APQP - Global Business

 

Job Title : Engineer APQP GB

Grade : Associate Manager (M1)

Location : Gurgaon (6 Days working)

Job Purpose :
The APQP Engineer GB model is responsible for driving end-to-end product quality for GB models for Export markets. This role ensures that all global quality standards are strictly met to maintain brand reputation and competitiveness in the Global business landscape while balancing aggressive time-to-market targets with uncompromised durability and reliability.
This role proactively mitigates development risks by integrating Past Trouble Learnings (PTDB) into the design process and enforcing rigorous Export Quality gates. By orchestrating cross-functional alignment across R&D, Procurement, and Manufacturing, the APQP Lead ensures a flawless mass-production launch and superior customer reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage APQP execution of Export models for securing our competitive position in export markets. Ensure program timing, quality deliverables, and cross-functional alignment are maintained
• Proactive Risk Mitigation: Facilitate cross-functional teams to identify and eliminate failure modes early. Drive the integration of Past Trouble Learnings (PTDB) into new designs to prevent recurrence.
• Supplier & Process Robustness: Drive supplier quality readiness through LPA (Layered Process Audits). Ensure quality at the source for high-volume supply chains.
• Quality Gate Management Evaluate "Quality of Event" scorecards with CFT to guarantee zero-defect mass production.
• Assess launch readiness across all functions prior to mass production. Establish rigorous quality gates and validation protocols to ensure a Zero KD approach

Technical Skills :
● Exposure of Global Quality standards
● Core tools: FMEA, PPAP and SPC
● Quality Auditing: Experience conducting process, product, and system audits (e.g., VDA 6.3, Layered Process Audits (LPA), or supplier quality assessment
● Quality Software: Proficiency in statistical and PLM/QMS software such as Minitab, IQ-FMEA, Teamcenter, SAP, etc.
● Floor Audits & Scorecards: Executing Layered Process Audits (LPA)
● Evaluating "Quality of Event" scorecards with NPD and R&D teams to gauge overall launch readiness.