New Product Implementation Specialist - Blade Manufacturing

Nordex India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordex India seeks a Specialist - NPI Specialist for New Product Implementation based in Chennai. You will own blade manufacturing processes within the global NPI team, support development of new blade projects, and coordinate with internal stakeholders to align on changes.

The role requires hands-on composite engineering, field-ready documentation, and travel up to six months annually. A Bachelor's in Engineering is required, with 3+ years in boat/composite manufacturing and 8+ years in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering – Process, Production, Composites, or Aeronautics (mandatory).
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in boat building or composite structure manufacturing.
• Minimum 8 years of engineering experience within the composite industry (marine, civil, blades).
• Out of the 8 years, at least 4 years must include responsibilities in two of: new product development, international rollout, or process engineer in production (HSE, quality, cost, CT).

Responsibilities

• Act as a process owner for defined blade manufacturing processes within the global NPI team.
• Support process development for new blade projects, including prototyping, zero-series, and international production rollouts.
• Prepare and review specifications, process docs, BOMs, VSMs, and manpower allocations.
• Develop decision matrices for new product/process designs and prepare test reports.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Blade Eng., Quality, Tooling, R&D, NPI) for all development needs.
• Collaborate with external stakeholders during development and rollout projects for alignment and supervision of production activities.
• Travel extensively (up to 6 months/year, including 3–6 weeks stretches).

Skills

MS Office

Teamcenter

AutoCAD 2D

Reading blueprints

Pedagogical skills

Team management

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering – Process, Production, Composites, or Aeronautics

Tools

AutoCAD 2D

Teamcenter

CATIA

Siemens NX

Job description

Specialist - NPI Specialist - New Product Implementation (13516 ) - Location : Chennai Département : Global Blade

Your Tasks:

Your key responsibilities include:

• Acting as a process owner for defined blade manufacturing processes within the global NPI (New Product Introduction) team.
• Supporting process development for new blade projects, including prototyping, zero-series, and international production rollouts.
• Preparing and reviewing specifications, process documentation, Bills of Materials (BOM), VSM, and manpower allocation.
• Developing decision matrices for new product and process designs, preparing test documentation, conducting physical trials, and preparing test reports.
• Coordinating with internal stakeholders (Blade Engineering, Quality, Tooling, R&D, NPI) for all development project requirements, changes, and process supervision.
• Collaborating with external stakeholders during development and rollout projects to ensure proper alignment on all changes and to supervise production/process activities.
• Willingness to travel extensively (up to 6 months per year, including 3–6 weeks continuously at a stretch) as required for project execution and plant rollouts.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering – Process, Production, Composites, or Aeronautics (mandatory).

Technical & Complementary Skills:

• Proficiency in MS Office, Teamcenter, and AutoCAD 2D.
• Knowledge of CATIA or Siemens NX (optional but preferred).
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Strong pedagogical skills, team management, and conflict-resolution capabilities.

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of hands‑on experience in boat building or composite structure manufacturing (e.g., blades, civil structures), including hand layup, VART, RIM, and working with epoxy or polyester.
• Minimum 8 years of engineering experience within the composite industry (marine, civil, blades).
• Out of the 8 years, at least 4 years must include responsibilities in two of the following three areas: 1. Participation in new product development. 2. International rollout of new products. 3. Acting as a process engineer in a production facility with a focus on HSE, quality, cost, and cycle time (CT).

Note: Aeronautic composites experience will not be considered.

Languages:

English – C2 (mandatory); Spanish – B2 (optional); German – B2 (optional)

Experience Level

Mid Level