QA Manager – Defence & Electronics Production

Title: QA Manager – Defence & Electronics Production

Experience: 10 Years

Qualification: B.E./B.Tech/Diploma – Electronics, ECE, Electrical or related engineering

Department: Quality Assurance / Quality Management

Industry: Defence / Aerospace / Electronics / Electro-Optics

Location: Hyderabad

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced QA Manager with hands-on experience in defence, aerospace, electronics or electro-optics manufacturing to establish and manage quality processes from product development and qualification through production, inspection and final acceptance.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain QMS in line with ISO 9001 and AS9100D requirements.

• Develop and manage QAP, ATP, FAT, Inspection Plans, SOPs, Work Instructions and quality documentation.

• Ensure product and process compliance with approved drawings, specifications, BOMs and customer requirements.

• Coordinate MIL-grade, EMI/EMC, environmental, vibration, shock, thermal and other qualification/testing through approved/NABL laboratories.

• Handle NCR, RCA, CAPA, FMEA and corrective action activities.

• Plan and conduct internal, process and supplier audits.

• Coordinate with defence QA/inspection agencies, customers and governmentapproved/NABL laboratories.

• Establish incoming, in-process and final inspection processes, including traceability and calibration.

• Manage supplier quality and incoming material inspection.

• Support configuration management, engineering change control and quality records.

• Ensure appropriate preservation, ESD protection, packaging and storage of defence products.

• Monitor quality KPIs and drive continuous improvement.

Required Technical Knowledge

• Practical experience in defence/aerospace/electronics product quality.

• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and AS9100D.

• Working knowledge of applicable JSS/JSG, MIL-STD, IEC, DEF STAN/STANAG and DQA policies.

• Knowledge of EMI/EMC, environmental, shock, vibration and reliability testing.

• Experience in QAP, ATP, FAT, inspection and acceptance documentation.

• Strong understanding of RCA, CAPA, FMEA, NCR and quality tools.

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, BOMs and test procedures.

• Experience handling defence QA inspections and external testing laboratories.

• Knowledge of configuration management, traceability, calibration and document control.

• Exposure to electronics/electro-optical product manufacturing and testing will be an advantage.

Preferred Certifications

• AS9100D Lead Auditor / Internal Auditor

• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor / Internal Auditor

• ASQ CQE / CQA

• AS9102 First Article Inspection

• IPC-A-610 / J-STD-001

• Training in FMEA, 8D, RCA, Six Sigma or Reliability Engineering

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