Senior Application Engineer - Wind (BU-Drives)Pune

Creating passion: your responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities:
OEM Business
•    Act as the primary technical interface for major OEM customers (Enercon, Nordex, GE Vernova, Vestas, SGRE).
•    Manage and resolve customer inquiries related to design, quality, and delivery.
•    Review, negotiate, and communicate engineering and QA specifications internally.
•    Support project planning, prototype execution, and serial production readiness.
•    Review and correct technical documents (drafts, calculations, assembly/maintenance instructions).
•    Build business cases including cost, price, profitability, packaging, logistics, and warranty.
•    Provide technical input to Sales Account Managers.
•    Coordinate and participate in customer audits, first article inspections, and technical visits.
•    Maintain PPAP/APQP4Wind documentation and handle deviation requests.
•    Lead customer claim handling, RCA, corrective actions, and 8D reports.
•    Drive cost optimization initiatives in collaboration with engineering and purchasing teams.
•    Support discussions with certification bodies (TÜV, DNV, UL, etc.).
•    Create product inquiries and inquiry article codes in SharePoint, Windchill, and CRM.

Aftermarket Business
•    Identify suitable and alternative drive components using OEM references, competitor data, or customer inputs.
•    Advise customers on transport protection, storage conditions, installation parameters, lubrication, and maintenance intervals.
•    Clarify scope of supply and recommend additional parts when needed.
•    Create new aftermarket spare part entries and coordinate low-volume or reactivated production.

Cross-Functional Coordination
•    Connect engineering, purchasing, production, planning, and sales to align timelines and deliverables.
•    Lead internal and customer meetings to track project progress.
•    Coordinate various audits (capacity, EHS, process, QMS) and ensure readiness.
•    Serve as the central technical point for design, maintenance, transport, storage, and turbine interface topics.

Contributing your strengths: your qualifications

Qualification and Education Requirements:
•    Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
•    Additional certification in Quality Management or Project Management is beneficial.
•    APQP4Wind Specialist certification is highly preferred.

Experience:

• 08 - 10 years of experience in similar field.
• Experience working with Wind Energy OEMs or drivetrain components (gearboxes, slewing drives, motors, brakes, sensors).
• Hands-on experience with: Technical documentation reviews, PPAP / APQP4Wind, 8D reporting and root cause analysis & Customer interface roles.
• Proven experience handling: Product development cycles, Prototype-to-serial transitions, Audit coordination & Claims and deviation management.
• Exposure to global supply chains, particularly across Germany, Spain, USA, India, and China.

Preferred Skills / Special Skills:

• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical gearbox design.
• Knowledge of drivetrain integration within wind turbines.
• Familiarity with key drivetrain components: Motors, Brakes, Sensors & Electrical & mechanical interfaces
• Ability to evaluate and challenge engineering specifications.
  

Quality & Process Skills

• Skilled in APQP4Wind, PPAP, 8D, and root cause analysis.
• Experience coordinating supplier and customer quality activities.
• Ability to assess deviation requests and associated risks.

Software & Tool Proficiency

• Microsoft Project, Excel, SharePoint, Dynamics CRM
• Ecspand Sidebar
• Liebherr Business Intelligence
• Product Inquiry eForm
• Albatros Windchill
• PTC Creo (View)
• Customer portals: GE iSupplier, GE Corella PLM, GE BOX, GE QualitySuite, BuildSmart

Have we awoken your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your online application. If you have any questions, please contact Shweta Chakrawarti.

One Passion. Many Opportunities.