Quality Assurance Coordinator

Work mode: 4 days on-site, 1 day remote

Languages: French & English

Great quality isn't one department's job. It's the bridge between projects, bids, engineering and production. Want to be that bridge?

Smarterminds is hiring a Quality Assurance Coordinator for a global technology leader in the defence, security and aerospace sector, with more than 1,000 people across several sites in Belgium.

You will be the go-to person who keeps quality consistent across projects, commercial bids and departments. You won't manage a team directly; you will lead through influence, bringing the right experts in at the right moment.

What you will do

• Align Quality, Projects, Bids, R&D, Production, Procurement and Logistics, and resolve conflicts on deadlines, standards and customer requirements
• Review projects and bids for quality compliance and write the quality sections of tenders (RFQ/RFP)
• Allocate auditors and experts to where they are needed most
• Step in on audits, non-conformity analyses, quality crises and customer escalations
• Build and share quality KPIs and lead coordination meetings and workshops

About you

• Minimim of 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance / Management in project-driven, regulated sectors (aerospace, defence, energy or similar)
• Experience in cross-functional or multi-site quality coordination
• Solid knowledge of ISO 9001 / EN 9100 and Lean, Six Sigma or FMEA
• Familiar with project and bid processes, QMS tools (e.g. SAP QM) and reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Able to influence without authority and communicate with technical, management and customer audiences
• Fluent French and English
• EU nationality required
• Based in Belgium or willing to relocate to Belgium

What we offer

• International exposure on major, world-class defence & aerospace programmes
• Competitive salary with full Belgian social security benefits
• Medical insurance + extra DKV global coverage
• Training budget for certifications and continuous development
• Modern, supportive leadership focused on growth and autonomy
• End-of-year bonus tied to company success