Quality Analyst

TVS Motor; Krishnagiri District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

TVS Motor, located in Hosur, seeks a Quality Analyst with 6+ years of experience in QA for NPD and QAD. The role involves planning, deployment, and monitoring of QA activities, with early feedback and APQP/PPAP approvals across supplier readiness and run-at-rate assessments.

The incumbent will engage in DFMEA inputs, benchmarking, and product-level problem-solving to ensure conformance and timely resolutions of quality issues.

Qualifications

• Must have 10+ years in NPD or QAD, including 3+ years with casting and forging.
• Experience with PPAP, APQP, DFMEA, and DVP processes.
• Ability to manage supplier quality and run-at-rate evaluations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and monitor QA activities across development and deployment.
• Involve early through feedback, requirements assessment, and PPAP approvals.
• Lead supplier readiness, SPTR, and run-at-rate performance reviews.
• Address field complaints, warranty data, AQI/FQI/RT inputs in design inputs.
• Ensure DVP closure and non-conformity resolution.

Skills

Quality Assurance

NPD

DFMEA

PPAP

Root Cause Analysis

Supplier Quality

Process Improvement

DVP

Job description

Job Title: Quality Analyst

Department: QAD

Location: Hosur

Experience: 6+ years

Purpose

Establish plans for the development, deployment, and monitoring of QA activities and systems, including early involvement through drawing feedback, system requirement assessment, design verification, benchmarking, deployment of SC/CCs, Supplier Readiness Process (SPR), APQP, and PPAP approval with SPTR assessment at run-at-rate capacity.

Plan and execute programmed projects to meet internal and external customer expectations and requirements.

Role Description

Discrete responsibilities listed in order of priority.

• Use learning from past product problems-TGW, field complaints, warranty, AQI, FQI, and PPFRs-as design inputs through DFB, FMEA inputs, and SRS feedback.
• Incorporate product and process benchmarking improvements into the NPD programme.
• Provide early inputs through drawing feedback, DFMEA participation at system, subsystem, and part levels, and SC/CC deployment planning.
• Ensure development and adherence to an adequate DVP, including closure of ETR and ETL non-conformities.
• Deploy supplier process-readiness requirements, provide feedback, and close identified gaps.
• Assess significant production trial runs at the planned run-at-rate.
• Participate in product-level problem-solving as part of NPD progression.

Managing Points

• On-time DFB and benchmark analysis - UOM: Score and percentage; Review frequency: Daily.
• AQI, FQI, Engineering RT, Vehicle RT, and PPFR target achievement - UOM: Number of suppliers; Review frequency: Weekly.
• On-time closure of PQM incidents, including DVP, ETR/ETL, AQI, FQI, RT non-conformities, and PPFR - UOM: Percentage; Review frequency: Daily.
• On-time completion of SPR and SPTR - UOM: Number; Review frequency: Daily.
• On-time closure of TOC, file transfers, SUC, and related activities - UOM: Percentage; Review frequency: Weekly.
• New product development DWM - UOM: Percentage; Review frequency: Daily.

Authority

• Decide the disposition of supplier parts in the supply chain based on conformance to quality levels defined by TMIS, TSDS, and drawings.
• Allocate daily work management based on need and urgency.
• Develop training content and conduct training.
• Prepare or revise QSP, QSW, GL, and related documents.
• Approve PPAP.

Requirements

• Mechanical qualification with 10+ years of experience in NPD or QAD, including at least 3+ years handling casting and forging.