Product Quality Engineer

About HALCON

HALCON is a regional and international leader that offers next-generation Weapons Systems and Robotics Expertise to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. HALCON has developed in-house expertise across the entire value chain for gravity-release bomb guidance systems. This includes design, development, testing, manufacturing and assembly. Our end-to-end capabilities ensure exceptional quality and competitive pricing. As well, we are faster and more flexible in meeting customer requirements. 

Job Summary

The Product Quality Engineer develops and implements quality standards and quality control systems to ensure products and processes adhere to company and industry quality standards. The job incumbent is also responsible to oversee testing and inspection, analyse results, determine corrective actions, and consistently work towards creating or improving systems that meet our quality assurance goals.

Key Accountabilities:

• Design and implement quality standards, quality control systems, testing procedures, and methods for inspection of materials, components, or processes in line with the industry standards
• Lead and implement APQP to assess risks and oversee the validation of assembly processes through First Article Inspections (FAI), Prototype Testing, PFMEA, control plan, and Process Capability studies to ensure consistent high-quality product output.
• Review inspection results to analyze defects and non-conformance reports.
• Initiate MRB (Material Review Board) with all stakeholders to understand underlying issues, develop corrective actions, recommend solutions and improvements.
• Execute and circulate MRB decisions in the ERP (SAP) and ensure completion of all agreed corrective tasks/actions
• Should be well versed in the 8D process/root cause analysis.
• Conduct functional tests on finished products to ensure operational integrity, performance, and safety before delivery or deployment.
• Validate and document new processes and equipment to ensure they meet quality standards.
• Participate in internal and external audits to ensure compliance with quality systems and regulatory requirements.
• Perform detailed review and revision of 2-D drawing parts released for inspection and prepare and submit technical queries
• Ensure that testing and inspection are performed correctly as per the inspection plans, using the most appropriate quality equipment and measurement tools
• Ensure that quality equipment and testing tools meet the established precision and accuracy levels and are well-maintained and safe to operate at all times
• Contribute in Production performance Management inspection process to verify conformance and productivity of the production system
• Ensure that workflows and processes comply with safety regulations and that all documentation is thoroughly completed as per quality guidelines

Experience & Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/ Electrical/Electronic Systems engineering or a related field
• 8+ years’ of extensive experience in a Quality Engineering /Assurance environment.
• Knowledge of quality assurance techniques and methodologies (ISO 9001:2015)

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in related Engineering discipline / American Society for Quality (ASQ) certified or similar
• 3+ years of experience as a Quality Engineer in the Defence Industry with regional exposure

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