Engineer – Quality

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Engineer – Quality  in Chennai

What a typical day looks like:

• Work with Design and Manufacturing Engineers team to define process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier process capability is effective to meet product and process requirements.
• Support in supplier approval process by assessing manufacturing/technology capabilities and Health, Safety and Environmental risks.
• Support new product launches to ensure that supplier quality meets the required standards.
• Follow up with suppliers for root cause analysis and corrective actions of supplier quality issues.
• Review supplier manufacturing processes, collaborate with suppliers on process improvement and value enhancement opportunities.
• Promote the use of customer preferred techniques for continuous improvement such as Lean, Six-Sigma, Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing), Measurement System Analysis, and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• Provide concise, complete, and accurate documentation of inspection results relative to area of responsibility.
• Facilitate the escalation of unresolved supplier quality issues within assigned projects and suppliers.
• Support the Quality Manager to monitor and report on supplier product quality and performance.
• Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to adhere to process and prevent occurrence of any non-conformity relating to product, process, or system.
• Preparation & Validation of First Article Inspection
• Participate in cross-functional teams in the development of new products or changes related to current products in meeting customer requirements.
• Manage and coordinate supplier Material / Non-Material cost recovery for Supplier Quality issues.
• Support in Internal /External Audit readiness
• Undertake special projects as required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities.
• Quality control of work by appropriate reviews
• Testing oscilloscope, cable and harness testing, trouble shooting, component testing, logic analyzer.  
• Inspection on bare board, systems, components, cable and harness, microscope, measuring tools.  
• Mechanical & Electrical Tools, taps and dies, alignment tools, measuring tools. 
• Write reports and present progress at project meetings and to clients.
• Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/designs and future trends.
• Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact.
• Building big data collection and analytics capabilities to uncover customer, product, and operational insights.
• Analyzing data sources and proposing solutions to strategic planning problems on a one-time or periodic basis
• Providing data-driven decision support
• Leverages data analytics and statistical methods to optimize manufacturing processes, improve product quality, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/designs and future trends.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor’s degree in EEE / ECE / Mech / E&TC
• Minimum 2-5 experience in Automotive Industry /EMS / Electronics Products Manufacturing Industry.
• 2-5 years of knowledge in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)Use of the following tools may be required: Electronic Assembly: color code, component, schematics.  
• Knowledge in various PCB operations, Lean manufacturing, and ISO standards
• Handled computerized electronic test equipment and programming. 
• Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
• Knowledge of measurement techniques
• Experienced in understanding and interpretation of engineering drawings.
• Understanding manufacturing processes
• Planning and prioritizing activities
• Good communication and interpersonal skills