Ashish Kumar

About

Quality, supplier quality, and NPD engineer with 7+ years of experience across automotive, electronics, and industrial manufacturing. Experienced in APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, process improvement, supplier audits, and cross-functional quality issue resolution.

Experience

• NPD Engineer
  Dynatech Controls Pvt. Ltd. · Noida
  Feb 2026 – Present

  Drive quality planning and assurance activities for New Product Development projects from feasibility through pilot production and launch. Review product designs, drawings and specifications for quality feasibility and identify potential quality risks and preventive actions. Prepare and implement APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans and SOPs for new products and processes. Coordinate with design, production and vendor teams during NPD stages to resolve technical and quality issues. Conduct prototype inspection, validation and testing activities and monitor pilot production readiness. Handle customer quality requirements and documentation; support issue resolution through RCA and corrective actions. Ensure compliance with applicable ISO and quality requirements during product development and launch.

• Process Engineer
  Sunwoda Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. · Noida
  Oct 2021 – Jul 2025

  Analyzed daily shop-floor defects and FPY performance; coordinated with cross-functional teams to address process deviations and quality issues. Prepared PFD, PFMEA and Control Plans for new project introduction and supported new-project setup for mass production. Created SOPs and Work Instructions and delivered training/refresher sessions to ensure process implementation. Prepared FPY, weekly and monthly MIS reports for management review and improvement actions. Reviewed jigs and fixtures used in manufacturing and supported resolution of process-related issues. Responded to internal/external customer complaints using 8D, process mapping and root-cause analysis. Conducted cycle-time studies, identified bottleneck operations and supported UPH improvement.

• QMS / Supplier Quality Engineer
  Ess Kay Fabrications · Noida
  Feb 2021 – Oct 2021

  Managed supplier quality activities to ensure supplied parts met required quality standards and supported defect prevention and waste reduction. Performed incoming inspection follow-up and verified supplier parts against customer drawings and specifications. Reviewed incoming inspection reports and escalated supplier non-conformities for corrective action. Prepared monthly supplier ratings, part rejection ratio and lot rejection ratio reports for management and supplier review. Conducted supplier process audits, documented non-conformities and followed up closure actions. Maintained QMS documentation and supported ISO 9001:2015 requirements, customer audits and observation closure.

• Quality Engineer
  Kay Jay Forgings Pvt. Ltd. · Ludhiana
  Oct 2018 – Dec 2020

  Ensured quality of machined products in accordance with customer drawings and specifications. Analyzed line rejection and defect trends and supported corrective actions to reduce quality losses. Performed daily, weekly and monthly defect analysis with follow-up on corrective actions. Prepared line-quality data and participated in problem-solving and corrective-action initiatives.

Education

• 2014 RB
  B.Tech

  Rayat Bahra Institute of Engineering & Nano Technology

  Mechanical Engineering · 2014

  Mechanical Engineering

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Courses & certifications

• Supply Chain Management · SPJIMR · 2022
• AutoCAD 2D