Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (SQAE)

About the role

Kenya Airways is hiring a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (SQAE) in Westlands, Nairobi. The role reviews maintenance procedures and work instructions, supervises QA engineers, runs audits and investigations and coordinates company approval exams, ensuring compliance with KCAA/EASA Part 145 requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Develop internal audit plans and programmes, liaising with the Principal Quality Assurance Engineer, and carry out audits, surveillance, inspections and spot checks
• Follow up on audit findings, verify feedback and monitor corrective actions until effective closure
• Feed maintenance and technical findings back to Technical Training so they can be added to the training programme
• Handle SAFA, RAMP, airworthiness and customer aircraft inspection findings, and coordinate action on them
• Manage external audits (CAA, certification bodies, customers) and approval exams for technicians and other staff, and support staff authorization renewals
• Support aircraft certificates (registration, airworthiness, radio licence), aircraft capability inclusion, AMO certificates and vendor authorisation
• Monitor regulatory changes, update the quality database and review AMO manuals against standards
• Handle reported MORs, ASRs, CSRs and incidents, and follow up on office hazards, near misses and health and safety issues
• Produce quality reports, review performance in meetings and mentor staff

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in aeronautical, mechanical, electrical or electronics engineering
• At least 4 years of aviation engineering experience with at least 2 in quality, or 6 years of aviation maintenance experience with at least 2 in quality
• Completed QMS and audit techniques training, current on human factors and safety management systems training, and team leadership training
• At least one aircraft type or component training
• Experience as a lead auditor, closing external audit findings and issuing variations, dispensations and extensions

Required skills

• Audit process and root cause analysis
• Report writing and procedure writing
• Knowledge of standard aircraft manuals, industrial safety standards and relevant regulations
• Statistical analysis and knowledge of IT tools and systems