UT Technician - Field Based, US

Responsibilities:

1. Ultrasonic & NDT Inspections

• Perform A-scan, B-scan, and phased array UT inspections on:

• Composite material inspections to identify defects, discontinuities, and structural concerns in the following but not limited to

• • Blade shells

• • Main Laminates

• • Shear webs

• • Root laminate

• • Adhesive bond lines

• Detect and characterize:

• • Delaminations

• • Voids

• • Debonding

• • Porosity

• • Impact damage

• • Adhesive failures
• Support additional NDT methods when required

1. Field Deployment & Access

• Perform inspections:

• • Uptower (inside blades, hubs, and nacelles)

• • Downtower (on suspended blades or ground-based supports)

• Work safely in:

• • Confined spaces inside blades

• • Rope access and suspended work platforms

• • High-wind and remote site conditions
• Interface with rigging crews, rope access teams, and crane crews to coordinate safe access

1. Data Interpretation & Engineering Support

• Analyze UT signals and map defect geometry, depth, and severity

• Correlate UT findings with:

• • Visual observations

• • Known failure modes

• • Manufacturing layup and ply orientation

• Provide real-time guidance to repair crews on:

• • Defect boundaries

• • Required scarf dimensions

• • Repair acceptability

1. Reporting & Documentation

• Produce professional inspection reports including:

• • Defect maps

• • C-scan or A/B-scan images

• • Damage classifications

• • Repair recommendations

• Maintain digital inspection records and upload to GWT systems

• Support engineering teams with:

• • Root cause analysis

• • Warranty claims

• • Insurance and customer documentation

1. Safety & Compliance

• Work in strict compliance with:

• • OSHA

• • GWO safety training

• • Confined space and fall-protection procedures

• Perform job hazard analyses (JHAs) before inspections
• Maintain Stop-Work Authority when conditions are unsafe
• Other duties as assigned