Head - Quality for New Product Development

Larsen & Toubro; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro in Tamil Nadu seeks Head - NPD Quality to establish and drive a robust Quality Management Framework across the New Product Development lifecycle, integrating QbD, enhancing Stage-Gate governance, and enabling zero-defect launches.

You will lead strategic quality initiatives, coordinate APQP, design quality and reliability engineering, perform risk assessments, oversee prototype and pilot builds, and ensure supplier, manufacturing, and customer quality throughout.

Qualifications

• 15-20 years in Quality and Product Development.
• Minimum 7 years in NPD Quality leadership role.
• Bachelor's degree required; post-graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Strategic NPD Quality Leadership
• APQP Deployment
• Design Quality & Reliability Engineering
• Risk Assessment & Quality Planning
• Prototype & Pilot Build Quality
• Supplier Quality & Development
• Manufacturing Readiness & Launch Quality
• Customer Quality & Compliance
• Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

Skills

Quality Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Team Development

Business Acumen

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree preferred

Six Sigma Black Belt / CQE / CRE preferred

Tools

APQP

DFMEA

PFMEA

PPAP

MSA

SPC

DOE

QFD

FTA

DFSS

GD&T

Reliability Engineering

Product Validation

Job description

Position Purpose

The Head - NPD Quality will be responsible for establishing, driving, and institutionalizing a robust Quality Management Framework across the New Product Development lifecycle.

Key Objectives

• Integrate Quality-by-Design (QbD) principles into product development.
• Strengthen Stage-Gate governance and quality gate reviews.
• Drive zero-defect product launches.
• Establish robust validation and reliability engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic NPD Quality Leadership
• APQP Deployment
• Design Quality & Reliability Engineering
• Risk Assessment & Quality Planning
• Prototype & Pilot Build Quality
• Supplier Quality & Development
• Manufacturing Readiness & Launch Quality
• Customer Quality & Compliance
• Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Production/Mechatronics)
• Master's Degree preferred
• Six Sigma Black Belt / CQE / CRE preferred

Experience Requirement

• 15-20 years in Quality and Product Development
• Minimum 7 years in NPD Quality leadership role

Technical Competencies

APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP, MSA, SPC, DOE, QFD, FTA, DFSS, GD&T, Reliability Engineering, Product Validation.

Leadership Competencies

Strategic Thinking, Quality Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Customer Orientation, Team Development and Business Acumen.

KPIs

FPY, DPMO, Customer Complaints, Warranty Claims, COPQ, MTBF, Validation Pass Rate.