Assistant Engineer

Overview

Plan, conduct and monitor quality for a product line, including incoming, in-process and final inspection, with accountability for on-time inspection to meet customer demand.

What you'll do

• Plan, conduct and monitor quality of a product line including incoming, in-process and final inspection of parts.
• Approve in-process production by confirming required specifications, conducting visual and measurement tests, and communicating required adjustments to the production supervisor.
• Own and drive quality assurance activities for traction motor and alternator products across the product lifecycle.
• Support manufacturing quality, including process audits, in-process controls, final inspection, and nonconformance management.
• Approve all finished products by confirming specifications and conducting required tests.
• Document and update inspection results by completing reports and logs.
• Investigate customer complaints and non-conformance issues.
• Develop, recommend, and monitor corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive quality in products and processes and establish processes to meet customer expectations.
• Collect and compile statistical quality data.
• Document internal audits and other quality assurance activities; evaluate audit findings and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Prepare reports to communicate outcomes of quality activities.
• Proactively identify areas of obstruction or breakdown and rectify problems at an early stage.
• Assist Manufacturing in investigations of process-related quality issues.
• Track and control rejections by raising alarms or nonconformance reports with immediate effect and maintain cost of quality (CoQ) as per organizational requirements.
• Participate in Kaizen and other process improvement and suggestion activities.
• Calibrate all measuring and testing instruments in-house and at sub-contractors.
• Manage MRB and RTV, ensure on-time disposition and drive supplier recovery as applicable; maintain critical supplier scorecards.
• Participate in HPT (High Performance Teams) discussions and provide insights on quality, quality escapes, issue resolution, RCA and CAPA.
• Be familiar with manufacturing processes including assembly, torqueing, wiring harness assembly and electronic component handling.
• Ensure total compliance with the Quality Management System and lead key initiatives aligned with business goals to support 2x year-over-year growth.
• Perform assigned tasks, provide leadership to quality inspectors, and mentor and train them to continuously enhance their skills.
• Own quality metrics including CoQ, defects, escaping defects, customer issue resolution and on-time qualification for the product line.
• Work with the AME team on digitization of key quality metrics and deployment of the Quality module in MES, and support Lean initiatives (re-layout, resource optimization, automation).
• Manage calibration of all gauges, instruments and fixtures; deploy smart (Bluetooth-enabled) gauges to accelerate digitization of manufacturing operations.

What you'll need

• Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical or Production Engineering from a reputed college or university.
• 5 to 6 years of hands-on experience in Quality.
• Willingness to work in shifts to meet organizational goals.

Nice to have

• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate across levels.
• Highly energetic and passionate with a positive attitude; able to explain business drivers and organizational objectives clearly to the team.
• Proficiency in computer skills, including MS Office.

Details

• Location: Pune.
• Shift work required.
• Relocation assistance provided.