Job Title: Quality Engineer – Welding Quality (MIG/TIG)
Department: Quality Assurance
Location: Bhosari, Pune
Experience: 5+ Years
Qualification: B.E./B.Tech – Mechanical Engineering
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Quality Engineer with strong hands-on experience in sheet metal MIG and TIG welding quality. The candidate will be responsible for in-process quality control, weld inspection, defect reduction, process monitoring, documentation, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform first-off, setup approval, patrol, in-process, and final inspections.
- Ensure compliance with control plans, welding standards, work instructions, and customer requirements.
- Monitor welding parameters such as current, voltage, wire feed rate, gas flow rate, travel speed, and heat input.
- Verify compliance with approved WPS and welding process settings.
- Inspect MIG/TIG weld joints and monitor defects such as porosity, lack of fusion, undercut, burn-through, cracks, spatter, and distortion.
- Perform dimensional inspection using vernier calipers, micrometers, height gauges, weld gauges, profile projectors, and CMM.
- Participate in root cause analysis using 5 Why, Why-Why, and Fishbone methods.
- Support CAPA implementation and preparation of 8D reports.
- Support visual inspection, dye penetrant testing, macro etching, and destructive testing.
- Maintain welding quality and inspection records.
- Support IATF 16949 compliance, internal audits, and layered process audits.
- Support APQP, PPAP, welding trials, parameter validation, and capability studies.
- Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, Tool Room, Process Engineering, and NPD teams.
- Support customer complaint investigations and supplier quality activities.
Required Skills
- Strong knowledge of MIG and TIG welding processes
- Sheet metal welding quality experience
- Welding symbols and GD&T
- APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, SPC, and MSA
- IATF 16949
- CMM and dimensional inspection
- Weld defect analysis and inspection techniques
- 8D, CAPA, 5 Why, and root cause analysis
Candidate Profile
- B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in sheet metal welding quality
- Hands-on exposure to MIG and TIG welding operations
- Automotive or auto-component manufacturing experience preferred
Pay: ₹400,000.00 - ₹700,000.00 per year
Application Question(s):
- How many years of experience do you have in sheet metal welding quality?
- Do you have hands-on experience in quality inspection and process monitoring of MIG and/or TIG welding operations?
- Do you have experience in the automotive or auto-component manufacturing industry?
Work Location: In person
