Process Quality Assurance Engineer

• Company-Sobha Advanced Manufactuing
• Quality Engineer
• Department Experience Reporting To
• Quality / QA-QC 8 10 Years Quality Manager

Job Purpose

To plan, implement, and execute quality assurance and quality control activities across manufacturing processes, ensuring products conform to specifications, customer requirements, and applicable industry/quality standards, while driving continuous improvement and defect reduction.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality plans, control plans, and inspection procedures for new and existing products/processes.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) for internal, supplier, and customer quality issues using tools such as 8D, 5-Why, and Fishbone.
• Prepare and maintain PFMEA, Control Plans, and process capability studies (Cpk/Ppk) for critical characteristics.
• Conduct in-process, incoming, and final inspections; review non-conformances and drive disposition through MRB

(Material Review Board).

• Monitor supplier quality performance, conduct supplier audits, and support supplier development and PPAP/APQP submissions.
• Drive internal audits (process, product, and system) against ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 or equivalent quality management systems.
• Analyze quality KPIs (DPU, PPM, scrap/rework rate, customer complaints) and present findings to management with improvement action plans.
• Lead or support Six Sigma / Lean / Kaizen initiatives to reduce variation, waste, and cost of poor quality.
• Coordinate with design, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to resolve quality issues and support new product introduction (NPI).
• Maintain calibration schedules and ensure measurement systems analysis (MSA/Gage R&R) is performed for critical gauges.
• Train and mentor junior quality engineers/technicians and promote a quality-first culture on the shop floor.
• Ensure documentation control, traceability, and compliance with customer-specific requirements and regulatory standards.

Key Competencies

• Attention to detail and data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to lead investigations and drive accountability across teams.
• Effective communication with suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders.
• Continuous improvement mindset and ownership of quality outcomes.