Site Quality Engineer - Senior

DESCRIPTION

Job Summary

The Site Quality Engineer - Senior creates value for the assigned site by leading continuous improvement initiatives to achieve defect-free processes, ensure customer satisfaction, and deliver strong business results. This role plays a key part in establishing and maintaining robust quality systems for a new plant, ensuring compliance with internal, customer, and industry standards.

Note: As this is a new plant requirement, this position will be recruited externally as per policy.

Key Responsibilities Customer & Product Quality

• Lead and manage plant-level customer quality issues, including corrective action requests and containment activities.
• Ensure products and processes meet both initial and long-term quality standards, including IATF, customer-specific requirements, APQP, and PPAP documentation submission.
• Serve as a quality technical resource for cross-functional teams.

Process & Change Management

• Lead and/or support change management activities for current products and Value Package Introduction (VPI) by verifying products and processes against key quality metrics.
• Support and/or lead Safe Launch initiatives through VPI to ensure smooth product introductions.
• Analyze quality and process data to support fact-based decision-making.

Continuous Improvement & Problem Solving

• Lead prioritization of continuous improvement initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional business partners.
• Apply industry-proven methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, 7-Step Problem Solving, IQTM, and AIAG core tools.
• Identify root causes, implement robust corrective actions, and ensure prevention of recurrence.

Audits, Systems & Compliance

• Support and/or lead internal, external, and customer quality audits.
• Ensure effective application and maintenance of quality management systems and processes.
• Apply statistical tools and measurement science to evaluate process performance and drive improvements.

Leadership & Capability Building

• Coach and mentor less experienced quality team members.
• Develop talent by sharing best practices and strengthening quality capability across the organization.
• Influence stakeholders to ensure quality priorities are integrated into business decisions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical/scientific discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated role competence in quality engineering or manufacturing environments.
• May require licensing for compliance with export control or sanctions regulations.

Skills

• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), FMEA, PPAP, SPC, capability studies, and process audits
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills using structured methodologies
• Knowledge of AIAG core tools and customer-specific quality requirements
• Measurement science and statistical foundations for data-driven decision-making
• Project management skills, including scope, schedule, and resource management
• Quality Systems Management and Quality Process Management
• Quality 4.0 awareness, including digital quality systems, cloud-based tools, and data connectivity
• Effective communication and stakeholder influence skills

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

• Intermediate-level experience required
• 7-8 years of intermediate-level experience preferred in Manufacturing Quality or Engineering within the automotive industry or a similarly regulated environment.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on manufacturing or quality experience required.

Job Quality

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

ReqID 2423850

Relocation Package Yes

100% On-Site Yes

Due to the operational nature and specific job duties of this role, work is required to be completed 100% in person/On-site.

Client-provided location(s): Phaltan, India

Job ID: Cummins-R-C9F93CC33814468F80FA4A88807C392E

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-01-24T19:26:36