Specialist - New Product Implementation

REQUISITION ID:  12713
LOCATION: 

Chennai, TN, IN, 600119

DEPARTMENT:  Project Development

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)

 

 

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ABOUT THE NORDEX GROUP

The manufacture of wind energy plants in the on-shore segment has been our core competence and passion for around 40 years. With more than 57 GW 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

We look forward to receiving your application! To make it more convenient for you, we are happy to receive your application without a cover letter.