QA Manager (Defence & Electronics Production)

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

We will give preference to strong practical defence-industry QA experience over certifications.