Quality Assurance Engineer

• Develop and implement a structured Quality Management framework, including processes, tools, guidelines and governance.
• Analyze and map quality requirements across technical and operational departments.
• Define clear implementation timelines, milestones, roles and responsibilities.
• Coordinate framework implementation with internal stakeholders and relevant external partners.
• Establish effective communication, reporting and continuous improvement practices.
• Participate in supplier factory audits and evaluate Quality Management Systems.
• Develop, maintain and implement Quality Control Plans for high-voltage equipment installation.
• Coordinate factory inspections, Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT).
• Monitor supplier quality performance throughout manufacturing, testing and installation.
• Develop supplier quality dashboards using qualitative assessments and quantitative KPIs.
• Coordinate external inspectors and follow up on inspection activities.
• Manage technical non-conformities, corrective action plans and lessons learned through Return of Experience (REX).
• Define, map, document and improve internal quality management processes.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities and interfaces between departments.
• Improve the organization, accessibility, transparency and traceability of technical documentation.
• Support document management, publishing, archiving and information governance.
• Facilitate document exchange platforms with suppliers.
• Create process documentation using flowcharts, swimlane diagrams, PACI tables, SIPOC models and BPMN.
• Monitor internal quality KPIs and prepare performance reports.
• Collaborate with technical experts, procurement teams, project managers, maintenance departments and external suppliers.
• Support the qualification and ongoing quality evaluation of equipment manufacturers.
• Coordinate quality-related activities across manufacturing, testing and installation.
• Promote continuous improvement, process standardization and knowledge sharing.

What they ask

• Technical or engineering education or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems, Quality Assurance and Quality Control.
• Experience in supplier quality management, supplier follow-up or factory quality processes.
• Knowledge of high-voltage equipment or primary electrical systems, such as transformers, switchgear, insulated cables and overhead lines.
• Experience mapping, documenting and improving business or technical processes.
• Ability to develop and implement quality management processes, procedures and guidelines.
• Understanding of supplier audits, inspection processes, quality reporting and non-conformity management.
• Familiarity with quality dashboards, performance indicators and continuous improvement.
• Experience creating structured process documentation and maintaining technical information.
• Document management and collaboration tools, particularly SharePoint or equivalent platforms.
• Process mapping techniques, including flowcharts, swimlane diagrams, SIPOC, PACI and BPMN.
• Quality reporting, KPI monitoring and supplier performance evaluation tools.
• Ability to work effectively with technical documentation, procedures and templates.
• English: Good written and spoken proficiency is mandatory for technical documentation, supplier communication and internal coordination.
• Dutch and/or French: Strongly preferred for collaboration with local stakeholders.

• Structured, analytical and detail-oriented approach.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently, proactively and collaboratively.
• Curiosity and willingness to develop technical knowledge.
• Strong organizational skills and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Comfortable working in a multidisciplinary technical environment.