Ing. Sunil Kumar

Lead VDA 6.3 process audits, complaint audits, and requalification audits across global supplier base — ensuring consistent compliance with IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 standards. Manage end-to-end supplier quality issues: processing delivery complaints, driving corrective actions, and evaluating 8D reports to achieve sustainable root cause elimination. Apply core quality methodologies (FMEA, Ishikawa, 5-Why, APQP, PPAP) to reduce supplier defect rates and drive continuous improvement.

Led a team of 8 Supplier Quality Engineers — managing workload, mentoring, and driving departmental quality targets. Owned the end-to-end global supplier qualification process — covering supplier selection, VDA/IATF audits, development, and ongoing performance monitoring. Led internal and external process, compliance, and product audits as both auditor and auditee — ensuring full QMS alignment. Led departmental implementation of ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949, and ISO 14001:2015 as both leader and auditee.

Senior Engineer in Japanese MNC - Jtekt Sona Automotive India Ltd, Bawal (Haryana), India – C-EPS (Column type electric power steering

• Metallurgical testing on material from Spectrometer, Microscope, UTM, Rockwell Hardness Tester, Brinell Hardness Tester. • NDT technique like Magnetic particle inspection & radiography technique

Heat Treatment, Physical Metallurgy, Powder Metallurgy, Surface Treatment & Coatings, Welding Technology, Microstructure Examination & Analysis, Sample Preparation Techniques, X-ray Technology, Non Destructive Techniques.