Chief Engineer Reliability (m/f/d)

Nordex SE; Hamburg; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

GreenerFuture

Flexible hours

Mobility subsidy

Bike leasing

Pension plan

Health & wellness

30 days vacation

OneCompany culture

Corporate discounts

Job summary

Nordex SE, a leading wind energy company, seeks a Chief Engineer Reliability to define and execute the reliability strategy for our onshore turbine fleet. You will work within the Engineering, Technical Leads organization, driving design improvements, reliability standards, and best engineering practices across products and upgrades to boost performance and availability.

You will lead critical component reliability efforts for drivetrain, blades, and electrical systems, establish Design for

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering.
• 10+ years of offshore wind reliability experience.
• Expertise in reliability engineering, structural analysis, and failure reduction.
• Experience with complex wind turbine systems and critical components.
• Knowledge of condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and performance improvement.
• Strong Business English and technical communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering, product development, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute reliability engineering strategy for the onshore turbine fleet.
• Establish Design for Reliability principles across products and upgrades.
• Act as technical authority for drivetrain, blade, and electrical systems.
• Drive adoption of high-reliability engineering standards.
• Lead design improvements to reduce recurring failures and boost fleet reliability.
• Establish a feedback loop between field operations and engineering for continuous improvement.
• Apply offshore reliability learnings, predictive maintenance and monitoring to onshore development.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Structural analysis

Failure reduction

Condition monitoring

Predictive maintenance

Performance improvement

Business English

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Mechanical / Electrical / Aerospace Engineering

Job description

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As a Chief Engineer Reliability (m/f/d), you will define and execute the reliability engineering strategy for the onshore wind turbine fleet of Nordex. Working within the Engineering, Technical Leads organization, you will drive design improvements, strengthen reliability standards, and support the integration of proven engineering practices across products and upgrades. This role contributes to improving turbine performance, reliability, and operational effectiveness throughout the fleet.

YOUR TASKS

• Define and execute the reliability engineering strategy for the onshore wind turbine fleet
• Establish Design for Reliability (DfR) principles across new products, upgrades, and engineering development activities
• Act as technical authority for critical turbine components including drivetrain, blade, and electrical systems
• Drive the adoption of high-reliability engineering standards where technically and economically appropriate
• Lead design improvements to eliminate recurring failures and increase fleet reliability performance
• Establish a structured feedback loop between field operations and engineering teams to support continuous improvement
• Apply offshore wind reliability learnings, predictive maintenance practices, and advanced condition monitoring solutions to onshore turbine development

YOUR PROFILE

• Master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, or a comparable qualification
• More than 10 years of experience in offshore wind energy with a focus on reliability-related engineering roles
• Strong expertise in reliability engineering, structural analysis, and failure reduction methodologies
• Proven experience working with complex wind turbine systems and critical component reliability
• Knowledge of condition monitoring systems, predictive maintenance, and performance improvement approaches
• Excellent command of Business English including technical communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product development, and operational functions

YOUR BENEFITS

• #GreenerFuture : Shape a sustainable future with us – your work makes a real contribution to the environment.
• #Flexibility: Work-life balance is important to us – we offer flexible working hours, various working time models, and up to 8 days of mobile work per month.
• #Mobility: We promote sustainable mobility – we support you with an 80% subsidy for the public transportation ticket (Deutschlandticket) and a €15 employer contribution for bike leasing.
• #CareForTomorrow: With our company pension scheme, you secure a financial advantage for the future – complemented by the option of occupational disability insurance.
• #Health : Your health matters to us – benefit from health days, company sports activities, office yoga, and free support from the pme Family Service.
• #Holiday: We offer you 30 days of vacation per year based on a full-time position, plus December 24th and 31st off.
• #OneCompany : Stronger together– with over 10,000 employees from 95 nations, we promote an international and collegial corporate culture.
• #CorporateBenefits: Saving made easy – enjoy attractive discounts on travel, tech, and much more.
• *Some offers may varyby location

Nordex adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All employment decisions are made without regard to religion, age, sex, color, national origin, handicap, or other protected class and are in full compliance with all federal and state laws.

Severely disabled applicants and applicants of equal status will be given special consideration in the event of equal suitability.

In principle, employment is also possible on a part-time basis.

ABOUT THE NORDEX GROUP

The manufacture of wind energy plants in the on-shore segment has been our core competence and passion for around 40years. With more than 57GW installed capacity worldwide, our turbines supply sustainable energy to more than 80% of the global energy market and we are one of the largest companies in the wind industry. National subsidiaries in more than 40markets and production facilities in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the USA, Mexico and India offer our more than 10,400employees the opportunity for international and intercultural cooperation.

We are growing and together driving forward the expansion of alternative energies worldwide - if you wish, from now on with you. Join the #TeamNordex