Programme Quality Manager

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 mission is to bring innovative technologies to revolutionise the defence industry, through offering next-generation weapons systems and robotics expertise to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world.

We design, manufacture, assemble and integrate components for gravity-release guided systems, missiles and loitering munitions.

We are hiring Program Quality Manager. 

Role Purpose: 

• Contribute to the development and implementation of best practice quality vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures in compliance with the federal, local and organizational regulations, guidelines and protocols. 
• Plan and forecast department budget and ensure its’ appropriately managed in line with the financial goals. 
• Set up and direct quality procedures, standards and specifications and oversee continued compliance and embedding across the organization. 

• Ensure that all in-house systems and procedures are updated, revised and modified to meet the needs of external certification bodies. 
• Enforce and maintain quality controls and documentation procedures to assure high quality of operations.
• Manage the audit program ensuring all procedures are thoroughly implemented and documented. 
• Undertake regular training to train concerned employees in all aspect's quality procedures and application; provide tools and techniques to enable others achieve quality standards. 
• Lead and motivate quality team to achieve quality targets, monitor and evaluate their performance, train and develop their capabilities to improve engagement and productivity within the team

• Manage Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and ensure the team co-ordinate activities out in accordance with stated requirements, and associated deliverables (e.g. PPAP, PSW, MSA, Cpk, FMEA etc) meet said requirements and delivery commitments.
• Work closely, and communicate effectively with key stakeholders on matters affecting business commitments to design and develop Customer-destined product/services, including regular collaboration with Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering and Programmes to name a few
  Support in the verification, validation, and testing activities during industrialisation for product destined for qualification.
• Ensure that workflows and processes comply with safety regulations and that all documentation is thoroughly completed as per quality guidelines

Main Requirements:

• Minimum: 8+ years’ of extensive experience in Quality Management environment, within PMO/Design Engineering.
• Preferred: 3+ years of experience as Programme Quality Manager in Defence Industry with regional exposure
• Bachelor’s Degree in Quality assurance or relevant manufacturing/engineering qualification.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in related Engineering discipline / American Society for Quality (ASQ) certified or similar, Chartered Member of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI)

HALCON is a subsidiary in the Weapon and Missile cluster in EDGE GROUP.

EDGE GROUP, headquartered in Abu Dhabi is a Semi Governmental, Defence and Space Manufacturing company consolidates 35+subsidiaries into main 5 clusters: Missiles and Weapon, Platform & Systems, Space & Cyber defense, Trading & Mission Support and Homeland Security. http://edgegroup.ae

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