Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Role Overview
Lead planning, development, execution, implementation, certification, and continual improvement of HALCON’s aerospace QMS and Nadcap programs.
Ensure compliance with aerospace standards, customer requirements, and regulatory obligations while building sustainable quality systems.
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About EDGE
EDGE is a UAE-based advanced technology group working across defence and emerging technologies.
The role supports HALCON’s objective of becoming a globally recognized aerospace and defence manufacturer.
About the role
Lead planning, development, execution, implementation, certification, and continual improvement of HALCON’s aerospace QMS and Nadcap programs.
Ensure compliance with aerospace standards, customer requirements, and regulatory obligations while building sustainable quality systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead AS9100 QMS implementation, certification, maintenance, and continual improvement.
- Conduct gap assessments and maintain quality manuals, procedures, work instructions, and controlled documentation.
- Lead Nadcap accreditation activities, including process controls, self-assessments, PRI audits, and findings closure.
- Improve CAPA, risk management, document control, configuration management, supplier quality, and internal audit systems.
- Plan and conduct audits; drive root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continual improvement.
- Manage certification projects and cross-functional implementation activities.
- Deliver training, mentor teams and process owners, and develop implementation guides.
- Coordinate with certification bodies, auditors, customers, suppliers, consultants, and regulators.
- Apply Lean, Six Sigma, APQP, FMEA, SPC, risk-based thinking, and root cause analysis.
- Support quality digitalization using SAP QM and related systems.
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Materials Engineering.
- 10 years of Quality Assurance experience in aerospace, defence, aviation, or high-precision manufacturing.
- Quality management system certification and auditing qualifications, including AS9100 Lead Auditor.
- At least 5 years of hands-on AS9100 QMS implementation and maintenance experience.
- Experience leading Nadcap accreditation for at least one aerospace special-process commodity.
- Experience leading AS9100 certification projects and developing controlled quality documentation.
Preferred qualification
- A Master’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or Business Administration is preferred.
- English proficiency is required for this role unless otherwise stated.
Benefits and development
- EDGE describes learning opportunities through its academy and digital learning platforms.
- Depending on role and seniority, benefits may include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance, and education allowances.
Application notes
- EDGE encourages applications from candidates who may not meet every listed requirement.
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