Development Engineer - Supplier Capability Enhancement

Function

Procurement

Pay Band

E4 to M2

Role

Development Engineer - Supplier Capability Enhancement 

A purpose driven role for you

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:
1. Supplier Rehabilitation: Diagnose, rehabilitate, and upgrade underperforming suppliers struggling with quality, capacity, and operational delivery.
2. Process Audits & Controls: Conduct deep-dive process audits, provide floor-side technical handholding, and re-establish critical process controls.
3. Defect Reduction: Resolve chronic production issues and systematically lower supplier PPM metrics to protect assembly lines.

A Day in the life

You will be working on day-to-day basis on following:
1. On-Site Process Auditing: Conducting deep-dive audits at vendor plants, mapping process bottlenecks, assessing line capacity, tooling wear, and operator compliance.
2. Shop-Floor Handholding: Working directly with vendors on the floor to execute daily corrective actions and re-establish PQCS, PFMEA, and Control Plans.
3. Technical Defect Resolution: Resolving complex electrical, electronic, and imported component defects observed during production trials.
4. Statistical Quality Analysis: Analyzing defect trends using SPC and MSA tools, and enforcing strict 8D root-cause problem-solving frameworks.
5. Sample Lot Audits: Running pre-shipment verification audits on sample lots to reduce incoming lot rejections at assembly plants.
6. Run@Rate Testing: Performing Run@Rate stress tests on vendor lines, upgrading fixture/die management with toolrooms, and eliminating capacity bottlenecks.
7. Cross-Functional Synergy: Partnering with CIT for assembly trials/ECNs, SQA for PPM trends, Supply Chain for SCP capacity planning, and Market Quality for warranty analysis.

Academic Qualification & Experience

1.Education: B.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechanical Engineering.
2.Experience: Minimum 6–9 years of experience in Part Development or Supplier Quality within the automobile industry.

Technical Skills/Knowledge

1.Quality Core Tools: Advanced proficiency in PPAP, APQP, MSA, SPC, and FMEA.
2.Category Expertise: Specialized understanding of mechanical and electrical proprietary parts (e.g., Brake System, Suspension System, Wheel Assy, ACG, Starter Motor, Switches, Lighting, Speedometer, Wire Harness, EV Parts).
3.Process Auditing & Controls: Expertise in running QAV audits, mapping bottlenecks, and setting up Control Plans/PQCS.
4.Statistical Analysis & Problem Solving: Capability to analyze statistical defect data (SPC/MSA) and enforce strict 8D root-cause frameworks.
5.Capacity & Stress Optimization: Ability to run Run@Rate stress tests and verify vendor CP-CPK machine capabilities.

Behavioural Skills

1. Assertiveness: Enforcing strict compliance with daily corrective action plans on vendor shop floors.
2. Conflict Resolution: Navigating cross-functional trade-offs and resolving discrepancies smoothly across teams.
3. Effective Communication: Clear verbal and technical communication across internal departments and external suppliers.
4. Critical Thinking: Strong intellectual capabilities to analyze complex failures and evaluate process vulnerabilities.
5. Quality Ambassador: Driving an uncompromised standard for quality and continuous operational turnaround.

What will it be like to work for Hero

As the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for the last 25 years, Hero is where you will get to work with the brightest innovators, passionate about being the best in what they do. You will become a part of India’s proudest legacy, a brand that is celebrated by 130 million Indians and is now taking over the world with its manufacturing superpower.

If you are someone who dreams big and goes after their dreams with absolute conviction, Hero is your place to be. At Hero, we are building a cutting-edge future of mobility, pushing frontiers of innovation and aiming for the very best. Choose to be with the best, choose to be your best.

About Hero

Hero MotoCorp, headquartered in New Delhi, India, is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for 25 consecutive years with ~$5 billion revenue. The Company's global footprint spans 52 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, Central and Latin America with a customer base of over 130 million. The Company operates eight manufacturing facilities - six in India and one each in Colombia and Bangladesh- along with two Research and Development centres: Centre for Innovation and Technology (CIT) in India and Tech Centre Germany (TCG).
Hero MotoCorp is driving the transition to electric mobility through VIDA, powered by Hero.

Strategic alliances with Harley-Davidson and Zero Motorcycles support the design and development of premium and electric motorcycles, respectively. Further demonstrating its commitment to the EV future, the Company has made strategic investments in two- and three-wheeler EV manufacturers, Ather Energy and Euler Motors. Hero MotoCorp is the only Indian two-wheeler manufacturer listed on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index (D/SI).

Hero MotoCorp's Executive Chairman, Dr. Pawan Munjal, was named to the 2025 TIME100 Climate List of the 100 most influential leaders driving business climate action.

Beyond mobility, Hero MotoCorp is a major global promoter of sports, including golf, football, field hockey, and cricket. Hero MotoSports Team Rally is India's flag bearer in global rally racing.