Nordex

Senior Engineer SQE

Join Nordex in Chennai as a Senior Engineer SQE, focusing on supplier quality assurance for electrics in wind turbine components. Lead audits, supplier qualification, and quality projects. Benefit from a global work environment and opportunities to travel.
Nordex
Nordex
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India On-site Full time UTC+05:30

Nordex

Company Overview

Name

Nordex SE

Headquarters

Hamburg, Germany

Founded

1985

Size

Over 10,900 employees worldwide (Source: linkedin.com). Revenue of over 5.7 billion euros in 2023 (Source: renewable-energy-industry.com).

What They Do

Nordex focuses exclusively on onshore wind turbines in the 4 to 6 MW+ class. The company develops, manufactures, installs, and maintains these turbines through integrated processes that include design, precision engineering, rotor blade and tower production, logistics, turnkey installation, and complete lifecycle maintenance (Source: windindustry-in-germany.com). The core platform Delta4000, introduced in 2017 with the N149/4.X, offers flexible power ratings (4-6 MW) and rotor diameters of up to 175 meters. This platform is optimized for various wind conditions and extreme climates (Source: nordex-online.com). The products cater to various customer segments, including utilities, independent power producers, and community wind projects, providing tailored solutions for site-restricted or grid-limited locations with lifespans of up to 35 years.

Projects & Track Record

In Germany, Nordex has commissioned 8,653 MW of onshore wind power plants, with 4,946 MW under construction, including the first wind farm in Hamburg featuring N27/150 turbines that have been operational for over 32 years (Source: nordex-online.com). A prototype of the N175/6.X on a 179 m high hybrid tower in Santow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, is in pre-series, with installation scheduled for September 2025 and commissioning between October 2025 and January 2026 (Source: nordex-online.com). Globally, Nordex supplies over 52 GW of installed turbines in 85% of markets outside China, with about 1 GW in Canada, including the N163/5.X, N163/6.X, and N175/6.X cold climate models (Source: windindustry-in-germany.com). Key customers include Bürgerwind Hollich GmbH & Co. KG and Energieversorgung Mittelrhein (evm), who engage in long-term partnerships for turnkey projects and maintenance.

Recent Developments

In the past two years, Nordex secured significant contracts in Germany, including 107 MW repowering in North Rhine-Westphalia for Bürgerwind Hollich with 12 N163/6.X on 164 m high hybrid towers (Source: renewable-energy-industry.com). Additional contracts include 21 MW from BMR energy solutions for the "Heinz" site and 77 MW for the Schneifelhöhe wind farm (Source: renewable-energy-industry.com). Milestones include the commissioning of 2,202.2 MW in Germany in the first half of 2025 and the launch of series production of hybrid towers in April 2025 (Source: nordex-online.com). The merger with Acciona Windpower in 2016 remains a key expansion, with no further acquisitions or funding rounds mentioned in the latest sources.

Working There

Nordex employs over 10,900 people in various fields, including development, production, project management, installation, logistics, sales, and service (Source: nordex-online.com). The company culture emphasizes decentralized regional operations for customer proximity and continuous training for technicians to global standards. Training is provided through the Nordex Academy, which includes GWO certifications and practical training on Delta4000 simulators (Source: nordex-online.com). Hiring occurs at the locations in Hamburg and Rostock as well as in production facilities in several countries, with increasing demand for installation and service technicians in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate (Source: renewable-energy-industry.com).


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Job Description

Support global Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) with the supplier selection and qualification process for the material group Electrics (Drives, Gearbox , Hydraulic systems, Cooling systems, Brakes & Coupling Etc...)

Assess and audit supplier and definition of actions (system, process , product and control plan )

Tracking of audit findings and evaluate the efficiency of actions.

Planning supplier / product qualification and approval process for the material group Electrics.

Support and execution of prototype inspections and Planning SAT.

Support and execution of first article inspections.

Definition and tracking of actions for prototype and first article deviations.

Effectively implementation supplier Quality transformation projects Ex QASL, LPA.

Support nonconformity and claim process and agreement on actions with the supplier.

Monitor supplier process control and supplier performance with the use of KPI´s

Reporting supplier performance status to global SQA on a regular basis.

YOUR PROFILE

Technical background with a bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar.

  • Min 10 years of professional experience in comparable positions
  • Knowledge of quality management methods (e.g., Ishikawa, FMEA, 8D)
  • Training in quality management 9001,14001,45001, VDA 6.3 (e.g., TÜV, Bureau Veritas)
  • Convincing manner towards external and internal parties
  • Ability to work in teams and excellent communication skills
  • SAP and MS Office , Power BI skills preferably.
  • Knowledge on APQP / APQP for Wind, QASL, LPA, FTR
  • Excellent English language skills
  • Willingness to travel

Other information : From Component Manufacturing industry/ Wind turbine Industry.

Nordex adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All employment decisions are made without regard to religion, age, sex, colour, national origin, handicap, or other protected class and in full compliance with all federal and state laws.

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About the role

September 2, 2026

September 2, 2026

Full time

On-site

Company

Wind Energy

Nordex

nordex-online.com

  •  Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Min 10 years of professional experience

UTC+05:30