Category Engineer - Proprietary (SCQ - P)

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.; Chittoor; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hero MotoCorp Ltd. is seeking a Category Engineer - Proprietary (SCQ - P) to drive supplier quality assurance, development and sustenance across new model launches and mass production.

The role emphasizes audits, CAPA, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure high quality and on-time delivery in India's manufacturing sector. The position requires strong skills in FMEA, APQP, PPAP and GD&T, with 4–8 years of cross-functional experience.

Qualifications

• B.Tech or Diploma in a related field with 4–8 years cross-functional exposure.
• Experience across supplier quality assurance, development and audits.
• Strong knowledge of core quality tools and change management.

Responsibilities

• Supplier Audits & Quality Control: conduct audits at supplier locations to verify quality.
• Problem Analysis & CAPA: identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Supplier Upgradation & Support: help improve supplier quality ratings and CAPA effectiveness.
• New Model & Change Management: manage risks and multi-sourcing during mass production.
• Cross-Functional Coordination & Decision Making: align internal stakeholders and drive trade-offs.
• Management Reporting: prepare data-driven quality plans for top management.

Skills

FMEA

APQP

PPAP

MSA

GD&T

Engineering Design

Tool Design & Validation

Stakeholder Management

Problem-solving

Education

B.Tech or Diploma

Job description

Category Engineer - Proprietary (SCQ - P)

A purpose driven role for you

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Supplier Quality Assurance: Ensure the receipt of high-quality parts and services from suppliers through robust supplier evaluations, audits, and compliance checks.
• Supplier Development: Facilitate, handhold, and upgrade Supply Chain Partners (SCPs) through training and special capability improvement projects.
• Quality Sustenance: Secure quality and delivery sustenance for new model launches, multi-sourcing setups, and mass production.

A Day in the life

You will be working on day-to-day basis on following:

• Supplier Audits & Quality Control: A significant portion of the day is spent conducting product and process audits at supplier locations to address sporadic quality issues. This includes verifying Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) reports with marked samples, inspecting die and mold parts for disposal, and verifying TA markings, COP, and emission parameters.
• Problem Analysis & Action Implementation: The engineer actively identifies and validates the root causes of product nonconformances across incoming lots, warranty defects, and final/business unit quality issues (FI, MI, BUQI, VTQI, KD). They also monitor the effectiveness of these actions and ensure suppliers submit and approve Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) against Quality Failure Reports (QFRs).
• Supplier Upgradation & Support: Time is dedicated to facilitating and handholding suppliers to upgrade their quality ratings. This involves planning and executing special projects (like IMP Projects) at the supplier’s end and working to improve the quality rate of critical parts.
• New Model & Change Management: The role requires managing risks during mass production by ensuring quality and delivery sustenance, evaluating new suppliers, and conducting change management and multi-sourcing process audits.
• Cross-Functional Coordination & Decision Making: Throughout the day, the engineer must navigate complex cross-functional alignments where internal stakeholders may have conflicting interests. They must make decisions even when information is limited or hazy, using data and logic to propose trade-off solutions that keep mass production running smoothly.
• Management Reporting: The engineer prepares data and structured arguments to clearly explain and seek approval for quality plans from top management.

Academic Qualification & Experience

• Education: B.Tech or Diploma.
• Experience: 4 to 8 years of cross-functional or cross-department exposure.

Technical Skills/Knowledge

• In-depth Product & Process Knowledge: Deep understanding of Proprietary parts, specifically Electronics/Electrical, Mechanical, and Engine.
• Quality Core Tools: Proficiency in FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning), PPAP (Production Part Approval Process), and MSA (Measurement Systems Analysis)
• Expert Audit Skills: Mastery in conducting product, process, multi-sourcing, and change management audits.
• Advanced Structured Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to analyze and resolve root causes for product nonconformances (such as incoming lots, warranty, and final quality defects).
• GD&T and Design Knowledge: Competency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), alongside Engineering Design and Tool Design & Validation.

Behavioural Skills

• Expert in Stakeholder Management: Ability to manage both internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• Strong Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Crucial for collaborating and clearly explaining plans.
• Decision-Making Skills: Ability to make critical decisions, even when faced with limited information or hazy clarity.
• Assertiveness: Being assertive in handling responsibilities and interactions.
• Conflict Management: Essential for navigating challenging cross-functional alignments where various stakeholders have conflicting interests

What will it be like to work for Hero

As theworld’s largestmanufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for the last 25 years, Hero is where you will get to work with the brightest innovators, passionate about being the best in what they do. You will become a part of India’s proudest legacy, a brand that is celebrated by 130 million Indians and is now taking over the world with its manufacturing superpower.

Choose to be with the best, choose to be your best.

About Hero

Hero MotoCorp, headquartered in New Delhi, India, is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for 25 consecutive years with ~$5 billion revenue. The Company's global footprint spans 52 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, Central and Latin America with a customer base of over 130 million. The Company operates eight manufacturing facilities - six in India and one each in Colombia and Bangladesh- along with two Research and Development centres: Centre for Innovation and Technology (CIT) in India and Tech Centre Germany (TCG).
Hero MotoCorp is driving the transition to electric mobility through VIDA, powered by Hero.

Strategic alliances with Harley-Davidson and Zero Motorcycles support the design and development of premium and electric motorcycles, respectively. Further demonstrating its commitment to the EV future, the Company has made strategic investments in two- and three-wheeler EV manufacturers, Ather Energy and Euler Motors. Hero MotoCorp is the only Indian two-wheeler manufacturer listed on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (D/SI).

Hero MotoCorp's Executive Chairman, Dr. Pawan Munjal, was named to the 2025 TIME100 Climate List of the 100 most influential leaders driving business climate action.

Beyond mobility, Hero MotoCorp is a major global promoter of sports, including golf, football, field hockey, and cricket. Hero MotoSports Team Rally is India's flag bearer in global rally racing.

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