Job Summary
The Senior Supplier Quality Engineer leverages robust technical expertise and quality management skills to develop suppliers and ensure delivery of high-quality, zero-defect components that meet customer and regulatory requirements. This role requires close collaboration with suppliers, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams, with a specialized focus on automotive sensor technologies and emission-related systems.

Key Responsibilities
1. Supplier Quality Management & Development
- Build and maintain strong relationships with external suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders (Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing).
- Support supplier selection processes and assess supplier capability for new components.
- Drive supplier performance improvement initiatives and ensure alignment with business and quality objectives.
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) & Process Validation
- Apply APQP, AIAG tools, and Cummins-specific methodologies to ensure zero-defect product development.
- Lead and support DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP, SPC, and MSA activities.




- Validate that supplier manufacturing processes consistently meet engineering and customer requirements.
- Supplier Audits & Compliance
- Conduct supplier audits to assess process capability, quality systems, and compliance risks.
- Ensure adherence to industry standards such as ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949.
- Verify compliance with emission norms, safety regulations, and environmental requirements.
- Technical Expertise in Sensor Technologies
- Provide subject matter expertise in automotive sensor technologies, including:
- NOx Sensors, EGTS (Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensors), AAT, LTS, OPS, O₂ Sensors
- Pressure, Temperature, Delta P, and Exhaust Manifold Pressure (EMP) sensors
- Support application engineering, design validation (DVP&R;), and technical calculations for emission and after-treatment systems.
- Ensure compliance with UL 2.2 and applicable regulatory standards.
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📌 Supplier Quality Engineer (Pune Division)
🏢 Cummins India
📍 Pune Division