Quality Engineer / Senior Quality Engineer

Job Purpose::

Responsible for managing product and process quality across incoming, in-process, and final inspection, while driving customer quality, supplier quality, new product development, PPAP, problem-solving, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities::

• Lead preparation and submission of PPAP, APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan, PFD and other quality documentation.
• Conduct manufacturing feasibility studies for new product development and support timely product launches.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements and establish appropriate inspection methods.
• Manage customer complaints using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, CAPA and other root-cause analysis methodologies.
• Drive reduction of customer PPM, internal rejection, COPQ and repeat quality issues.
• Monitor incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities and ensure adherence to defined quality standards.
• Conduct product, process, layout, dock and quality system audits.
• Manage calibration of measuring instruments, gauges and fixtures.
• Support safe launch activities for new products and ensure defect-free production.
• Coordinate with Production, R&D, Manufacturing, Purchase, Suppliers and other cross-functional teams for quality improvement.
• Monitor daily, weekly and monthly quality performance metrics, including PPM, rejection, QDH and COPQ.
• Lead corrective and preventive action activities and verify the effectiveness of implemented actions.
• Support supplier quality improvement initiatives and resolve supplier-related quality issues.
• Prepare quality reports and documentation required for internal and customer audits.
• Conduct internal quality review meetings and track action-plan closure.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions and inspection standards.
• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 quality management requirements.
• Promote continuous improvement and quality awareness across manufacturing operations.

Required Technical Skills::

• PPAP / APQP
• PFMEA / Control Plan / Process Flow Diagram
• 8D Problem Solving
• Root Cause Analysis 5 Why / Fishbone
• SPC / MSA
• CAPA
• PPM and rejection reduction
• COPQ monitoring
• Customer Complaint Management
• Supplier Quality Management
• Incoming / In-process / Final Inspection
• CMM and dimensional inspection
• Welding and sheet-metal quality
• Powder coating quality
• Drawing and specification interpretation
• Calibration management
• SAP / Quality documentation
• MS Excel / Minitab