Quality Assurance Manager

Position Title: Sr. Manager - Quality

Location: Talegaon (A Factory Automation & Industrial Division plant)

Organisation : Japanese multinational manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment.

Key skills: PCBA, QMS, validation, reliability, FRACAS, corrective actions, and field-failure investigations, root-cause investigations. ISO, IEC, PFMEA, SPC, poka-yoke, and traceability systems, DFM, DFT, DFR, and design reviews.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's/Master's in Electronics Engineering.
• 15+ years of experience with significant leadership in electronics, PCBA, or industrial manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of QMS, validation, reliability, and applicable standards.
• Proven success in audits, FRACAS, corrective actions, and field-failure investigations.
• 15+ years of experience in Quality Management of production, Supplier, field failure .

Key Responsibilities

Quality Strategy & Governance

• Define quality vision, objectives, KPIs, and annual operating plans.
• Govern product releases, deviations, concessions, corrective actions, and risk management.
• Manage quality resources, budgets, and laboratory investments.

Quality Systems & Compliance

• Maintain QMS aligned with ISO, IEC, EN, UL, CE, and customer requirements.
• Lead internal, customer, certification, and regulatory audits.
• Ensure corrective/preventive actions and audit-ready documentation.

Manufacturing & Supplier Quality

• Establish controls for SMT, assembly, soldering, coating, inspection, and testing.
• Implement PFMEA, SPC, poka-yoke, and traceability systems.
• Improve yield, OEE, and reduce defects, rework, and scrap.
• Qualify, audit, and develop suppliers.

Product Quality & Release

• Define product validation criteria and release controls.
• Support NPI through DFM, DFT, DFR, and design reviews.
• Govern configuration management and engineering changes.

Test Laboratory & Reliability

• Establish and manage Quality Test, Failure Analysis, and Reliability Lab.
• Oversee functional, safety, EMC/EMI, endurance, and reliability testing.
• Lead FRACAS, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions.

Customer Quality & Field Performance

• Lead customer complaints, escalations, and 8D responses.