Flowserve—E&I Supplier Quality Engineer

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Description: 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