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Kenya Airways Jobs. Quality Assurance Engineer (QAE). Executing quality control audits, monitoring airworthiness standards, and inspecting maintenance operations, requiring an Engineering Degree, quality certifications, and 3-5 years aviation QA experience.\n\nPurpose\n\nTo ensure regulatory requirements are upheld and that constant maintenance standards and organization procedures are applied to KQ/Customer aircraft to the end that an airworthy, reliable, quality product is provided and that this is done in a cost-effective manner. Also responsible to maintain an independent Quality System.\n\nResponsibilities\n\nConducts planned and ad-hoc audits/inspections/spot checks/surveys individually or under guidance of SQAE of all Technical sections within KQ and provide written reports.\n\nAssess the data gathered during these audits/inspections/spot checks/surveys and communicate any discrepancies in writing to heads of sections. These will be in the form of a formal report detailing any findings, which must be addressed with corrective action and the time frame in which it must be achieved.\n\nFollow up and verify audit closure actions. Monitor the effectiveness of any corrective action from the feedback and by direct surveillance.\n\nLog in reported occurrences into QA database, then review and classify them in order to report as applicable to KCAA/EASA/Customer’s Civil Aviation Authority/Operators.\n\nParticipate in incident investigations under guidance of SQAE.\n\nReview authorization applications.\n\nParticipate in approval exams under guidance of SQAE.\n\nPrepare, monitor and update records of certifying staff with all the necessary required information.\n\nPrepare applications to the Authority and collect required data for CoA, CoR, radio license certificates issue/renewal.\n\nPrepare QA Airworthiness statistics as required.\n\nProvide data to SQAE on safety matters as required.\n\nPrepare and maintain data base for maintenance approvals issued to KQ by different Civil Aviation Authorities and Airlines, certification bodies such as IOSA, KENAS and follow –up on their validity. Recommend and initiate the renewal process. Also prepare and maintain data base for KCAA approvals given to organisation conducting maintenance of KQ aircraft/parts.\n\nProcess and avail aircraft and related documentation/certificates.\n\nCarry out any other duties within the Quality Assurance Section so desired by the Quality Manager or Lead/PQAE/SQAE.\n\nSkills\n\nEffective communication skills\n\nBasic audit process and root cause analysis skills\n\nQualifications\n\nBachelor’s degree/Diploma in Aeronautical /Mechanical /Electrical / Electronics Engineering.\n\nKnowledge in using standard aircraft manuals and engineering procedures manual.\n\nConversant with all relevant regulatory requirements.\n\nBasic knowledge of basic aircraft systems.\n\nMust have completed graduate trainee program/equivalent OR\n\nMust have relevant engineering degree with at least 3 years aviation engineering experience; OR\n\nMust have Diploma in relevant Engineering field with at least 5 years aviation maintenance experience.\n\nFully conversant with relevant technical procedures\n\nBasic Knowledge of audit process and root cause analysis\n\nDemonstrated experience in report writing\n\nBasic Knowledge of Industrial Safety Standards\n\nConversant with relevant IT Tools and Systems\n\nHow to Apply\n\nClick here to apply","description_format":"text","description_chars":3388,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Gift Cards & Loyalty Programs","Loyalty Programs","Fan Engagement"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-06T23:47:15Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":32,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":0.85,"p_active":0.689,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":27,"expected_fill_days":22,"reasons":["seen:27","velocity","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-12T06:55:09Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/kenya-airways-qa-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/kenya-airways-qa-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-12T23:17:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":38229,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1794220},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1794220"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fkenya-airways-qa-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fkenya-airways-qa-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fkenya-airways-qa-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/kenya-airways-qa-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fkenya-airways-qa-engineer"}]}