ROLE PURPOSE

Perform Technical Material Analysis (TMA) to enhance customer quality. Investigate field and warranty component failures to determine the failure mode and failure mechanism, synthesize the failure chain, and identify probable causes based on available technical evidence. The role integrates failed-part examination, vehicle diagnostics, data analysis, laboratory testing, engineering information, and historical failure knowledge to support product-quality improvement.The TMA Analyst role will function as an individual contributor and will report to the Group Manager - TMA within the Quality Assurance (QA) Department located at UD Trucks India Pvt Ltd Bangalore 

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate failed components and field or warranty technical issues.
• Determine failure modes and associated failure mechanisms from physical, diagnostic, and test evidence.
• Analyze DTCs, vehicle signals, operating conditions, service information, warranty information, and failed-part observations.
• Formulate probable-cause hypotheses and define tests or analyses to evaluate, support, or eliminate them.
• Synthesize the failure chain by correlating the initiating condition, intermediate events, failure mechanism, component failure, and observed field symptom.
• Use Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and other structured methods, where appropriate, to evaluate potential causal paths.
• Coordinate investigations and testing with laboratories, suppliers, and engineering specialists, including the identification, technical evaluation, onboarding, and setup of qualified external third-party laboratories for TMA activities.
• Review supplier investigation results and assess whether the evidence supports the proposed failure mechanism and probable cause.
• Compare findings with historical TMA cases to identify recurring failure patterns.
• Document the failure mode, failure mechanism, evidence, failure chain, probable causes, confidence level, and remaining uncertainties in the TMA report.
• Communicate technical conclusions, assumptions, and evidence gaps to Product Quality, Technology, Supplier Quality, and Aftersales stakeholders.

CORE TECHNICAL & BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS

• Failure-chain synthesis
• Probable-cause identification and hypothesis testing
• FTA and DFMEA / system-FMEA knowledge
• Vehicle diagnostics, DTC interpretation, data logging, and signal analysis
• Failed-part examination, test planning, and technical reporting

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Automobile, Mechatronics, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3-6 yrs experience in automotive diagnostics, field or product quality, failure analysis, testing, validation, or warranty engineering is preferred.
• Strong analytical reasoning, critical thinking ,technical report preparation & communication ,stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills