E&I Supplier Quality Engineer

Position Summary
The E&I Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for end-to-end quality assurance of critical Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) bought-out equipment. The role ensures that supplied equipment meets customer requirements, approved engineering documents, purchase-order specifications, inspection and test plans, applicable standards, and statutory requirements before final release.
Key Responsibilities
Own quality activities for critical E&I bought-out items, including:
Electric motors
Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
Motor Monitoring Systems (MMS)
Transformers
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
Unit Control Panels (UCPs)
Other electrical, instrumentation, control, and protection panels
Perform supplier source inspections and incoming inspections in line with:
Customer specifications
Approved drawings and datasheets
Purchase-order requirements
Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs)
Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs)
Applicable IEC, ISO, customer, and project-specific standards
Review and witness routine tests, type tests, and Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), ensuring:
Approved test procedures are followed
Test instruments are calibrated and traceable
Test results comply with specification and standard requirements
Test reports are complete, accurate, and approved before release
Apply IEC 60034 series requirements for electrical rotating machines and motors, including motor performance, efficiency, temperature rise, insulation, vibration, noise, routine testing, and certification requirements.
Verify compliance of Ex equipment with IEC 60079 series requirements, hazardous-area classifications, Ex marking, protection concepts, equipment certification, and validity of Ex certificates.
Coordinate supplier inspections, third-party inspection agency (TPI) activities, customer inspections, and internal quality requirements to meet project schedules and inspection hold points.
Review supplier quality documentation, including:
Approved drawings and datasheets
Material and component certificates
ITPs, QAPs, and manufacturing schedules
Routine and type test reports
FAT reports
Calibration certificates
Ex certificates and compliance documents
Final manufacturing and quality dossiers
Maintain complete traceability of equipment, components, inspection status, test records, deviations, and release documentation throughout the supply cycle.
Identify nonconformities and raise NCRs where equipment, documents, or test results do not meet requirements.
Coordinate with suppliers for root-cause analysis (RCA), corrective and preventive action (CAPA), corrective action implementation, and closure verification of NCRs.
Handle customer quality queries, complaints, deviations, and NCRs associated with E&I bought-out items, providing timely and technically sound responses.
Conduct supplier quality audits, vendor visits, surveillance inspections, and remote inspections as required by the project or quality plan.
Support the final inspection team by reviewing E&I quality dossiers, ensuring documentation completeness, closing inspection punch points, and supporting Inspection Release Note (IRN) issuance.
Qualifications and Experience
Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or a related discipline.
Experience in supplier quality, quality control, inspection, testing, or project quality for electrical and instrumentation equipment.
Strong exposure to motors, VFDs, transformers, PLCs, switchgear, control panels, and hazardous-area equipment.
Strong Knowledge about product certification like ATEX, Compex etc.
Knowledge of IEC 60034 and IEC 60079 series standards.
Experience in reviewing engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, datasheets, ITPs, QAPs, test procedures, and supplier documentation.
Knowledge of FAT, routine testing, type testing, inspection release processes, and quality dossier compilation.
Strong understanding of NCR, RCA, CAPA, deviation control, and supplier corrective-action follow-up.
Ability to coordinate effectively with suppliers, customers, TPIs, engineering, procurement, project management, and final inspection teams.
Strong technical judgment in E&I equipment inspection and compliance verification
Attention to detail and documentation discipline
Knowledge of hazardous-area and Ex compliance requirements
Supplier quality management and problem-solving capability
Clear communication with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders
Ability to manage multiple inspections and project priorities under schedule pressure