QUALITY ANALYST II

TE Connectivity; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity is seeking a Sr. Engineer AQE (Advanced Quality Engineering) based in Pune to drive quality assurance for transportation solutions. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with product quality specifications and customer requirements during NPD with PPAP, PFMEA/DFMEA, control plans, and SPC/MSA processes.

The candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams, lead audits, and support Safe Launch activities to achieve zero customer complaints upon handover to manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6–8 years of hands-on experience with IATF 16949 quality systems in automotive.
• Experience conducting internal audits and facing external audits per IATF 16949.
• Well versed in APQP, PPAP activities and related quality tools.
• Experience leading interactions with customers and suppliers for part/process quality.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer drawings, technical and quality requirements; cascade to cross-functional teams.
• Participate in design/process validation testing and review test specifications.
• Act as voice of the customer and interface to internal departments on AQE matters.
• Support PPAP documents and readiness such as PFMEA/DFMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA.

Skills

IATF 16949 experience

APQP/PPAP

DFMEA/PFMEA

Control Plan

SPC/MSA

Education

BE/B.Tech in Mechanical/Production/Automotive

Job description

POSITION : SR. ENGINEER AQE (Advanced Quality Engineering)

LOCATION : Pune

BU : Global Automotive

SEGMENT : Transportation Solutions (India)

Company

TE Connectivity Ltd. is a $12 billion global technology and manufacturing leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. For more than 75 years, our connectivity and sensor solutions, proven in the harshest environments, have enabled advancements in transportation, industrial applications, medical technology, energy, data communications, and the home. With 80,000 employees, including more than 7,500 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 150 countries, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com

Bu / Function Description

The role comes under Automotive BU where we are currently supplying products to Commercial, passenger, two wheelers and Industrial transportation. Function is to manage Quality Assurance for entire transportation solution business in India.

Transportation solutions BU makes products for Connecting and Sensing Data, Power and Signal for vehicles ranging from Two wheelers to Heavy Commercial trucks. TS India operates out of 2 Manufacturing plants in Pune, Sales offices in Pune, Noida and Chennai and a Global engineering team in Bangalore. The total team strength is of 3,500 employees. There is a clear business strategy till 2025 to support the business growth. The growth is driven mainly driven from localization of Core India Specific products and new technology products.

ROLE OBJECTIVE

The job objective is to ensure compliance with product quality specifications, customer requirements, and process needs during the product and process design phase according NPD Process until the formal product and process release is achieved.

Responsibilities

• Understand Customer drawings, Technical requirements, Quality requirements, CSR and cascade the requirements to CFT
• Exposure to Design and process validation testing and understanding test specifications
• AQE engineers are part of the project core team and being the Voice of the customer as well as the interface to other internal departments
• Hands on experience in creating and reviewing PPAP documents such as PFC / PFMEA / DFMEA / Control Plan / Specifications reviews / preparation of control plan / Gauge planning / SPC / MSA
• Support the FMEA meetings to achieve the quality standard, structure and content by capturing past failures and lessons learnt
• Conduct Pre-PPAP audit, share observation to the team and follow-up to close all the open points
• Leading customer audits and experienced in obtaining PPAP approvals from customers
• Support Safe Launch for New projects to ensure 0 customer complaints before hand over the project to manufacturing site

EDUCATION/KNOWLEDGE

• BE/ B.Tech (Mechanical / Production / Automotive Engineering)
• Knowledge about various phases of Product and Process development
• ISO/IAFT 16949 requirements for New Product / Process development
• Indepth knowledge in APQP/PPAP/PFC/PFMEA/DFMEA/Control Plan/SPC/MSA etc
• Awareness on VDA 6.3 requirements and audit
• Knowledge in wiring harness, parts having plastic injection molding / metal stamping processes will be an added advantage

Critical Experience

• Minimum of 6-8 years of hands on experience in IATF 16949 (Formerly TS 16949) Quality systems in Automotive industry
• Experience in conducting internal audits & facing external audit as per IATF 16949 Quality systems
• Well versed and experienced in handling APQP, PPAP activities
• Leading interaction with Customer & suppliers for part and process from quality aspects

COMPETENCIES

• Technical capabilities: In-depth functional/domain knowledge
• Strategic agility: Identifying relevant technology trends and opportunities and leveraging TE global technology to increase competitive position and increased value to customer
• Quality & Reliability Engineering: Ability to understand customer requirements from quality perspective & cascade internally to achieve First Time Right
• Building people capability: Training and mentoring engineers with the necessary skill set and improve organizational capability to achieve First Time Right

MOTIVATIONAL/CULTURAL FIT

• Customer focus
• Innovation demeanor Problem solving
• Optimism and Team working
• Talent development
• Results driven
• Clear and concise communication

Job Overview

Assists with developing and implementing new quality methods and procedures and supports the associated administrative tasks.

Job Requirements

• Participating in process analysis, advanced product quality planning, validating new products and processes, and design reviews.
• Validating products and processes through measurement system analysis and capability studies and participating in verification and production line error-proofing requirements.
• Monitoring the quality testing procedures to ensure that all the procedures are performed according to the established specifications, test methods, and protocols.
• Supporting the project team in preparing process flow diagrams, design failure mode and effect analysis (DFMEA), preventive actions, and troubleshooting processes.

What Your Background Should Look Like

Generally requires Bachelors degree in appropriate field or local equivalent with a minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible professional level experience.

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork