Aerospace Supplier Development Engineer I

POWERTECH; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

POWERTECH is seeking an early-career engineer to support supplier development and industrialization for propulsion programs, including turbofan, microjet and piston engines. The role blends structured engineering tasks with on-site manufacturing exposure.

You will collect technical data, assist with supplier assessments and readiness gates, perform time studies, help prepare process documents, and support root-cause analysis with external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing or Materials Engineering.
• 0–3 years’ experience; manufacturing internships or graduate placements are advantageous.
• Foundational understanding of machining and sheet‑metal manufacturing processes.
• Ability to read engineering drawings with foundational GD&T knowledge.
• Familiarity with inspection, non‑conformance and root cause analysis.
• Strong data‑analysis and technical‑reporting capability.
• Willingness to spend significant time on manufacturing shop floors and supplier sites.
• Strong learning orientation and ability to work effectively with external manufacturing partners

Responsibilities

• Support supplier process assessments and site visits by collecting technical data and observations.
• Assist with supplier assessment reports, development actions and gate evidence.
• Track supplier development actions and maintain status records.
• Support preparation of work instructions, manufacturing routings and operation sheets.
• Perform time studies, cycle‑time measurements and manufacturing data collection.
• Support process capability studies and measurement‑data analysis.
• Assist with capacity data collection and capacity models.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations and status updates.
• Review supplier manufacturing documentation for completeness.
• Support FAI and PPAP readiness and evidence collation.
• Participate in first‑off part reviews and process‑validation activities.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective‑action tracking.
• Coordinate activities between suppliers, Engineering, Supply Chain and Product Quality Engineering.
• Develop technical competence in machining, sheet‑metal fabrication and aerospace manufacturing processes.

Skills

GD&T knowledge

Data analysis

Technical reporting

Reading engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing or Materials Engineering

Job description

POWERTECH is seeking an early-career engineer to support supplier development and industrialization for propulsion programs, including turbofan, microjet and piston engines. The role blends structured engineering tasks with on-site manufacturing exposure.

You will collect technical data, assist with supplier assessments and readiness gates, perform time studies, help prepare process documents, and support root-cause analysis with external partners.