SPECIAL PROCESS SOURCING – ENGINEER

Hical Technologies Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hical Technologies Pvt Ltd is seeking an Engineer/Specialist in procurement to manage supplier sourcing for special processes and to drive RFQ activities with approved processors. The role requires hands-on experience with sub-contract processing, cost estimation, and SAP-based specification flow-down.

You will coordinate with Engineering, NPD, Quality, and Planning to ensure process certifications and timely deliverables, while maintaining supplier data and price history in SAP.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics required.
• BE/B.Tech in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics preferred; Metallurgy/Materials background advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Float RFQs to approved processors and obtain quotations; prepare comparison statements and recommendations.
• SAP with complete specification flow-down.
• Expedite processors to meet committed turnaround; maintain open job-work and open-order reports; flag delays.
• Compute treated surface area and prepare basic cost estimates under supervision.
• Verify process, test and bake certificates are received, complete and correct; hand over to Quality and Stores.
• Maintain processor master data, approval validity records, rate cards and price history in SAP.
• Source prototype and first-article processing for NPD / APQP projects per timelines.
• Keep purchasing and processor approval records audit-ready at all times.

Skills

Sourcing

Procurement

Negotiation

Supplier development

AS9100

Materials knowledge

Drawing understanding

Education

Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics Engineering

BE / B.Tech in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

• Minimum: Diploma in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics Engineering
• Preferred: B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics Engineering (Metallurgy or Materials background is an added advantage for this role)

EXPERIENCE

• Engineer: minimum 3 years of sourcing / purchase experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in an aerospace, defence or space industry supply chain is mandatory; AS9100 certified organisation preferred.
• Demonstrated hands-on exposure to job-work / subcontract processing and to specification-driven surface and heat treatment.

SPECIALIST TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS – SPECIAL PROCESSES

• Process Knowledge

• Electroplating and metallic coatings
• Surface treatment
• Heat treatment
• Painting and coating
• Allied special processes
• Understanding of process effects on the part

• Processor Identification, Qualification and Control
• Price Estimation and Negotiation

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Float RFQs to approved processors, obtain quotations, prepare comparison statements and recommend the source.
• SAP with the complete specification flow-down.
• Expedite processors to meet the committed turnaround; maintain the open job-work and open-order reports and flag delays to Planning and Production.
• Compute treated surface area and prepare basic cost estimates under the guidance of the Senior Engineer.
• Verify that all process, test and bake certificates are received, complete and correct, and hand over to Quality and Stores.
• Maintain processor master data, approval validity records, rate cards and price history in SAP and the commodity database.
• Source prototype and first-article processing for NPD / APQP projects as per project timelines
• Keep purchasing and processor approval records audit-ready at all times.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Materials and drawing knowledge
• Negotiation and commercial skills
• Source identification and vendor development
• SAP skills
• AS9100 requirements
• Global supplier management
• Behavioral

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Project award
• Cost savings
• Approval validity
• Documentation
• NPD sourcing
• Audit compliance
• Data base management for materials cost

INTERFACES

Internal: Engineering and NPD, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Production, Production Planning and Control, Stores and Logistics, Programme Management, Finance and Accounts.

External: Plating, anodising, heat treatment, painting and NDT processors; NADCAP-accredited and customer-approved special-process sources; transporters; customers (for approved process source lists and process deviations).