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Job Description Summary
The Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for driving product and process quality across the manufacturing lifecycle of HVDC transformers. The role ensures compliance with customer specifications, applicable international standards, regulatory requirements, and internal quality management systems. Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Project Management, and Suppliers, the position focuses on quality assurance, defect prevention, process capability, incoming quality, and continuous improvement to support safe, reliable, and right-first-time delivery.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Drive quality assurance activities throughout transformer manufacturing to ensure compliance with customer, statutory, regulatory, and internal requirements.
- Support quality planning for projects, including inspection and test planning, quality documentation, and manufacturing quality controls.
- Support incoming quality activities for raw materials, bought-out parts, and supplier documentation to ensure conformity before release to production.
- Coordinate containment, evaluation, and resolution of incoming non-conformances with suppliers, sourcing, engineering, and manufacturing teams.
- Apply preventive quality methodologies such as DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, and process capability studies to identify and mitigate risk.
- Develop, maintain, and improve manufacturing quality standards, inspection criteria, process controls, and quality gate requirements.
- Lead investigations of internal non-conformances, process deviations, and customer-related quality issues using structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, 5 Why, and root cause analysis.
- Drive effective corrective and preventive actions, ensuring robustness, timely closure, and prevention of recurrence.
- Support internal audits, customer inspections, process audits, and compliance verifications to ensure adherence to quality management system and project requirements.
- Monitor and analyze key quality performance indicators including FPY, COPQ, NCR trends, rework, and supplier quality performance, and drive improvement actions.
- Promote a culture of Zero Defect, quality ownership, and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.
- Ensure compliance with applicable internal procedures, work instructions, and external standards including relevant IEC/IEEE transformer requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve product quality, process stability, and customer satisfaction.
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Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent required; a Master’s degree or relevant postgraduate qualification is preferred.
- Relevant experience in Manufacturing Quality, Quality Assurance, or Quality Engineering, preferably in power transformer / HVDC transformer manufacturing or heavy electrical equipment.
- Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems, preferably within an ISO 9001 certified environment.
- Good understanding of IEC/IEEE transformer standards, manufacturing quality processes, and customer quality expectations.
- Hands-on experience with FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, 8D, NCR management, and structured root cause analysis.
- Exposure to incoming quality, supplier quality, material compliance, and non-conformance management is preferred.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, engineering specifications, manufacturing documentation, and test requirements.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work with quality data, reports, and performance metrics.
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and familiarity with ERP/QMS tools such as SAP is desirable.
- Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent continuous improvement experience is preferred.
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Desired Profile
- Strong commitment to quality, safety, compliance, and customer satisfaction
- Process-oriented with a structured and data-driven approach
- Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Effective communicator with the ability to work across functions and influence stakeholders
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and focused on continuous improvement
- Able to operate effectively in a matrix and project-driven environment
Additional Information
- Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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