Industrialization & 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

External Job Description

Role Purpose

Support supplier development and industrialization activities for POWERTECH propulsion programs, including turbofan, microjet and piston engines.

This is an early‑career opportunity combining structured engineering activities with hands‑on development of aerospace manufacturing knowledge through supplier‑site work, technical data analysis and support to supplier assessments and readiness gates.

Key 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.

Qualifications & Experience

• 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

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