Senior Quality Engineer

Location:

Basel, BS, CH, 4030

Flexible Work Arrangement:
Onsite

Job Category:
Quality & EHS

Career Level:

Professional

Requisition

Since 1967, Jet Aviation has been crafting flight in its smoothest form. From one hangar in Basel, Switzerland, to over 4,500 employees, and some 50 locations worldwide. Aircraft Management, Aircraft Sales, Charter, Completions, Government Services, FBO, Fixed and Rotary Wing Maintenance, and Staffing. Behind every seamless Jet Aviation experience, is a team of dedicated professionals perfecting the art of flight. The artisans of aviation.

The craft that brings our customers’ journey to life. In the hangar, on the ground, and behind the scenes. Enabling global flight, with passion.

As Senior Quality Engineer, you will be at the heart of our commitment to aviation excellence. In this influential role, you will help shape a proactive quality and safety culture, ensure compliance with complex aviation regulations, and drive continuous improvement across the organization. Working closely with operational teams, Management, customers, OEMs and aviation authorities, you will turn regulatory and operational requirements into practical, effective solutions.

Your expertise will support safe, efficient and compliant operations while helping us continuously improve the way we work.

• Audit Program Management:
  Plan and conduct audits, coordinate resources, follow up on corrective actions, and ensure findings are effectively and promptly closed.
• Investigations and Human Factors:
  Lead or support MEDA and occurrence investigations, identify root causes, and help strengthen Human Factors Error Management.
• Certifying Staff Assessments:
  Conduct Part 145 certifying staff assessments and help build a positive, proactive quality and safety culture.
• Quality and Safety Performance:
  Promote quality, safety and human factors across the organization, encouraging better and more sustainable ways of working.
• Management Reporting:
  Review audit and occurrence data, identify key trends and root causes, and present clear insights and recommendations to Management.
• Regulatory Compliance:
  Monitor regulatory changes, evaluate their impact and support the implementation of suitable solutions.
• Authority and Stakeholder Liaison:
  Work closely with authorities such as FOCA and FAA, as well as customers and OEMs, on approvals, audits, findings and authorizations relating to Part 145, Part 21, SMS, MOE and POE.
• Capability and Interface Management:
  Review Part 145 and Part 21G capability list amendments, and help ensure effective cooperation between Part 21J/G and Part 145 stakeholders.
• Procedure and Process Development:
  Create, review and improve Quality and Safety procedures, workflows and documentation together with operational teams and other stakeholders.
• Documentation System Oversight:
  Monitor the company documentation system and ensure that documents, changes and updates are properly controlled and clearly communicated.
• Training and
  
  Coaching:
  
  Coach and advise operational staff on procedures, regulations, quality, safety, SMS, MOE, POE and human factors. Support awareness initiatives and help develop practical training materials.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Identify improvement opportunities, apply industry best practices, simplify workflows and lead or support projects that enhance quality, safety and operational performance.

• An exciting and challenging senior role in a dynamic aviation environment
• Various opportunities for professional and personal development
• Chance to work on exciting, high-profile projects
• A motivated and cheerful team that looks forward to working with you
• Our events are great! We also have lots of fun together outside of working hours