Specialist - NPI

Nordex SE; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordex SE in Chennai seeks a Specialist - New Product Implementation to own defined blade manufacturing processes within the Global Blade NPI team. You will support process development for new blade projects, including prototyping, zero-series, and international production rollouts.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering and extensive engineering experience in composites, with English at C2. Willingness to travel up to 6 months per year is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Process/Production/Composites/Aeronautics) mandatory.
• Minimum 3 years hands-on experience in boat building or composite structure manufacturing.
• Minimum 8 years engineering experience in the composite industry (marine/civil/blades).
• At least 4 years in two of: new product development, international rollout, or process engineering with focus on HSE, quality, cost and cycle time.
• English - C2 mandatory; Spanish and German at B2 optional.

Responsibilities

• Act as process owner for defined blade manufacturing processes within the global NPI team.
• Support process development for new blade projects, including prototyping and international rollouts.
• Prepare and review specifications, BOM, VSM, and manpower allocation.
• Develop decision matrices, prepare test documentation, and report test results.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (Blade Eng, Quality, Tooling, R&D, NPI) for requirements and changes.
• Collaborate with external stakeholders during development and rollout projects for alignment.
• Travel up to 6 months per year for project execution and plant rollouts.

Skills

MS Office

Teamcenter

AutoCAD 2D

CATIA

Siemens NX

Blueprint reading

Pedagogical skills

Team management

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering - Process/Production/Composites/Aeronautics

Tools

MS Office

Teamcenter

AutoCAD 2D

CATIA

Siemens NX

Blueprint reading

Job description

Specialist - New Product Implementation (13516)

Location: Chennai

Department: Global Blade

Key Responsibilities

• 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). Note: Aeronautic composites experience will not be considered.
• 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).

Languages

• English - C2 (mandatory)
• Spanish - B2 (optional)
• German - B2 (optional)

ABOUT THE NORDEX GROUP

The manufacture of wind energy plants in the onshore 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 40 markets and production facilities in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the USA, Mexico and India offer our more than 10,400 employees 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