Assistant Manager - Protobuild Quality

ABB Inc; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB in Bengaluru, India is seeking a seasoned Quality Assurance leader to guide R&D quality activities across development phases, ensuring defect-free delivery and adherence to budgets.

You will implement QA standards, coordinate with sub-suppliers, promote Lean Six Sigma, and maintain ISO-based QMS for the local division in line with ABB guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering required.
• 10–15 years of process and quality experience required.
• ISO 9001/ISO standards knowledge and internal audit experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Define, plan, lead, drive, coordinate, and execute all appropriate quality assurance activities.
• Assemble QA activities into a coherent plan across project development phases.
• Ensure proper management of sub-suppliers.
• Encourage and help R&D to develop Lean 6 Sigma skills using related tools.
• Maintain and improve the local QMS and ensure delivery aligned with ISO standards and ABB guidance.

Skills

Quality assurance

Project coordination

Process improvement

Lean Six Sigma

Audit

MS Office

Visio

Tableau/Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Visio

Macros

Tableau

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

The work model for the role is: #LIHybrid. This role is contributing to the Process Automation Business in Central Quality team in Bangalore, India.

Your role and responsibilities (Mandatory)

In this role, you will have the opportunity to guide and/or support Research and Development (R&D) teams by actively providing solutions and process standards to prevent defects. Each day, you will ensure that products and systems are delivered as per the desired quality. You will also showcase your expertise by extending the guidance/support through the phases of the development process to ensure that the results of each phase adhere to the defined quality standards and meet target dates and budgets.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Defining, planning, leading, driving, coordinating, and/or executing all appropriate quality assurance activities.
• Assembling quality assurance activities into a coherent and coordinated plan along the project development phases to ensure the R&D outcome is predictable and meets requirements for quality, scope, timeliness, and cost.
• Ensuring appropriate management of sub-suppliers.
• Encouraging and helping R&D employees to develop skills in Lean 6 Sigma and utilizing related tools during product development.

Qualifications for the role :

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering.
• 10 – 15 years of process and quality related experience required.
• Business continuity management, Information security management, Six Sigma knowledge is a must.
• Having proficiency in Microsoft office tools such as PowerPoint, excel, word etc.
• Knowledge on Visio, macros, tableau, power bi etc., is a plus.
• Hands on implementing quality management system, internal auditing experience with necessary training certification is plus.
• Promoting and supporting the deployment of the quality and operational excellence (Quality & OpEx) strategy to accelerate the rate of operational improvement.
• Supporting and maintaining the quality management system (QMS) of the local division to drive standardization and consistent execution in delivery of customer requirements with all aspects managed in line with ISO standards (ISO9001, ISO** and ISO**) as well with ABB business area and division guidance.
• Planning, implementation, support including internal audit, management review, external audits, and external certification.

More about us (Mandatory)

ABB is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. The Process Automation (PA) business area (> $6B revenue in 2021, 22,000 employees), automates, electrifies and digitalizes some of the most complex industrial infrastructures on this planet. Through its five divisions, it serves customers in the energy, process and hybrid industries – from hydrocarbons, chemicals, water, mining, minerals, pulp & paper to marine and ports, and many more. PA stands at the heart of some of the most important shifts in society, helping the energy-intense industries to safer, smarter and more sustainable operations to enable a prosperous, low-carbon society.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.