Quality Engineer

What you’ll do:

• The Quality Engineer will play a pivotal role in ensuring compliance with aviation authorities' requirements by implementing and maintaining the Quality Management System (QMS). This position involves liaising with airworthiness authorities (CAAM, CAAS, FAA, EASA, etc.) for approvals and audits, managing internal documentation, and coordinating internal and supplier audits. The Quality Engineer assist in maintaining company authorizations for technicians and certifying staff. Additionally, the role includes overseeing the Safety Management System, conducting hazard identification and risk management, leading quality and safety investigations, and facilitating root cause analysis. The Quality Engineer coordinates Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) matters to ensure compliance to regulatory requirements and continuous improvement.
• Liaise with Airworthiness Authorities (CAAM, CAAS, FAA, EASA etc.) to coordinate any matters related to authorities’ approvals and audits.
• Implement and maintain Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance with the aviation authorities’ requirements.
• Ensure internal documentation, including MOE, RSQCM, procedures are maintained up to date and in compliance with authorities, OEM and organization’s requirements.
• Managing the archiving of records according to the organization retention policies
• Coordinate internal audit program, conduct audit, ensure timely closure of corrective/ preventive actions and verified the effectiveness of the actions implemented. Highlight any quality concern to the management.
• Supplier management. Oversees and manage the approval and performance monitoring process (including audit) with the supply chain team for suppliers, contractors and subcontractors.
• Assist Quality Manager in maintaining company authorization for technician and Certifying Staff, including assessment and evaluation on the candidates.
• Oversees the implementation and maintenance of Safety Management System in compliance with authorities’ requirements.
• Conduct and facilitate the hazard identification and risk management with the Safety Action Group.
• Lead and coordinate quality/safety investigation on quality escape/ internal nonconformance.
• Lead and facilitate cross functional subject-matter-expert on root cause analysis/ problem solving and development of corrective/ preventive action to prevent their recurrence.
• Review and validate First Article Inspection to ensure the organization have the capability to perform the repair in accordance with the approved maintenance data.
• Conduct trainings and briefing on regulatory requirements and quality matters.
• Coordinating Environment, Health and Safety related matters in accordance with local authority and corporate requirements
• Monitors, analyzes, and reports EHS metrics to ensure continuous improvement through regular cadence of performance reviews.
  

Qualifications:

• Must have a Degree in Engineering/ Technical related field or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in quality/ engineering role in aviation industry.

Skills:

• Knowledge and understanding of aviation authority (e.g. CAAM, FAA, EASA, CAAS) Part 145 regulations and ISO 9001/ AS 9110 Quality Management System.
• Experience as an internal quality auditor or attended Lead Assessor training is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in quality methodology/ tools including 8D problem solving, PFMEA, 7QC tools .
• Understand and implement all safe work practices and rules. Experience and understanding of legal EHS requirements is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present findings to stakeholders. Preference with excellent English communication skills – both verbal and written
• Strong interpersonal and influence skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (or equivalent).