Sr. Quality Engineer Job Description
Job Title: Sr. Quality Engineer
Department: Quality
Reporting To: Manager-QA
Location: Bengaluru
Summary
Carrying out in-house inspection and source inspection for mechanical parts and maintaining compliance with QMS requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Read and interpret mechanical drawings, assembly drawings, work orders, inspection manuals, and related documents to determine inspection and test procedures.
• Carry out source inspections, audit mechanical vendors, and communicate with suppliers regarding inspection results and quality requirements.
• Inspect materials, products, and work in progress for conformance to specifications.
• Check mechanical assemblies and sub-assemblies for proper alignment and functioning.
• Mark items for acceptance or rejection, record inspection/test results, and compare findings with specifications.
• Analyze and interpret sample data.
• Clean and maintain test equipment and instruments.
• Monitor inspection and test equipment readings, verify equipment condition,
and report any abnormal readings or calibration concerns.
• Control non-conforming products and reject materials or equipment not meeting requirements.
• Manage supplier corrective action requests (SCARs), follow up on root cause analysis and corrective actions, and verify effective closure.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce quality issues, improve inspection effectiveness, and strengthen supplier quality performance.
• Maintain records of inspection and testing equipment.
• Maintain quality records and prepare handover packages/dossiers.
• Inspect packaging of finished mechanical parts before shipment. • Report quality activities and monitor performance indicators.
Competencies (Skills)
• Knowledge of mechanical parts production processes such as machining, coating, and painting.
• Experience in analyzing CMM reports.
• Experience using inspection tools such as Vernier Caliper, Micrometer, and Thickness Gau