Design Launch Quality Engineer

Overview

Design/Launch Quality Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support vehicle launches for Body & Interior sub-systems by achieving program quality targets DPVA, DPVF, and DPVW across all milestones.
• Drive issue resolution and quality convergence activities through structured problem-solving methodologies such as 5D, 8D.
• Review engineering drawings, GD&T requirements, and dimensional reports to evaluate product conformity and support tolerance stack-up assessments.
• Collaborate closely with Design, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Production, and Program Management teams to ensure successful launch execution.
• Lead investigations and coordinate containment, corrective, and preventive actions for issues identified during prototype, pilot, pre-series, and production builds.
• Support manufacturing plants during trial builds, pilot builds, and Start of Production (SOP) by identifying assembly, fitment, dimensional, and quality concerns.
• Monitor vehicle fit-and-finish, dimensional compliance, gap & flush targets, and functional performance during launch phases.
• Validate conformity of critical parts and supplier deliverables through audits, inspections, build events, and quality reviews.
• Track launch-related quality metrics, open issues, supplier concerns, and escalation actions to ensure timely closure.
• Coordinate cross-functional reviews to assess launch readiness and mitigate risks impacting quality, timing, or production stability.
• Generate and present launch quality dashboards, KPI reports, risk assessments, and management status updates.
• Support engineering change management activities and assess the impact of design changes on product conformity, manufacturing processes, and supplier readiness
• Lead supplier issue escalation and recovery plans for critical launch-related quality concerns.
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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Automobile / Production Engineering or related discipline

Essential skills

Key Skills:

1. Root cause analysis

2. Problem Solving methodologies

3. GD&T ( Tolerance Stack up analysis)

4. Vehicle Launch activities

5. Technical knowledge on commodities - Instrument panel/Console, Door trims, Soft trims, Bumpers, etc.

6. Engineering change management

7. Part validation

8. Supplier Process Audit.

9. Dimensional Convergence

Experience

8 to 10 years