As a Damper Validation Specialist, you will be at the heart of verifying and optimizing the performance of our damper systems for wind turbine towers. Your work ensures that concepts and simulations become proven solutions in the field. By collaborating with testing teams and development engineers, you’ll translate real-world data into insights that directly influence our next-generation damping technologies. This role closely interfaces with our Mechanical Engineering, Simulation, and Tool development teams to ensure a seamless development-to-validation cycle.
Your Tasks:
1. Lead the development and execution of validation campaigns for Nordex’s damper technologies employing field measurements and testrigs.
2. Collaborate closely with the Test and Prototyping Team (OPP-TAP) to validate system performance.
3. Interface with tower and damper developers to ensure effectiveness and functional integration.
4. Conduct ongoing analysis of test data to derive actionable improvements.
5. Contribute to improving the robustness and reliability of damper solutions across wind turbine towers.
Your Profile:
6. Ph.D. or M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or a comparable field.
7. 5+ years of experience in similar technical roles.
8. Knowledge of machine dynamics
9. Hands-on experience in validation of mechanical systems, preferably in energy or structural components.
10. Familiarity with test planning, measurement interpretation, and system behavior.
11. Analytical thinking, structured work style, and problem-solving mindset.
12. Strong communication skills in English (German and Spanish are a plus).
13. Availability to travel as needed.
YOUR BENEFITS
Nordex offers a range of attractive benefits – here’s a selection of what you can look forward to.
#Flexibility: A good work-life balance is important to us! To ensure that the balancing act between university and career succeeds in the best possible way, we offer our employees flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely.
#Compensation: Effort should be rewarded - with us working students receive an attractive hourly wage of 15.50 EUR.
#Holiday: We offer you 30 days of vacation per year based on a 5-day-weel, plus December 24th and 31st off.
#GreenerFuture: With us, you get the opportunity to make a real contribution to a sustainable world.
#Mobility: To enable our employees to support a greener future in their private lives, we offer bike leasing and subsidize the ticket for public transport with 80%.
#Development: Do you want to grow with us? With us, you can supplement your theoretical knowledge with valuable practical experience.
#Lunchbreak: In our in-house canteen, we provide you with delicious meals at discounted prices.
#OneCompany: Together we achieve more – with over 10,000 employees from 95 nations, we promote an international and collegial corporate culture.
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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.