The Impact You'll Make

As a Senior Engineer, Supplier Quality, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our supplier base. Working closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams, you will drive quality excellence throughout the product lifecycle, from new product introduction and process changes to ongoing supplier performance management. Your expertise will help strengthen supplier capabilities, reduce quality risks, improve delivery performance, and support Danfoss' commitment to delivering high-quality products and solutions to our customers worldwide.

What You'll Be Doing

- Lead supplier quality planning activities for new product development and engineering changes using APQP methodologies, ensuring successful PPAP approvals and readiness for production.
- Manage supplier quality issues by driving effective root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and sustainable resolution of non-conformances.
- Conduct supplier audits and assessments to verify compliance with quality standards, identify improvement opportunities, and strengthen supplier performance.
- Monitor and improve supplier quality performance through key metrics such as DPPM, driving continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects and enhance overall quality.
- Partner with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support containment activities, supplier development programs,



and quality improvement projects that improve product quality, cost, and delivery performance.

In this role, you will also support supplier claim management, participate in supplier development initiatives, and contribute to the continuous improvement of supplier quality processes across the organization.

What We're Looking For

Essential Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
- 10 to 12 years of skilled experience, including significant experience in Supplier Quality Engineering within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems and standards such as ISO 9001 and IATF 16949, along with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, and problem-solving methodologies.
- Solid understanding of mechanical drawings, GD&T;, dimensional inspection techniques, and the use of common measurement equipment.
- Experience with manufacturing processes including machining, casting, forging, forming, and surface treatment processes, combined with excellent analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications Experience with supplier development programs, quality audits, structured problem-solving tools such as 8D, and continuous improvement methodologies will be considered an advantage. The ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and communicate with diverse stakeholders is highly valued.

📌 Senior Engineer, Supplier Quality (Pune)
🏢 Danfoss
📍 Pune