Job Description

Manager Battery Quality

Position: Manager – Battery Quality

Department: Quality Control & Assurance

Job Purpose

Lead all Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities for battery systems in electric bus manufacturing, ensuring product safety, reliability, performance, and compliance throughout the battery lifecycle. Drive supplier quality, manufacturing quality, validation, and continuous improvement to deliver world-class battery systems.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end quality assurance for Battery Packs, Battery Modules, Battery Cells, Battery Management Systems (BMS), HV Interconnects, Busbars, Cooling Systems, and Battery Enclosures.
- Establish and maintain quality standards, inspection plans, control plans, SOPs, and quality documentation for battery manufacturing.
- Ensure incoming quality inspection of battery cells, modules, electrical components, and mechanical parts from suppliers.
- Drive APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and MSA for battery systems and current product development.
- Monitor in-process quality and final inspection to achieve zero-defect battery assembly.
- Conduct battery validation, functional testing, insulation resistance, dielectric withstand (Hi-Pot), leakage, thermal performance, and end-of-line (EOL) testing.
- Lead root cause analysis using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone Diagram, and implement effective CAPA for battery-related issues.
- Investigate customer complaints, field failures, warranty claims, and battery safety incidents.
- Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, AIS-156, AIS-038, IEC, UN 38.3, and other EV battery safety standards.
- Lead supplier quality audits, process audits, layered process audits (LPA), and product audits for battery components.
- Collaborate with R&D;, Manufacturing, Purchase,



Supplier Quality, and Service teams during new product development, localization, and engineering changes.
- Drive quality improvement initiatives to reduce PPM, rework, battery failures, warranty claims, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
- Ensure adherence to ESD controls, high-voltage safety, battery handling, and traceability requirements.
- Support battery validation, environmental testing, vibration, thermal cycling, abuse testing, reliability testing, and homologation activities.
- Develop quality dashboards, MIS reports, KPI reviews, and management presentations.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Poka-Yoke methodologies.
- Mentor and develop quality engineers, inspectors, and supervisors to strengthen technical capability.
- Drive supplier development, localization quality improvement, and manufacturing process capability enhancement.
- Ensure compliance with EHS, battery safety protocols, statutory regulations, and customer-specific quality requirements.

Qualification

- B.E./B.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Electrochemistry, Chemical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Energy Engineering.
- Master's degree is preferred.

Experience

- 10–15 years of experience in automotive quality, including 5+ years in EV battery quality within E-Bus, E-Truck, EV OEMs, Battery Pack Manufacturing, Cell Manufacturing, or Automotive Tier-1 suppliers.

Core Competencies

- Battery Quality Assurance
- Battery Pack, Module & Cell Quality
- Battery Management System (BMS)
- APQP | PPAP | DFMEA | PFMEA | SPC | MSA
- High Voltage Battery Safety
- Supplier Quality Management
- Root Cause Analysis (8D, 5 Why, CAPA)
- IATF 16949, AIS-156 & UN 38.3 Compliance
- Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma
- Team Leadership & Cross-functional Collaboration

📌 Assistant Manager Battery Quality (Hyderabad)
🏢 Olectra Greentech
📍 Hyderabad