Quality Special Process Engineer

About the Company

Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, is the strategic aerospace and defense arm of the Tata Group. As a leader in India's defense sector, TASL delivers advanced solutions in aerostructures, airborne systems, missiles, radars, and military mobility, collaborating with major global OEMs to drive defense manufacturing and innovation.

Responsibilities (Quality Special Process):

• Identification and finalization of scope of qualification.
• Review of contractual documents, TDS and decision on the invoked test methods, inspection methods and quality requirements applicability.
• Generation of Industrialization (Qualification Plan) in concurrence with the applicable stakeholders.
• Follow up and timely review of the qualification plan with the applicable stakeholders and mitigate the associated challenges.
• Coordinating with ME-Special Process and review of special process requirements for new processes and equipment.
• Coordinating with customer technical focal and SCQM for the technical challenges, review and status of the qualification for each process.
• Leading the special process team for technical manufacturing process audits, test methods audits with the Primes for first time qualification.
• Single point focal to the customers and customer calls - Weekly reviews, technical calls and PMRRRCA generation and closure of customer action plans.
• Reviewer and finalization of the internal procedures associated with the new programs for HWI (Quality Requirements) and Laboratory procedures.
• Generation and review of technical queries and Approved deviations with customers.
• Generation and review of first time qualification test programs.
• Generating and submission of industrial qualification dossiers to the customers and seeking qualification.
• Identification of the process category - Special and Non-special process, Manufacturing process, test methods and inspection methods.

Required Skills:

• Captive Laboratory Responsible for Captive Laboratory Management in terms of activity management, active solution analysis and periodic testings (internal and external).
• Responsible for on time PTP participation as per QTML, finalization on the applicable kits identified, execution and test results upload on PTP portal.
• Final reviewer of the test methods and solution analysis procedures.
• Assessment and surprise review of the lab management and verification of activities.
• Responsible for adding new testing capabilities for the laboratory.
• Responsible for executing the improvement drive Budget Allocation during AOP.
• Troubleshooting of the problems and issues associated with bath and lab related technical issues.
• Customer Audits - Surveillance and Test Methods Identification and jointly agreement with the respective customer for audit scope.
• Creating the audit demonstration strategy with the respective stakeholders and having a formal agreement with customers.
• Single point of contact for the customers in terms of audit execution and acceptance of the audit report.
• Deliberation with the customers in terms of non-conformance closures and critical issues.
• Responsible for on-time closure of the action plan and retaining the approvals.
• Authorization for Technical coordinator and receiving inspection manager.
• Generating, review and approval of industrial compliance dossiers.

Preferred Skills

• NADCAP Audits Responsible for identifying the applicable checklist and ensure to have the latest revision.
• Filling of the Nadcap checklist and uploading on time on the Nadcap portal.
• Review of audit advisories and implementation.
• Responsible for coordinating with the Nadcap auditor in terms of arrival and facilities.
• Lead the internal team for the Nadcap Audits and responsible for appropriate execution.
• Responsible for scope signoff with the PRI auditor.
• Deliberation with the staff engineer for the RRCA and on-time closure of non-conformance and critical issues.
• Responsible as a single point focal to get the facility reaccredited for the respective Nadcap commodity.
• General Requirements Lead and Participation of the Corporate Audits and closure of non-conformances.

Opportunity Statement:

Responsible as a single focal for maintaining and upkeep of the special process approvals - Customer and Nadcap. Responsible for Weekly customer calls and executing the action points.

Skills Required
Audit Execution and Acceptance, Captive Laboratory Management, Industrial Compliance Dossiers, NADCAP Audits, Test Methods and Solution Analysis