Supplier Quality Engineer

About Simpleenergy

Simpleenergy specializes in the manufacture of smart electric two-wheelers. We are a team of 300+ engineers coming together to make smart, supercharging, and affordable two-wheelers. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Bangalore, India. Our mission is to build the future of mobility that is electric and connected. We at Simple energy are working towards accelerating by making them more accessible, affordable, secure and comfortable and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Job description: Supplier Quality Engineer

Location: Krishnagiri, Hosur

About The Gig

We are seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) with expertise in casting, forging, and machining processes to drive supplier quality and performance.

The candidate should be an SME with strong knowledge of metallurgical quality, material integrity, and process consistency for casting, forging, and heat-treated components. The role involves working closely with Sourcing, NPD, Engineering, and suppliers to ensure components meet required quality standards, with a focus on defect prevention and root cause analysis.

Experience in surface coatings and treatments such as painting, powder coating, CED, and plating is preferred.

What Youll Do

Review metallurgical aspects of:

Design documents Drawing, Standards

PFMEA (process risks related to material failure)
Control plans (inspection stages)

Approve

Material test reports in PPAP submissions
Validate first-off and pilot samples
Conduct:

Process audits (Heat treatment, foundry, forge shops)

Special process audits (CQI-9 Heat Treatment)

Identify process gaps and drive corrective actions
Improve supplier capability in metallurgy controls

Lead Investigation Of

Field failures
Line rejections

Support Design Team On

Material selection
Heat treatment feasibility

Ensure lessons learned from past failures are implemented

Expertise in:

Microstructure interpretation

Hardness & mechanical testing

Surface coating reports - Paint Gloss, DFT, LAB,UV etc.,

Should be able to handle heat treatment, RM , surface treament processess - qualification, assesment , approval
Creating standards , AOI, etc.,
Approval of Supplier parts Strong supplier handling & Q negotiation skills
Analytical and problem-solving mindset - incoming, in house and customer complaints related to metallurgy
Should be able to handle fasteners nad other surface treated parts - concluding painted parts
SHould be able to handle painted parts both plastic and metal paintings
Ability to work under pressure and meet timelines
Cross-functional collaboration
Drive containment, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)

What You Bring

BE / B.Tech / M.Tech Metallurgy / Materials Engineering
4-10 years of experience in: Supplier Quality / Metallurgy
Certification in:
Six Sigma (Green Belt)
Internal Auditor (IATF 16949)
Strong knowledge of:
APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA
GD&T interpretation
Metallurgy basics (grain structure, defects like porosity, cracks)
Hands-on in:
Process audits (VDA 6.3 preferred)
Root cause tools (5 Why, Fishbone, 8D)

Skills: heat,casting,components,forging,sqa,heat treatment