Quality Engineer Cochin

Position: Quality Engineer - Cochin

Salary: 10 LPA
Experience: 5 years in connector process manufacturing preferably within the automotive industry.

Job Purpose

To lead and manage quality assurance and quality control activities for IT/Datacom power connectors and EV charger products ensuring compliance with customer requirements applicable standards and internal quality objectives. The role will be responsible for driving process capability defect reduction continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities across incoming in-process final inspection and outgoing quality.
• Establish and maintain quality standards inspection plans control plans work instructions and quality procedures.
• Monitor and improve manufacturing processes for power connectors terminals cable assemblies and EV charging components.
• Drive APQP PPAP PFMEA Control Plan MSA SPC and 8D activities as applicable.
• Analyze internal and customer quality issues using Root Cause Analysis 5 Why Fishbone Pareto and other problem-solving methodologies.
• Lead corrective and preventive actions and ensure timely closure of quality issues.
• Monitor key quality metrics such as PPM rejection rework scrap customer complaints FPY and process capability.
• Conduct and support internal process product supplier and customer audits.
• Work closely with Production Engineering R&D Tooling Maintenance Supply Chain and Suppliers to resolve quality and process issues.
• Develop and implement inspection and testing methods for electrical and mechanical characteristics of connectors and EV charging products.
• Ensure effective control of critical dimensions crimping terminal insertion/retention contact resistance insulation resistance dielectric strength temperature rise mechanical strength and other relevant product characteristics.
• Review and approve quality-related documentation specifications inspection standards and deviation/concession requests.
• Support new product development and new process introduction from prototype through mass production.
• Identify opportunities for defect prevention automation poka-yoke process optimization and cost of poor quality reduction.
• Develop and mentor the quality team and promote a strong culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Technical & Functional Skills

• Strong knowledge of connector manufacturing processes preferably power connectors and high-current applications.
• Understanding of EV charging systems power connectors cable assemblies terminals and electrical/electronic manufacturing.
• Good knowledge of IATF 16949 / ISO 9001 quality systems.
• Good Knowledge in IPC/WHMA-A-620
• Knowledge of APQP PPAP PFMEA Control Plan MSA SPC 8D and CAPA.
• Hands-on experience with GD&T drawing interpretation dimensional inspection and process capability.

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Required Skills:

Quality assurance Quality control Process capability Defect reduction Continuous improvement Customer satisfaction APQP PPAP PFMEA Control Plan MSA SPC 8D Root Cause Analysis 5 Why Fishbone Pareto Corrective and preventive actions Quality metrics monitoring PPM Rejection Rework Scrap Customer complaints FPY Internal audits Process audits Product audits Supplier audits Customer audits Cross-functional collaboration Inspection methods development Testing methods development Dimensional inspection Crimping control Terminal insertion/retention Contact resistance testing Insulation resistance testing Dielectric strength testing Temperature rise testing Mechanical strength testing Documentation review and approval New product development support New process introduction Defect prevention Automation Poka-yoke Process optimization Cost of poor quality reduction Team development Quality culture promotion Connector manufacturing process Power connectors High-current applications EV charging systems Cable assemblies Terminals Electrical manufacturing Electronic manufacturing IATF 16949 ISO 9001 IPC/WHMA-A-620 CAPA GD&T Drawing interpretation