Quality Assurance Manager- Hardware DO-254 160 178C

Location: Bangalore, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Thales India Engineering Competency Center in Bangalore is seeking Quality Assurance Manager. This role is responsible to establish and implement a rigorous Quality Assurance System compliant to the ECC’s policies, processes, instructions while ensuring the delivery of high quality products, which meets internal quality criteria as well as customer contractual requirements.

Qualifications: B.Tech in Electronics & Communication or Electrical engineering or equivalent with 8 yrs - 15 yrs of relevant experience in avionics or defense domain

Skills and competences requirements:

• Expertise in Aerospace Guidelines - RTCA DO-254, DO-160, DO 178C
• Familiarity of standards MIL-STD-461G, MIL-STD-810G and compliance requirements
• Experience in Planning and performing QA activities as per the Project / Product Life Cycle
• Good experience in performing sample reviews of product life cycle data viz. Requirements, Design, Implementation, Test, V&V, Qualification
• Good experience in performing process Quality Compliance as per the defined life cycle
• Good experience in performing internal audits as per Thales QMS - TIMS
• Perform QA compliance checks for Product & Project milestones as per Thales Chorus viz PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR, TQR
• Experience in generating QA records – like Sample reports, compliance reports,
• Good knowledge Quality Management Process in compliance with one or more quality standards – ISO 9001-2015 and AS 9100
• Good knowledge on KPI / Metrics Analysis and provide insight
• Experience in performing Root Cause Analysis / Problem Solving using 5-Why, Ishikawa or 8D methodologies
• Experience in understanding Project Quality requirements and tailor the Chorus process appropriately
• Experience in identifying and supporting ‘Continuous Improvement’ opportunities
• Competences and experience for electronic design
• Competences and experience for electronic tests
  
  
  

Job Responsibilities:

The jobholder is responsible for the following activities

• Define project quality plan compliant with Thales Chorus or Business Line process and Implement QA activities as per the project quality plan
• Adjust Quality Assurance activities with a risk-driven mindset, anticipating risks, taking into account the maturity of Project team, and focusing on core Quality value-added activities
• Ensure that the project deliverables comply with the requirements and with the applicable regulations and standards with required level of Quality
• Support the project team in applying processes, proactively identifying risks and resolving problems
• Ensure that the technical and non-technical requirements are recorded, understood and managed efficiently by project team
• Experience in implementing Aerospace Quality Standards (AS-9100) or equivalent
• Provide independent process assurance that the planned HW life cycle processes are followed and resulting output supports DO-254 & DO 160
• Good knowledge in Certification Plan, Quality Assurance Plan, Configuration Management Plan, Development Plan & Verification Plan.
• Participates in Product functional tests, pre-qualification tests and witness the qualification tests
• Reviews QTPs and QTRs and signs the test sheets.
  
  
  

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.

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