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 than 130 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 looking for a mechanical design and product expert to join our Environment & Abatement team in Energy EPP Technology, with a main responsibility for providing expertise and solutions that enable our engine power plant business globally. The preferred location for this position is Vaasa, Finland and we offer the possibility of hybrid work.

Your role and responsibilities:

As an Expert, CSO Mechanical within our technology organisation, you will work in our team where power plant solutions based on Wärtsilä engines together with our customer’s environmental needs and requirements, are turned into sustainable solutions. You will support our sales and delivery projects and contribute to the transition towards a sustainable fuel and energy landscape. The expertise field is broad and requires continuous learning. Your tasks are adjusted based on your individual skills.

Your work will focus on these responsibilities:

• Manage the overall design process, delivering power plant exhaust gas system ducts, and hot steel structures for our CSO product (Combined Selective reduction and Oxidation catalyst) providing state of the art emission abatement for engine power plants.
• Lead the technical value chain: engineering, design, manufacturing, delivery, documentation.
• Set and maintain design rules, guidelines, documentation, and tools used in construction and delivery of large hot steel structures.
• Ensure equipment is built in accordance with power plant requirements. Supervise studies with CFD, FEM etc that are conducted by other experts but lead by you to secure design details.
• Maintain an overview and support other areas of expertise for the delivery of CSO emission abatement systems from mechanical perspective. Being responsible for knowledge sharing related to best practices for our stakeholders, delivery organizations, quality management, sourcing, and external parties.
• Leading development projects within own responsibility areas and support other development projects within your field of expertise.
• Ensuring product information and data related to own responsibility areas are up to date so that power plants efficiently and reliably can be offered and delivered.
• Collecting data from running installations and feedback from stakeholders, analysing and documenting improvement needs and ideas.
• Planning and executing quarterly product improvements based on prioritised items in the product backlog.

To be able to succeed in the position, we expect you to have:

• BSc, MSc (Mechanical design or similar).
• A strong technical background with understanding for the design of large hot structures and housings. Experience with for instance boilers/economizers or similar constructions is an asset. Alternatively, the right theoretical base and keen interest and capability to learn and develop within this area. The entrance title can be adjusted based on previous experience and expertise and gaps will be bridged through learning.
• An understanding of steel construction requirements from a holistic perspective to ensure that a multitude of design requirements are considered and communicated properly.
• A target oriented, analytical, systematic approach with strong problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of stakeholder requirements and the skill to communicate with drawings to turn these into practical solutions.
• Strong collaborator skills: you can manage a large span of stakeholders and work in virtual teams.
• Skills in organizing your work. Experience in process and product development as well as project management is an asset.

Why you and us?  

We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other’s growth, and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative.

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in that by being your own true self you can accomplish so much more. We don’t always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them. We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition?

We have an amazing team, and we are excited about our work and the impact it has on building sustainable societies. We are looking to find a colleague with this shared passion for smart technologies and a sustainable future.

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 Eirik Linde, General Manager, Environment & Abatement, through eirik.linde@wartsila.com 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!

Last application date: 01/09/2025 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

All new Wärtsilä employees in Finland will attend occupational health checks, including drug tests/screenings where applicable. When a person is located outside of Finland, the country legislation is followed.

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country.

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Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 18,300 professionals, in more than 230 locations in 77 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com. 
 

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