Lead- Metallurgy & Metrology

Ather Energy

6 - 8 years

Bengaluru

Posted: 22/04/2025

Job Description

You’ll be our: NPQ Lead - Metallurgy & Metrology

You’ll be based at: IBC, Bangalore

You’ll be Aligned with: Lead - New Product Quality

You’ll be a member of: New Product Quality

What you’ll do at Ather:

● Establish Metrology and Metallurgy labs

● Lead & Manage Metrology and Metallurgy labs function to have faster and accurate test data.

● Establish measurement method for components, even in absence of drawings or process

● Develop first principles based measurement method for components and plan for continuous improvement of measurement technology

● Responsible for approval of material, Process, Heat treatment of parts and surface modification techniques based on application

● Work on application engineering of the part with right selection of Material and process to make the part without compromising on fit, form or function during the development stage.

● Establish COP for material conformance and actively participate in raw material / special process supplier audit / finalisation.

● Provide Technical support for root cause analysis by failure analysis using a methodological approach

● Lead RCA on field failures and implement containment & corrective actions by developing design guidelines, standards and specifications. ● Lead and drive periodic DFMEA reviews. Demonstrate focus on pro-active screening of defects and timely implementation of control mechanisms to reduce RPN.

● Review and approve standards, specifications and robust process controls associated with Material technology during manufacturing of parts

● Review of engineering sample materials per specifications during development

● Provide technical expertise for material analysis of parts by using facilities hands on or using facilities available at alternate sources.

● Interpret test results, write reports, and effectively communicate with other engineers.

● Provide technical inputs to Value Engineering and Value Addition projects

● Coordinate with staff members and resolve all technical problems of manufacturing and design unit related to Metallurgy and Materials

Here’s what we are looking for:

Domain skills:

● Strong fundamentals on Measurement technology - first principles based measurement

● Competent in interpreting drawings and making measurement plan for the same

● Strong fundamentals on Metallurgy of Steels and Aluminum alloys

● Fundamentals on Heat treatment and Surface coating technologies including but not limited to Plating, Painting, Powder coating etc.

● Knowledge of Plastics, Rubbers and Paints would be an added advantage

● Fundamentals on castings, Forging, fabrication, welding would be an added advantage Tools:

● Know to operate measurement equipment like CMM, FARO, VMM, scanning techniques etc

● Know to operate Material characterization techniques including Optical microscopes, Hardness testers, Tensile testers

● Knows to operate SEM, DSC, TGA.

● Knowledge of characterization techniques that can evaluate a particular material property

Behavioural skills:

● Collaboration ● Meaningful Communication ● Embracing change ● Understanding people

What You bring to Ather:

B.Tech/BE or M.Tech/ME/MS with 10 to 15 years experience in Metrology & Metallurgy or related fiel

About Company

Ather Energy is a Bengaluru-based electric vehicle startup known for its smart scooters like the Ather 450X. The company builds high-performance EVs and invests in its own public charging network. It is pushing innovation in India’s growing sustainable mobility space.

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