Head of Supplier Technical Development & Field Reliability (m/f/d)

Head of Supplier Technical Development & Field Reliability (m/f/d)

Location: Hamburg, DE; Rostock, DE; 18057.

Department: HSEQ.

As Head of Supplier Technical Development & Field Reliability (m/f/d), you take full technical ownership of supplier‑related field issues within the wind industry. You lead a team of experts and ensure rapid, structured resolution of critical failures while driving sustainable improvements in supplier quality, reliability, and manufacturing excellence. Working closely with Service, Engineering, Quality, and Procurement, you strengthen the technical maturity of the global supply base.

Responsibilities

• Ensure rapid containment, root cause analysis, and sustainable corrective actions for critical supplier‑related field failures.
• Own end‑to‑end supplier technical performance with a clear focus on field reliability and risk mitigation across components and systems.
• Establish and govern a structured supplier technical maturity assessment framework aligned with industry and internal standards.
• Drive initiatives to improve process capability and reduce variation in critical electrical and mechanical characteristics.
• Ensure strong integration between design engineering and supplier manufacturing, applying design‑for‑manufacturing and design‑for‑reliability principles.
• Lead structured problem‑solving approaches using methodologies such as FMEA, DMAIC, and DOE for systemic and high‑impact failures.
• Develop and coach a high‑performing team, aligning resources to business risk priorities and strengthening supplier technical expertise and reliability know‑how.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience in supplier technical development, quality leadership, manufacturing processes, and field failure resolution in an industrial environment such as wind, aeronautical, energy, or related sectors.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to guide technical teams and drive cross‑functional initiatives at senior level, managing collaboration across international teams and functions.
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to assess cost implications and balance technical decisions with business impact.
• Solid understanding of complex manufacturing processes, validation methods, and relevant testing and certification standards.
• Advanced knowledge of statistical process control (SPC), FMEA, DMAIC, and design of experiments (DOE).
• Excellent communication skills, strong decision‑making ability, and the confidence to influence stakeholders at international scale and senior level.
• Strong technical expertise in wind turbine components, transformers, or comparable heavy electrical systems is an advantage.

Benefits

• Shape a sustainable future: your work makes a real contribution to the environment.
• Work‑life balance: flexible working hours, various working time models, and up to 8 days of mobile work per month.
• Support for sustainable mobility: 80 % subsidy for the public transportation ticket (Deutschlandticket) and a €15 employer contribution for bike leasing.
• Company pension scheme and optional occupational disability insurance.
• Health benefits: health days, company sports activities, office yoga, and free support from the PME Family Service.
• 30 days of vacation per year based on a full‑time position, plus December 24th and 31st off.
• Corporate discounts on travel, tech, and more.

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 are in full compliance with all federal and state laws.

Severely disabled applicants and applicants of equal status will be given special consideration in the event of equal suitability.

In principle, employment is also possible on a part‑time basis.