Head - Quality for New Product Development

Larsen & Toubro

Remote

Position Purpose

The Head – NPD Quality will be responsible for establishing, driving, and institutionalizing a robust Quality Management Framework across the New Product Development lifecycle.

Key Objectives

Integrate Quality-by-Design (QbD) principles into product development.
Strengthen Stage-Gate governance and quality gate reviews.
Drive zero-defect product launches.
Establish robust validation and reliability engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic NPD Quality Leadership
APQP Deployment
Design Quality & Reliability Engineering
Risk Assessment & Quality Planning
Prototype & Pilot Build Quality
Supplier Quality & Development
Manufacturing Readiness & Launch Quality
Customer Quality & Compliance
Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

Educational Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Production/Mechatronics)
Master's Degree preferred
Six Sigma Black Belt / CQE / CRE preferred

Experience Requirement

15–20 years in Quality and Product Development
Minimum 7 years in NPD Quality leadership role

Technical Competencies

APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP, MSA, SPC, DOE, QFD, FTA, DFSS, GD&T, Reliability Engineering, Product Validation.

Leadership Competencies

Strategic Thinking, Quality Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Customer Orientation, Team Development and Business Acumen.

KPIs

FPY, DPMO, Customer Complaints, Warranty Claims, COPQ, MTBF, Validation Pass Rate.