Quality Project Engineer

About Webasto Roofsystems India

Webasto is among the top 100 automotive suppliers worldwide, with decades of expertise in future-oriented products including openable and fixed roofs, electric high-voltage heaters, battery systems, and thermal management solutions. With a legacy spanning 125 years of innovation, Webasto focuses on designing scalable and reliable production solutions that drive the evolution of future mobility globally.

Role and Responsibilities

• Implement quality-related tasks throughout development projects until they are ready for production handover.
• Optimize quality processes, methods, and tools while facilitating the exchange of information and best practices between different regions and business units in collaboration with regional and business unit PQEs.
• Act as the customer interface for quality within projects and plan as well as execute quality tasks following OnePEP and lean quality management methodologies.
• Negotiate PPAP requirements including timing, content, and methods with customers; manage internal PPAP releases; and lead sampling procedures for deliverables including spare parts.
• Create and maintain control plans based on existing standards throughout the project lifecycle until series production.
• Assist in preparation for and participate in customer, internal, external, and if necessary, VDA 6.3 audits related to projects.
• Plan measurement and testing processes, participate in their procurement and validation by defining measurement concepts using aligned reference systems that consider part functionality and feasibility of measurement.
• Maintain consistent and effective cross-regional and business unit communication to facilitate global knowledge sharing and to derive lessons learned swiftly.
• Contribute to risk reduction by applying appropriate risk assessment tools and verifying the robustness of detection and prevention systems for characteristics involving CC, such as Reverse FMEA.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Familiarity with widely used quality tools and automotive industry standards such as IATF 16949 and APQP.
• Basic understanding of product liability laws and Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) regulations.
• Capability to make decisions grounded in data analysis.
• Effective communication skills tailored to various organizational levels.
• Awareness of legal compliance requirements.