Brazil
GFT Technologies SE
UL Solutions
Wind Resource & Energy Yield Engineer
Brazil
Brazil
Python
About the opportunity
At UL Solutions, our Renewables Advisory team helps developers, investors, lenders, and asset owners successfully develop, finance, and operate renewable energy projects worldwide. Our experts support utility-scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects throughout the project lifecycle, providing independent technical advisory services that help clients reduce risk, improve performance, and make informed investment decisions. We are looking for an experienced Wind Energy Consultant to join our growing Renewables Advisory team in Brazil. In this role, you will perform wind resource assessments, energy yield analysis, wind farm optimization, and technical due diligence activities for renewable energy projects across Latin America. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and support clients in designing high-performing, bankable wind energy projects. This position follows a hybrid work arrangement, with employees expected to work from the São Paulo office three days per week and remotely two days per week. Some domestic and international travel may be required to support project execution, site visits, client meetings, and industry events.
Responsibilities
- Technical Responsibilities
- Perform wind resource assessments and energy yield analysis
- Analyze met mast, LiDAR and SoDAR data
- Conduct long-term wind resource corrections
- Perform wake effect and wind flow modeling
- Execute wind farm micrositing and layout optimization
- Calculate uncertainty and energy losses
- Conduct IEC 61400-1 site classifications
- Support technical due diligence activities
- Review third-party reports and analyses
- Prepare technical reports in English
- Support wind measurement campaigns and site verification activities
- Commercial / Client Facing Responsibilities
- Participate in client meetings
- Support business development discussions
- Collaborate with sales teams on opportunities
- Attend industry conferences and events
- Support prospecting activities in Latin America
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in
- Engineering
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Physics
- Related discipline
- Experience
Minimum 3+ years of experience in
- Wind resource assessment
- Energy yield analysis
- Wind project development consulting
- Technical Knowledge
- Candidates must have hands-on experience working with wind assessment methodologies and industry-standard software.
Examples include
- OpenWind
- Windographer
- WAsP
- WindPRO
- Important: This is not considered an entry-level position. Candidates should already understand wind resource assessment methodologies and have practical experience performing this type of analysis.
- Language
- English proficiency sufficient for technical reports and client communication
- Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)
- Offshore wind experience
- Python programming
- Existing network within the Brazilian wind energy market
- Existing relationships with wind developers and investors
- Commercial/business development exposure
- Experience presenting to clients
- Technical conference participation
- Additional years of consulting experience
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- A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
- The world is increasingly electrified. From electric vehicles to renewable energy, being part of this team means being at the cutting edge of technology. That means our team is growing; we’re investing in new opportunities, new training and new people, so we need people like you to help us answer big questions, redefine how we live and occasionally, blow things up in the name of safety science. Join our team, revolutionize the future of energy and help shape a more sustainable future.
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