MQE- Metallurgy

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Job Description: MQE – Metallurgy

Role: Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE) – Metallurgy

Exp : 6+yrs

Job Location ; Hosur

Preferred : Immediate to 30 days notice period candidates.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead aluminium extrusion supplier development activities, including supplier qualification, process evaluation, capability assessment, and quality improvement.
• Monitor supplier performance to ensure compliance with material specifications, dimensional tolerances, mechanical properties, and quality standards.
• Perform IQC (Incoming Quality Control) and OQC (Outgoing Quality Control) correlation to identify gaps between incoming material quality and final product performance.
• Analyze material- and process-related quality issues and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions with suppliers.
• Apply strong knowledge of metallurgy and material science to evaluate material properties, microstructures, and manufacturing processes.
• Support metallographic analysis, including sample preparation, micrography, and tensile testing.
• Establish and support vendor testing facilities, including material testing laboratories and test method development.
• Apply GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) principles for dimensional quality assessment.
• Support CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) testing setup and programming at supplier locations.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supplier teams to resolve material-related quality issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supplier process capability, product reliability, and overall quality performance.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong background in Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related discipline.
• Experience in Supplier Quality Management, Supplier Development, or Manufacturing Quality Engineering.
• Knowledge of aluminium extrusion processes and metal manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience in metallography, tensile testing, microstructure analysis, and material characterization.
• Understanding of GD&T, CMM inspection, and dimensional measurement techniques.
• Experience in test method development, laboratory setup, and supplier process qualification.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, root cause analysis, and corrective action skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience establishing material testing facilities at supplier locations.
• Exposure to aluminium extrusion, metal forming, machining, or related manufacturing processes.
• Experience with supplier audits, process capability assessment, and quality improvement initiatives

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