– QUALITY HEAD (QMS & AEROSPACE QUALITY)

Company: Venttup Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

Job Title: Quality Head – QMS & Aerospace Quality

Department: Quality / Quality Assurance

Experience: 10–15 Years

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Employment Type: Full-Time

Preferred Candidate Location: Karnataka, especially Bengaluru and nearby industrial locations

About Venttup

Venttup Ventures Pvt. Ltd. operates in engineering and manufacturing-related areas, including localisation, new product development (NPD), reverse engineering, prototyping and contract manufacturing. We are looking for an experienced Quality Head to lead Quality Management Systems (QMS), ensure compliance with applicable aerospace and customer quality standards, and drive continuous improvement across operations and suppliers.

Role Summary The Quality Head will be responsible for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving the organisation’s QMS, ensuring compliance with AS9100 Rev. D, AS9102 Rev. C, applicable ISO standards and customer-specific requirements. The role requires strong knowledge of aerospace quality practices, supplier quality, audits, corrective and preventive actions, product quality planning and the implementation of core quality tools.

Key Responsibilities1. Quality Management System (QMS)

- Lead the implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of the QMS.
- Ensure compliance with AS9100 Rev. D, applicable ISO requirements and customer-specific quality standards.
- Maintain quality manuals, procedures, work instructions, process maps, formats and records.
- Plan and conduct internal audits, process audits, product audits and management reviews.
- Coordinate customer, certification-body and external audits, including closure of audit findings.
- Monitor non-conformities, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), root-cause analysis and effectiveness verification.
- Establish and track quality objectives, KPIs, risk registers and continual-improvement initiatives.

1. Aerospace Quality – AS9100 Rev. D & AS9102 Rev. C

- Ensure effective implementation of AS9100 Rev. D requirements across applicable business and manufacturing processes.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of AS9102 Rev. C First Article Inspection (FAI) requirements.
- Plan, review and coordinate First Article Inspection (FAI) documentation, including applicable forms, dimensional results, material/process certifications and supporting records.




- Ensure product and process conformity with engineering drawings, specifications, purchase requirements and customer acceptance criteria.
- Maintain traceability, configuration control, change management, product identification and record-retention requirements.
- Support production readiness, product validation and customer approvals where applicable.
- Ensure non-conforming outputs are identified, controlled, documented and dispositioned in accordance with approved procedures.

1. Core Quality Tools

Hands-on knowledge and implementation experience in:
- APQP – Advanced Product Quality Planning
- PPAP – Production Part Approval Process
- PFMEA – Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
- MSA – Measurement System Analysis
- SPC – Statistical Process Control
- Control Plans, process capability studies and root-cause analysis
- 8D problem-solving, 5 Why analysis, Fishbone diagrams and corrective actions

1. Customer & Supplier Quality

- Ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements, quality clauses, specifications and applicable industry standards.
- Act as the primary quality interface for customer audits, complaints, escalations and corrective-action requests.
- Lead supplier evaluation, qualification, audits, performance monitoring and improvement initiatives.
- Review supplier quality documentation, inspection reports, certificates of conformity and material/process certifications.
- Work with sourcing, engineering, production and suppliers to prevent defects and improve product quality.
- Monitor customer complaints, rejection rates, PPM, rework, scrap and on-time corrective-action closure.

1. Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement

- Lead, mentor and develop the quality team, inspectors and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Establish inspection and testing procedures, quality gates and acceptance criteria.
- Drive defect prevention, process improvement and cost-of-poor-quality reduction.
- Coordinate with Engineering, NPD, Localisation, Procurement, Production and Business Development teams.




- Promote a quality-first culture and ensure employee awareness of applicable quality procedures.

Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
- 10–15 years of relevant experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, QMS or Quality Management.
- Demonstrated experience in QMS implementation and management, audits, CAPA and customer compliance.
- Strong working knowledge of AS9100 Rev. D and AS9102 Rev. C.
- Practical experience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA and SPC.
- Experience in aerospace, defence, precision engineering, automotive, industrial manufacturing or contract manufacturing is preferred.
- Strong leadership, documentation, analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Candidate Profile
- Candidates currently based in Karnataka, particularly Bengaluru and nearby industrial/manufacturing hubs.
- Candidates with aerospace or defence manufacturing exposure and experience handling customer and certification audits.
- Candidates who have personally led QMS implementation, audit closures, FAI documentation and customer-specific compliance.
- Relevant auditor training/certification in AS9100 or ISO 9001 is an advantage.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- QMS audit performance and timely closure of audit findings.
- Customer complaints, rejection rates and PPM.
- CAPA closure time and effectiveness.
- Supplier quality performance and supplier corrective-action closure.
- First Article Inspection documentation accuracy and approval turnaround.
- Reduction in internal defects, rework and scrap.
- Compliance with customer-specific and applicable regulatory requirements.

Application Details Interested candidates may share their updated CV mentioning their experience in AS9100 Rev. D, AS9102 Rev. C, QMS audits, FAI and core quality tools.

Please mention the following in the CV or application:

- Total years of experience in Quality.
- Experience in aerospace/defence or precision manufacturing.
- QMS standards implemented or maintained.
- AS9100 Rev. D and AS9102 Rev. C experience.
- Core tools implemented: APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA and SPC.
- Customer and certification audits handled.
- Current location, notice period and expected CTC.

Pay: ₹500,000.00 - ₹700,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Versatile schedule

Work Location: In person

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