Quality Engineer

The Vacancy

At GKN Fokker Aerospace in Papendrecht we are looking for a Quality Engineer to join the Quality department of Fokker Landing Gear.

As Quality Engineer you combine an independent perspective with being a partner to the sites production and program groups. By ensuring and improving the quality of production processes products and services you look beyond departmental boundaries and take action accordingly.

Additionally you plan and oversee audits on products/services and production processes to demonstrate and ensure that these processes meet customer requirements and expectations and that they are robust and effective in achieving defined objectives. You report identified findings and opportunities for improvement best practices and risks and provide support in fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Note: the position is internally referred to as Product Assurance Engineer

Fokker Landing Gear

Landing Gear part of GKN Fokker Aerospace is a recognized specialist in landing gear and related systems. We focus on the design and development production and assembly of complete landing gears as well as the repair and reassembly of systems already in doing so we work on the most famous aircraft and helicopters; think of the Apache combat helicopter the F-35 Lightning II (JSF) the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 and the multipurpose NH90 maritime combat helicopter.

What Youll Do

• Assure and verify product quality planning realization and delivery activities are completed in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Customer Satisfaction & Support:
• Support Program Management/IPT teams acting as first line POC for Customer and Governmental Quality Representatives including relationship management coordinating product buy off audits quality related enquires and issue resolution.
• Exemplify a Safety/Quality-first mind-set and ensuring compliance with the GKN Aerospace Cultural Principles HSE and Quality policies and standards.
• Support Site/Group/Team leaders in the development and nurturing of the site Quality Culture.
• Provide quality related support and advice to the organisation for the development / improvement / maintenance of Product Safety and Quality awareness through (unsolicited) consult/feedback and training.
• Ensure customer regulatory and GKN system product and process requirements are identified documented appropriately (e.g. Program Quality Assurance Plans/Product Quality Control Plans) understood and implemented through effective means of compliance meeting interested parties needs.
• Work with Engineering (Design and Manufacturing) teams to ensure design specifications and production process capabilities are aligned and to define effective process controls and unambiguous product acceptance criteria to enable and ensure product safety and zero defect delivery.
• Work with ME and Operations to identify and plan projects/initiatives to attack and reduce or eliminate Cost of Poor Quality at the source (sites).
• Support and assure the identification understanding and effective mitigation of product and process related risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Support and assure responsive and effective problem resolution through Containment Root Cause Analysis Corrective Action and Verification of Effectiveness.

What Youll Bring

• Technical expertise in Manufacturing/Quality Engineering with a professional qualification (university degree) in engineering or related science or quality management (Aerospace Mechanical Electrical Chemical)
• Strong skills in deploying effective Quality Cultures within organizations by setting the tone for Quality
• Strong communication presentation influencing and negotiation skills building and maintaining trust and effective internal and external working relationships
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams
• Experience of managing and assuring Product Quality Assurance and Improvement in New Product / Process introduction (industrialisation) & existing Production Realisation
• Demonstrate applicable knowledge experience and training of APQP/Zero Defects/LEAN/6σ/SPC processes tools and practices. Strong ability to guide and coach APQP/RCCA activities and use critical thinking to develop and implement robust solutions
• Proven leader of risk management and risked based assurance activities
• Demonstrated knowledge experience and training of ISO 9001 AS/EN/JISQ9100 Aviation Regulatory (EASA FAA etc) & customer quality requirements and application of these into an accredited QMS/BMS to assure compliance
• Fluent in English language verbal and written
• Local compliance with technical Country of Origin/site based regulations.
• Residence in the Netherlands.

If you are a fresh graduate and you feel that you do not meet all of the above requirements you can still apply and share with us your motivation!

What Well Offer

Our organization demonstrates passion for innovation and our employees are rightly proud for what we engineer and build. This is a truly challenging work environment: a role where you contribute as an individual but also as a member of a diverse and international team of experts. At GKN Aerospace we not only provide you with the tools to perform at the best of your capabilities but we also support and promote your technical and personal development.

Furthermore we offer to you:

• A gross monthly salary up to 5.561- based on the CLA Metalektro and in line with your experience and qualifications (CLA Metalektro J - K)
• 8% holiday allowance
• 40 paid holidays for full-time employment
• Working conditions according to the CAO Metalektro including an excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance
• Profit sharing scheme
• A pleasant and informal working environment in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers in a pleasant atmosphere.

Next to a competitive package we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly! We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. Thats the beauty of being part of a global business once youre on board you never know where you career journey may take you!

Extra info

Are you interested in the role You can apply by clicking on the apply button and attaching your CV. For questions you can contact our Talent Acquisition Lead Marina Monogyiou at

Our selection process includes a screening call with our Talent Acquisition Specialist and 1-2 online/F2F interviews with the hiring manager and the team members. We are also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

Part of the selection procedure is carrying out the necessary checks and screenings in order to meet the requirements set by GKN Fokkers customers partners and suppliers within the program. The checks and screenings will be assessed on the basis of frameworks set by our Export Compliance & Security department. Every employee within GKN Fokker must ultimately be authorized to give substance to his or her position. Assessment of checks and screenings can lead to the fact that no content can be given to the position and therefore no employment or deployment can follow. The onboarding time at GKN Fokker Aerospace usually takes /- 3 weeks.

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