Description

You’ll be working with the New Product Quality team at Exponent Energy

What you will do:
We are seeking an experienced New Product Quality Specialist - Mechanical to lead quality assurance activities for new product development in electric vehicle systems, including battery packs, charging systems, and vehicle components. This role will ensure mechanical design integrity, manufacturing feasibility, and compliance with automotive quality standards throughout the product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities
Product Development Quality
- Lead APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) activities for recent mechanical components and systems including battery enclosures, thermal management systems, and structural components
- Conduct design reviews (DFM/DFA) to ensure manufacturability, assembly feasibility, and quality requirements are met
- Develop and execute DVP&R; (Design Verification Plan & Report) for mechanical systems
- Coordinate PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) submissions and ensure supplier readiness

Standards and Compliance




- Ensure compliance with automotive standards including IATF 16949, AIS 038, AIS 156, ISO 21782-6, and IS 17017
- Implement quality requirements for battery pack mechanical design, including vibration, shock, and crash safety specifications
- Verify adherence to dimensional tolerancing (GD&T;), material specifications, and surface finish requirements

Failure Analysis and Prevention
- Lead root cause analysis (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) for mechanical failures during development and validation phases
- Implement FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) for mechanical systems and drive risk mitigation actions
- Monitor and analyze field failure data to implement design improvements

Testing and Validation
- Define quality checkpoints and acceptance criteria for mechanical validation testing
- Coordinate environmental, durability, and performance testing of battery enclosures, cooling systems, and vehicle structures
- Review t

📌 New Product Quality Specialist (Bengaluru)
🏢 Exponent Energy
📍 Bengaluru