Specialist - New Product Implementation

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.