Job Title: Incoming Quality Engineer
Organisation: Spiro
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Spiro is a leading provider of electric two-wheelers in Africa. The company’s headquarters are in Benin and has operations in Togo, Uganda, and Rwanda. Spiro offers two models of electric motorbikes and is preparing new versions, always adapted to the African market.
Job Summary: The Incoming Quality Inspector – EV Manufacturing is responsible for ensuring all incoming components meet defined quality, safety, and regulatory standards before production use. The role focuses on inspection, documentation, supplier coordination, and cross-functional support to prevent quality issues, ensure traceability, and support reliable electric vehicle manufacturing operations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Inspect EV components including batteries, motors, controllers, frames, and braking systems to ensure conformance with drawings, specifications, and approved quality standards.
- Conduct visual, dimensional, and functional inspections using Vernier calipers, micrometers, multimeters, and gauges to verify component accuracy and performance.
- Identify, segregate, and label non-conforming materials; raise rejection reports and ensure defective parts are controlled to prevent use in production.
- Maintain inspection records, acceptance and rejection reports, and ensure traceability through batch numbers, serial numbers, and SAP system entries.
- Communicate defects and specification gaps to suppliers, issue NCRs, follow up on CAPA actions, and support supplier quality audits and performance reviews.
- Ensure incoming parts comply with internal quality standards, EV regulatory requirements, and applicable norms such as ISO, AIS, RoHS, and safety standards.
- Recommend inspection process improvements to reduce lead time and errors; actively participate in Kaizen, 5S, Lean manufacturing, and quality improvement projects.
- Work closely with R&D, Production, and Procurement teams on part validation, trial builds, and root cause analysis of quality issues impacting assembly.
- Adhere strictly to safety procedures while handling high-voltage and sensitive EV components, ensuring proper ESD controls and environmental storage conditions.
- Prepare quality check sheets and inspection formats, communicate issues using Excel and PowerPoint, and maintain accurate quality data in SAP and related systems.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical or a related field…
- 4+ years of experience in quality management, process quality,
How to Apply:
Send your CV to: [email protected]
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 48