Project Process Engineer

Long Description

At ZF Wind Power, we are a global leader in technology-driven manufacturing of on- and offshore wind turbine gearboxes and powertrains and a global service partner. We lead the high-performance onshore market segments with our SHIFT compact modular platform designs. We delivered the world’s first offshore 9.5 MW wind turbine gearbox and, in close cooperation with our partner, delivered the first next generation 15 MW offshore powertrain. 

We have the world’s largest installed capacity of +8 MW offshore wind turbine gearboxes. Since entering the wind industry in 1979, we have delivered more than 85,000 gearboxes, powering over 200 GW wind turbines, covering more than 25% of the total installed capacity of geared-driven wind turbines worldwide. Together with our partners, we continuously invest in the wind market to empower a sustainable future together.

As ZF Wind Power is still growing, we are looking for a new colleague in the process department in Lommel, Belgium.

Who do we look for?
We look for people with the right attitude based on values. At ZF Wind Power we do our best to embody and encourage following values on a daily basis:
Integrity – Courage – Teamwork – Goal orientation – Wellbeing – Diversity

What you can look forward to as Project Process Engineer:

• Act as a core team member in the NPI team and interface to the PE organization
• Identify where global production standards for assembly can be applied and identifies gaps where new process standards need to be developed
• Align with the respective process engineers (Global experts and plant responsibles) throughout the product development process to identify the correct process flow, routings, PFMEA, capability
• Drive the co-engineering process together with the Design Engineers to come to a Design for Assembly solution to secure the assembly process in serial production
• Challenge and monitor the assembly community, and is technical sparring partner for the process engineers
• Execute the prototype building together with the Prototyping team as well as support the local plant on-site during the ramp-up for serial production and give advice about lessons learned during the prototyping phase
• Drive efficiency by using standards and transparent communication tools and advises the management team on competence management / training requirements and global resource planning for the different PE Teams

Your profile as Project Process Engineer:

• Engineering degree
• Several years of working experience in assembly engineering in a project focused environment with relevant matrix team lead experience
• Profound knowledge of assembly processes related to gearboxes
• Solid project management skills
• Knowledgeable on standard lean and quality tools (FMEA, T&M, …)
• Working experience with SAP and MS Office
• Proactive person with good communication skills in English (Dutch is a plus) with willingness to travel