Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

** Job details*
* ** General information*
* ** Entity*
* Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.

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* ** Job details*
* ** Domain*
* Production

** Job field / Job profile*
* Quality - Quality management

** Job title*
* Quality Engineer

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* Employment type

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* Permanent

** Professional category*
* Professional, Engineer & Manager

** Part time / Full time*
* Full-time

** Job description*
* Job Summary

The Quality Engineer is a member of the Quality Team with primary responsibilities for ensuring the quality and airworthiness of components and repairs carried out at the repair station (MRO). The role involves the development, management, and communication of quality assurance methodologies to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, with a key focus on FAA coordination and PMA-related regulatory documentation and compliance activities.

Essential Job Functions

- Serve as a primary quality point of contact with the FAA and other regulatory authorities for Part 145 activities, audits, surveillance, conformity inspections, and regulatory inquiries

- Lead preparation, review, and maintenance of FAA regulatory documentation, with particular emphasis on PMA-related documentation, data substantiation, conformity records, and approval support as applicable to MRO operations

- Coordinate directly with FAA inspectors on quality and airworthiness matters, including audit preparation, corrective action responses, finding closure, and ongoing regulatory compliance

- Ensure PMA-related activities comply with applicable CFRs, FAA guidance, and internal quality management system requirements.

- Collaborate with various functions to ensure quality standards are established and adhered to on all processes, programs, maintenance/repair and throughout the supply chain.

- Use knowledge of electronic components, mechanical components and material used for production/repair of hardware to assess compliance with program requirements, contract, and engineering documentation

- Design and analyze quality inspection and testing processes, conduct quality assurance audits

- Ensure that corrective measures meet acceptable quality and reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements and perform follow-up verification for effectiveness of corrective measures.

- Conduct comprehensive root cause/corrective action on nonconformities; participate in Continuous Improvement activities

- Perform customer interface and manage flow down of customer requirements

- Manage customer satisfaction from the quality perspective

- Approve manufacturing/repair documents & support all aspects of repair station quality

- Liaise with the internal/external organizations/customers on quality issues and corrective actions

- Collect and analyze data, and generate technical reports and presentations

- Responsible for data integrity and process conformance to regulatory bodies like the FAA (Part 145), EASA (Part 145), and CAAC, as well as customer requirements and internal quality management systems (e.g., AS9100, AS9110).

- Interface with the FAA, third party regulators and other regulatory agencies during audits and address quality-related…