QA Manager Defence & Electronics Production

Experience: 10 Years

Qualification: B.E./B.Tech/Diploma Electronics, ECE, Electrical or related engineering

Department: Quality Assurance / Quality Management

Industry: Defence / Aerospace / Electronics / Electro-Optics

Location: Hyderabad

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced QA Manager with hands-on experience in defence, aerospace, electronics or electro-optics manufacturing to establish and manage quality processes from product development and qualification through production, inspection and final acceptance.

Key Responsibilities

- Establish and maintain QMS in line with ISO 9001 and AS9100D requirements.
- Develop and manage QAP, ATP, FAT, Inspection Plans, SOPs, Work Instructions and quality documentation.
- Ensure product and process compliance with approved drawings, specifications, BOMs and customer requirements.
- Coordinate MIL-grade, EMI/EMC, environmental, vibration, shock, thermal and other qualification/testing through approved/NABL laboratories.
- Handle NCR, RCA, CAPA, FMEA and corrective action activities.
- Plan and conduct internal, process and supplier audits.
- Coordinate with defence QA/inspection agencies, customers and governmentapproved/NABL laboratories.
- Establish incoming, in-process and final inspection processes, including traceability and calibration.
- Manage supplier quality and incoming material inspection.
- Support configuration management,



engineering change control and quality records.
- Ensure appropriate preservation, ESD protection, packaging and storage of defence products.
- Monitor quality KPIs and drive continuous improvement.

Required Technical Knowledge
- Practical experience in defence/aerospace/electronics product quality.
- Solid knowledge of ISO 9001 and AS9100D.
- Working knowledge of applicable JSS/JSG, MIL-STD, IEC, DEF STAN/STANAG and DQA policies.
- Knowledge of EMI/EMC, environmental, shock, vibration and reliability testing.
- Experience in QAP, ATP, FAT, inspection and acceptance documentation.
- Strong understanding of RCA, CAPA, FMEA, NCR and quality tools.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, BOMs and test procedures.
- Experience handling defence QA inspections and external testing laboratories.
- Knowledge of configuration management, traceability, calibration and document control.
- Exposure to electronics/electro-optical product manufacturing and testing will be an advantage.

Preferred Certifications:
- AS9100D Lead Auditor / Internal Auditor
- ISO 9001 Lead Auditor / Internal Auditor
- ASQ CQE / CQA
- AS9102 First Article Inspection
- IPC-A-610 / J-STD-001
- Training in FMEA, 8D, RCA, Six Sigma or Reliability Engineering

We will give preference to strong practical defence-industry QA experience over certifications.

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