Engineer - Quality

Final Product Inspection & Acceptance

• Perform final inspection and acceptance of finished rotor blades in accordance with Nordex specifications, drawings, and quality standards.
• Verify dimensional accuracy, structural integrity, paint quality, and surface finish against acceptance criteria.
• Conduct customer witness inspections and support product release activities.
• Identify, document, and disposition quality defects prior to shipment.

In-Process Quality Control

• Monitor and support in-process quality inspections throughout blade manufacturing.
• Ensure adherence to manufacturing procedures, work instructions, and quality requirements.
• Detect process deviations and non-conformities and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Support process validation and set approval activities to ensure quality compliance.

Non-Conformance & Quality Issue Management

• Handle Incoming Non-Conformance Cases (INC) through the ServiceNow (SNOW) portal.
• Investigate quality concerns and facilitate root cause analysis using structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Coordinate with production, engineering, and supplier teams for timely resolution and closure of quality issues.
• Support implementation and effectiveness verification of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

Supplier & Production Quality Support

• Collaborate with blade suppliers and internal manufacturing plants to improve product quality and productivity.
• Provide technical guidance on quality requirements and inspection standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives aimed at defect reduction and process optimization.

Audits & Customer Interface

• Participate in internal, supplier, and external quality audits as a Nordex representative.
• Support customer audits, inspections, and quality review meetings.
• Address customer quality concerns and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
• Maintain professional customer relationships while ensuring quality compliance.

Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare, review, and maintain quality records, inspection reports, and manufacturing documentation.
• Generate inspection summaries, customer inspection closure reports, and quality performance dashboards.
• Ensure complete traceability of products, inspections, and quality records.
• Analyze quality trends and prepare management reports using quality metrics and KPIs.

Leadership & Coordination

• Plan and coordinate inspection activities to support production schedules and delivery commitments.
• Manage inspection priorities and resource allocation effectively.
• Escalate critical quality issues and support decision-making during production and customer inspections.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to resolve quality concerns within defined timelines.

Technical Skills

Inspection & Quality Assurance

• Strong understanding of rotor blade drawings, manufacturing specifications, and quality standards.
• Expertise in final blade inspection and acceptance criteria.
• Knowledge of composite manufacturing processes and defect identification.
• Paint and surface finish quality evaluation.
• Preparation of inspection reports and quality documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Composite Engineering, or related discipline.
• 4–10 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or Manufacturing Quality, preferably within Wind Energy, Composite Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, or Heavy Engineering industries.
• Hands-on experience in rotor blade manufacturing and final blade inspection will be preferred.