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Role Purpose The Quality Head will lead the end-to-end Quality function for Tata AutoComp's Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) business, ensuring the highest standards of product quality, reliability, safety, compliance, and customer satisfaction across design, supplier development, manufacturing, project execution, installation, and field operations. The role will drive the quality strategy for BESS products and solutions while establishing world-class quality systems, robust supplier quality processes, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Accountabilities

Quality Strategy & Governance

- Develop and deploy the BESS Quality Strategy aligned with business goals and customer expectations.
- Establish a robust Quality Management System (QMS) across the BESS value chain.
- Drive a "Zero Defect" culture through preventive quality methodologies and operational excellence.
- Define and monitor quality KPIs, governance reviews, and improvement roadmaps.
- Lead management reviews and ensure organizational adherence to quality standards.

Product Quality & Reliability
- Ensure product quality throughout design, validation, manufacturing, commissioning, and field operation.
- Drive Product Quality Planning and Reliability Engineering for BESS products.
- Establish reliability monitoring systems for:

- Battery Packs

- Battery Management Systems (BMS)

- Energy Management Systems (EMS)

- Power Conversion Systems (PCS)
- Containers & Thermal Management Systems
- Lead failure analysis, root cause investigations, and corrective action implementation.
- Monitor field performance, warranty trends, and customer claims.

Manufacturing Quality
- Develop quality control processes for incoming, in-process, and final inspections.

- Ensure deployment of

- APQP

- PPAP

- FMEA

- Control Plans

- SPC

- MSA

- Layered Process Audits
- Improve manufacturing capability, First Pass Yield (FPY), and process stability.




- Drive quality improvements through Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

Supplier Quality Management
- Establish supplier quality systems for battery cells, electronic components, BMS, PCS, enclosures, thermal systems, and electrical assemblies.
- Lead supplier qualification, audits, and development programs.
- Implement supplier performance monitoring and scorecards.
- Drive supplier defect reduction and risk mitigation initiatives.
- Support sourcing teams during supplier selection and localization activities.

Customer Quality Management
- Act as the key interface for customers on quality-related matters.
- Lead customer audits, assessments, and quality reviews.
- Ensure effective resolution of customer complaints through structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Manage warranty cost reduction and customer satisfaction improvement initiatives.
- Represent Quality in strategic customer discussions and project reviews.

Compliance & Certification
- Ensure products comply with applicable national and international standards including:

- IEC 62619

- IEC 62933

- UL 1973

- UL 9540 / 9540A
- UN38.3

- BIS Standards

- ISO 9001

- ISO 14001

- ISO 45001
- Lead certification audits and regulatory approvals.
- Ensure compliance with environmental, safety, and customer-specific requirements.

Project & Site Quality
- Define quality requirements for project execution and site installation activities.
- Monitor quality during commissioning and acceptance testing.
- Ensure implementation of lessons learned from site performance and field quality feedback.
- Support EPC partners and customers for quality assurance during project delivery.

Team Leadership




- Build and lead a high-performing Quality organization.
- Develop capabilities in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, Customer Quality, Reliability Engineering, and System Quality.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and customer focus.
- Mentor and develop future quality leaders within the organization.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Customer Complaint PPM
- Supplier PPM
- First Pass Yield (FPY)
- Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
- Warranty Cost
- Field Failure Rate
- Customer Satisfaction Index
- Audit Closure Effectiveness
- Product Reliability Performance
- Quality Certification Compliance
- Supplier Quality Rating
- Repeat Failure Incidents

Educational Qualification

Essential

- B.E./B.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Instrumentation, Chemical Engineering or related discipline.

Preferred
- M.Tech / MBA Operations or Quality.
- Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
- Certified Lead Auditor.
- CQE or equivalent quality certifications.

Experience

Essential

- 18-25 years of experience in Quality Management.
- Minimum 8 years in a senior quality leadership role.

- Experience in

- Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
- Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturing

- Electric Vehicle Battery Systems

- Power Electronics

- Renewable Energy Solutions

Preferred
- Experience in establishing Quality systems for a greenfield manufacturing operation.
- Experience with utility-scale or commercial energy storage projects.
- Exposure to global OEMs and international certification requirements.

Competencies

Technical

- Battery Technology & Cell Quality
- BESS Architecture
- Reliability Engineering
- APQP / PPAP / FMEA
- Supplier Quality Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Lean Six Sigma
- Regulatory Compliance
- Statistical Process Control
- Product Validation & Verification

Leadership
- Strategic Thinking
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Stakeholder Management
- Customer Centricity
- Decision Making
- Change Leadership
- Team Development

📌 Hiring Quality Head - Battery Energy Storage (Pune)
🏢 Tata AutoComp
📍 Pune