Specialist - New Product Implementation

Nordex Group; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordex Group in Chennai seeks a Specialist – New Product Implementation to drive industrialization of blade projects within the Global Blade team. You will own defined blade manufacturing processes and support prototyping, zero-series, and global production rollouts across regions.

The role requires 8+ years in composite manufacturing (blade structures) with hands-on experience in boat building/composites and processes like Hand Layup, VART, and RIM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering as specified
• Minimum 8 years in composite manufacturing (marine, civil, blade structures)
• Minimum 3 years hands-on in boat building/composites and processes like Hand Layup, VART, RIM
• At least 4 years in new product development, international product rollouts, and process engineering focused on HSE, quality, cost and cycle time

Responsibilities

• Act as process owner for blade manufacturing processes within Global NPI team
• Support process development for new blade projects incl. prototyping, zero-series, and global rollouts
• Prepare and review process specs, BOM, VSM, and manpower planning
• Develop decision matrices for product/process design; prepare test docs, conduct trials, and generate reports
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Blade Eng., Quality, Tooling, R&D, NPI) for development, improvements, and change mgmt
• Collaborate with external stakeholders to align on development changes and supervise production during rollouts
• Travel up to 6 months/year, incl. 3–6 week stays for project execution and plant ramp-ups

Skills

MS Office

Teamcenter

AutoCAD 2D

CATIA or Siemens NX

Reading blueprints

Training & team management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering – Process, Production, Composites, or Aeronautics

Tools

CATIA

Siemens NX

Job description

Job Title: Specialist – New Product Implementation

Location: Chennai

Department: Global Blade

Your Tasks: As part of the Global NPI team within the R&D function, you will be responsible for supporting blade manufacturing processes and ensuring successful industrialization of new blade projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as process owner for defined blade manufacturing processes within the global NPI team.
• Support process development for new blade projects including prototyping, zero-series, and global production rollouts.
• Prepare and review process specifications, documentation, Bills of Materials (BOM), Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and manpower planning.
• Develop decision matrices for product and process design; prepare test documentation, conduct trials, and generate test reports.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Blade Engineering, Quality, Tooling, R&D, NPI) for development activities, process improvements, and change management.
• Collaborate with external stakeholders to align on development changes and supervise production/process activities during rollouts.
• Travel extensively (up to 6 months/year, including continuous stays of 3–6 weeks) to support project execution and plant ramp-ups.

Your Profile

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering – Process, Production, Composites, or Aeronautics

Technical & Complementary Skills

• Proficiency in MS Office, Teamcenter, and AutoCAD 2D
• Knowledge of CATIA or Siemens NX
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings/blueprints
• Strong training, team management, and conflict-resolution skills

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience in the composite manufacturing industry (marine, civil, blade structures)
• Minimum 3 years of hands‑on experience in:
  • Boat building or composite structures (blades/civil)
  • Processes such as Hand Layup, VART, RIM
  • Use of epoxy or polyester materials
• At least 4 years of experience in:
  • New product development
  • International product rollouts
  • Process engineering in production with focus on HSE, Quality, Cost, and Cycle Time (CT)

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 in full compliance with all federal and state laws.