Job Description: Engineer / Senior Engineer – Product Quality Management (PQM)
Location: Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Department: Product Quality Management (PQM) – GBPS, SVS
Reporting To: Manager – Product Quality Management
Qualification: Diploma / B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering
Experience Required:
- B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering: Minimum 5 years
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering: Minimum 7 years
Industry: Heavy Engineering / Heavy Manufacturing
Travel: Up to 10%
1. About the Role
The position is part of the Product Quality Management team responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of material processing and bulk material handling equipment.
The role involves working closely with product management, engineering teams, global suppliers, inspection agencies and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure that products and components comply with applicable drawings, technical specifications, inspection requirements and organizational quality standards.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supplier quality assurance, inspection planning, technical documentation review, quality hold-point release, corrective action implementation and continuous improvement across the supply chain.
This position offers an opportunity to work within a multinational engineering environment and collaborate with stakeholders across India, the United States, Australia and other global locations.
2. Key Responsibilities
A. Supplier Quality Management
- Monitor and ensure compliance with organizational quality standards across the global supplier network.
- Conduct supplier audits and inspections to assess manufacturing capabilities, quality systems and compliance with technical requirements.
- Work closely with suppliers to address quality gaps and implement improvements.
- Guide suppliers on quality expectations, inspection requirements and corrective actions.
- Ensure that corrective and preventive actions are implemented effectively throughout the supply chain.
B. Inspection Planning and Quality Assurance
- Review and approve Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) in accordance with approved engineering drawings, technical specifications and applicable quality requirements.
- Review inspection procedures and verify that inspection activities comply with the approved ITPs.
- Review and approve inspection dossiers to ensure completeness and compliance with drawings, specifications and ITP requirements.
- Review inspection results and documentation before accepting or releasing components.
- Review and release items subject to quality inspection hold points, ensuring that all applicable requirements have been fulfilled.
C. Heavy Manufacturing Component Inspection
- Handle inspection and quality documentation for heavy engineering components, including castings, forgings and fabricated components.
- Apply knowledge of welding, machining and manufacturing processes to evaluate component quality.
- Ensure compliance with relevant international codes and standards, including AWS, CWB, ASME and EN, as applicable to the product and project.
- Possess familiarity with Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods and their application in quality inspection.
- Identify deviations from approved drawings, specifications and quality requirements and coordinate their resolution with the relevant stakeholders.
D. Technical Review and Engineering Coordination
- Review technical queries raised by suppliers and coordinate with the relevant engineering functions for timely technical dispositions.
- Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to resolve quality-related technical issues.
- Ensure that supplier deliverables meet the required technical and quality standards.
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to address inspection findings, non-conformities and documentation discrepancies.
- Facilitate timely decision-making on technical and quality issues to avoid unnecessary delays in manufacturing and delivery.
E. Corrective Actions and Continuous Improvement
- Ensure effective implementation of corrective actions arising from supplier inspections, audits and quality issues.
- Support investigations into quality deviations and coordinate appropriate corrective measures.
- Work with suppliers and internal teams to improve manufacturing quality and process compliance.
- Support cost-efficiency initiatives without compromising product quality, reliability or compliance.
- Contribute to continuous improvement in supplier quality performance and inspection effectiveness.
F. Quality Reporting and Documentation
- Prepare and submit quality reports to management for the assigned area of responsibility.
- Maintain accurate inspection records, technical documentation and quality-related reports.
- Ensure inspection dossiers and supporting documents meet the prescribed requirements before approval.
- Provide relevant quality information to management and stakeholders to support decisions and improvements.
G. Stakeholder and Cross-Functional Management
- Work effectively with engineering, product management, suppliers and other internal departments.
- Coordinate with global stakeholders and manage interactions across different cultures and working environments.
- Prioritize work requirements and execute plans within agreed timelines.
- Demonstrate a cooperative, professional and solution-oriented approach while working independently and making decisions within the scope of responsibility.
- Adapt to changing business requirements and operate effectively in a matrix organization.
3. Educational Qualifications and Experience
Mandatory qualifications:
- Diploma or B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant heavy manufacturing industry experience for B. Tech candidates.
- Minimum 7 years of relevant heavy manufacturing industry experience for Diploma candidates.
Required technical experience:
- Hands-on experience in supplier quality management, supplier audits and inspection activities.
- Experience with welding and machining processes.
- Experience in inspection and documentation review of heavy castings and forgings.
- Experience in inspection and documentation review of heavy fabricated components.
- Knowledge of applicable international codes and standards, including AWS, CWB, ASME and EN.
- Familiarity with NDT methods and inspection requirements.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications and Inspection and Test Plans.
- Experience reviewing inspection dossiers and managing quality hold points.
Preferred experience:
- Exposure to quality auditing and quality cost management.
- Experience supporting supplier quality improvement initiatives.
- Experience working with international suppliers and multicultural stakeholders.
4. Key Competencies
The ideal candidate should demonstrate:
- Strong technical understanding of heavy engineering manufacturing processes.
- Excellent supplier auditing and inspection capabilities.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Effective stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with global teams.
- Strong planning, prioritization and time-management skills.
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing business needs.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
5. Work Environment and Career Opportunity
The position is based in Vadodara, Gujarat, with potential travel of up to 10% depending on business requirements.
The role provides exposure to:
- Global engineering and supplier quality operations.
- International manufacturing and quality standards.
- Cross-functional collaboration with product management and engineering teams.
- Supplier development and continuous quality improvement.
- Learning opportunities, mentoring, internal mobility and international career exposure.
The organization emphasizes employee well-being, workplace safety, an inclusive work culture and professional development.
6. Candidate Information
If you are interested in exploring this opportunity, please share your updated resume along with the following details:
- Total years of experience:
- Current designation:
- Current organization:
- Highest educational qualification:
- Current CTC:
- Expected CTC:
- Current location:
- Notice period:
- Experience in heavy manufacturing / heavy engineering:
- Experience in supplier audits and inspections:
- Experience with castings, forgings and heavy fabrications:
- Experience with welding, machining, NDT and international quality codes.
