Quality Assurance Engineer

Industry: Defense / Aerospace / Advanced Manufacturing

Location: Herstal (On-site)

About the role

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to support product and project quality across the full lifecycle, from development to delivery. The role focuses on ensuring compliance, risk management, and continuous improvement in a regulated, high-reliability industrial environment.

As part of the core project team, you will act as the main point of contact for quality-related matters and contribute to achieving operational excellence through data-driven quality management.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure product and project quality performance using objective KPIs (e.g. OTD, OCD)
• Act as the primary quality interface within cross-functional project teams
• Monitor and coordinate timely submission of required quality documentation
• Ensure products and services meet defined requirements and compliance standards
• Promote quality culture and best practices (problem solving, RCCA, risk analysis, FMEA, prevention)
• Develop and maintain process flows mapping requirements and stakeholders across project phases
• Perform quality assurance activities based on risk level and team maturity
• Identify quality gaps and risks, anticipate impacts, and propose corrective and preventive actions
• Verify adherence to quality procedures across engineering, procurement, and manufacturing teams
• Manage and respond to customer quality complaints professionally and effectively

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• Solid knowledge of quality methods and tools
• Experience in defense, aerospace, or similarly regulated industries
• Fluency in French and English

Technical & analytical skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• High attention to detail
• Root cause analysis expertise
• Ability to identify edge cases and potential failure points

Communication & collaboration

• Clear documentation of non-conformities, reports, and quality data
• Effective communication with multidisciplinary teams
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum environments
• Strong reporting skills

Personal skills

• Curious mindset and willingness to learn
• Patience and persistence
• Strong time management and prioritization skills