decisions.

• Select materials, layups and processes (e.g., filament winding & VARI) to meet performance, reliability, manufacturability and cost targets.

• Produce and review engineering calculations, design & test reports, certification documentation and presentation materials for internal, external and regulatory audiences.

• Drive design-for-manufacture/assembly/service; provide clear feedback loops from assembly/testing/operations into design to continuously improve product robustness.

• Investigate and introduce new materials, architectures, processes and tools where they can improve performance, reliability, sustainability and cost.

• Ensure compliance with applicable composite design standards and certification pathways (e.g., DNV, IEC), including first-of-a-kind product certification.

• Support supply chain activities: component/specimen definition, supplier selection, manufacturing readiness, factory acceptance testing of modules.

• Own program plans for composite scope—requirements, schedules, budgets, risks—and deliver on-time, to performance and cost targets.

• Mentor and develop engineers and technicians; establish methods, tools and standards that can be replicated by Operations & Maintenance teams worldwide.

• Ensure safety-first culture; uphold industry, safety and environmental standards in design and operations; champion design-for-safety.

• Represent CorPower with customers, certification bodies and stakeholders on composite technologies, methods and decisions.

• Leadership of a cross-disciplinary product team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive product team environment, encouraging open communication, teamwork, and a "target-achievement-oriented" work culture.

Skills and Qualifications :

• BSc/MSc/PhD in Mechanical/Structural Engineering or related discipline; 10+ years of relevant experience in composite design and analysis

• Proven capacity of designing innovative high performing composite products of similar nature 

• Deep proficiency in linear and non-linear analysis of composite structures using FEA tools (e.g. ANSYS, Abaqus, Altair Optistruct, Marc) over the full pipeline, from pre-processing to post-processing and critical analysis of results

• Deep understanding of composite materials and their characterisation

• Strong CAD/PLM literacy (e.g., Creo, Windchill) and data/documentation practices.

• Practical experience with composite manufacturing processes (e.g., filament winding & VARI) and associated quality controls.

• Experience with certification of first-of-a-kind products with bodies such as DNV; familiarity with relevant IEC/industry standards.

• Proven track record leading programs from specification and design through assembly, testing and deployment

• Excellent communication skills; comfortable presenting solutions internally and externally; highly proficient in English

As a person, you:

• are striving for excellence, put quality into everything you do

• are self-motivated and constantly seek the most efficient ways to work

• search for simple and sustainable solutions to difficult problems

• love to learn new things, and take pride in constantly developing your skills

• are persistent, knowing it takes stamina to reach pioneering goals

• see your tasks through to completion

• are comfortable in presenting your solutions internally and externally

• are data driven and strive to always back your points with solid analysis

CorPower Ocean has a highly diversified team with many nationalities and backgrounds, all working towards the same goal. This is something we are very proud of. We are not perfect yet but we hope you share our aim to reach a higher equality.