Prajwal Walke

Quality and Manufacturing Excellence Leader with 14+ years of experience in Solar PV Module Manufacturing, Automotive Manufacturing and Industrial Automation. Extensive expertise in establishing and leading plant-wide quality systems, quality governance, supplier quality, customer quality, reliability testing, audit management, yield improvement and manufacturing excellence initiatives across gigawatt-scale manufacturing facilities.

Module Quality Head (Sr. Manager) - Ampin Solar One Pvt. Ltd. (JV – Ampin & Jupiter)

(2025-11)

• Lead complete plant quality organization including IQC, IPQC, OQC, Reliability and Supplier Quality.
• Drive quality strategy aligned with plant expansion, customer expectations and bankability requirements.
• Lead surveillance audits, customer audits and quality governance reviews.
• Implement yield improvement, defect reduction and COPQ reduction initiatives.
• Develop quality team capability, training systems and performance management processes.

In-Process Quality Manager - Novasys Greenergy Ltd.

(2025-02 - 2025-09)

• Supported line stabilization and production ramp-up activities.
• Implemented SPC systems and process monitoring controls.
• Led defect reduction projects and audit readiness programs.
• Strengthened process quality systems and quality reporting mechanisms.

Plant Quality Manager – 3GW Solar Module Manufacturing - Waaree Energies Ltd.

(2024-05 - 2025-02)

• Managed plant quality operations for high-volume solar module manufacturing.
• Led EL, IV, Visual Inspection and process quality controls.
• Supported IEC compliance and customer quality requirements.
• Improved FPY through structured process improvements.
• Achieved two QCFI Gold Awards for quality excellence initiatives.

Plant Quality Manager - Tata Motors Ltd.

(2021-10 - 2024-04)

• Led plant quality governance and customer audit readiness.
• Managed process quality, supplier quality and corrective actions.
• Improved process capability and manufacturing quality metrics.

Supplier & In-Process Quality Lead - Rotex Automation Ltd.

(2019-09 - 2021-10)

• Managed supplier quality development and incoming quality systems.
• Led in-process quality assurance and customer complaint reduction initiatives.

B.E. - Mechanical Engineering - Nagpur University