Quality Assurance Engineer

AT DIAMOND AIRCRAFT, WE COMBINE ATTENTION TO DETAIL WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND PIONEERING INNOVATION. OUR DEDICATION TO THE QUALITY OF OUR ENGINEERING AND WORKMANSHIP MAKES OUR AIRCRAFT THE SAFEST IN THEIR CLASS.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with business requirements and continuously improve Diamond’s product quality and system processes performance.
• Validate the manufacturing process, the product and control plans (routers, FAI, assembly data sheets, etc.), to the most current and industry specifications.
• Verification of the final product quality and build documentation.
• Preparation and approval of documents involved in the certification and release of products for delivery to customers.
• Initiate, investigate, and participate in corrective and preventative action to address product, process, and system non-conformances.
• Interact with regulatory authorities on production QA issues.
• Support and/or provide training in the quality system, statistical tools application and special processes applicable fields.
• Interface with designers and suppliers to obtain necessary data to ensure the products meet the quality requirements.
• Advise and confer with engineers in the design process to ensure quality requirements are considered, defined, and planned for.
• Evaluate and amend sub-processes, procedures, and work instructions.
• Plan and carry out internal product, process and supplier Quality Audits and participate in regulatory authority or third-party audits to ensure adherence to and effectiveness of Diamond’s processes.
• Act as a liaison with suppliers on production issues.
• Validate the quality clauses applicable to supplier contracts.
• Review all relevant contract documentation for quality requirements and prepare quality plans as required.
• Oversee the control of documents and records.
• Oversee measuring and testing equipment calibration activities.
• Participate in MRB activity within Diamond.
• Perform risk assessments.
• General support for production, in-service issues and marketing including support for new equipment, support for proposals, etc.
• Provide assistance to the Manager on projects planning, budget etc.
• Perform such other work as requested.

Skills

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Quality Assurance pertaining to Aircraft Maintenance or Manufacturing.
• A bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or in a related engineering discipline or equivalent work experience.
• Must have strong analytical skills, be familiar with statistics, have proven effective technical writing skills.
• Technical knowledge of standard practices used in aviation.
• Experience with process/part auditing.
• Experience with root cause analysis.
• Proficient at interpreting drawings, work instructions, processes, and requirements.
• Ability to travel internationally.
• Must have excellent judgement, be confident in decisions and act with integrity to ensure a safe and reliable product.

Beneficial Experience

• Experience with composite manufacturing processes.
• Experience with avionics standard practices.
• Metrology/GD&T experience.
• Tool Calibration experience.
• Familiar with FAI processes and their applications.
• Familiar with AS9100 D clauses and their applicability to internal and vendor processes.
• CQE certification
• Experience with metric gathering and reporting using MRP, ERP or MES systems.
• Experience working with Civil Aviation Authorities.

We offer a market-standard salary based on your professional and personal suitability.

If you are interested in this challenging position, we are looking forward receiving your application!