Senior Aerospace Quality Programme Lead

Al Tariq; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visa

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for dependents

Education allowances

Job summary

EDGE in Abu Dhabi searches for a Senior Programme Quality Engineer for the HALCON programme. You will plan, coordinate, and assure quality activities across the lifecycle, ensuring compliance with standards, customer, contractual, regulatory, and company requirements.

You will act as the quality focal point, provide independent oversight, manage non-conformances and risk, promote continual improvement, and collaborate with Engineering, DFAM, Manufacturing, and suppliers to deliver conforming

Qualifications

• Degree in Aerospace, Aeronautics, Systems, Electrical, Electronics & Mechatronics Engineering.
• 8+ years of direct experience in Quality Engineering or related fields in aerospace/defence.
• Understanding of System Engineering processes; knowledge of missiles/drones/space systems is a plus.
• Experience with testing tools and software test equipment.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 & AS9100D and use of APQP/FMEA.

Responsibilities

• Lead programme quality activities and act as main contact for quality, audits, reporting, and customer quality matters.
• Oversee quality across the product lifecycle ensuring compliance with standards and requirements.
• Develop and maintain QA/QC plans to support inspections, testing, and production readiness.
• Review designs, documentation, test results for quality and traceability.
• Manage non-conformances, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions.
• Support audits, Stage Gate Reviews, configuration control, and quality reporting.
• Ensure safety and quality during testing, qualification, and high-risk activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, suppliers, and customers to resolve issues.
• Monitor programme risks and quality metrics; drive continual improvement.
• Mentor junior quality engineers and promote a culture of quality.

Skills

Quality engineering

System engineering

Audits & reporting

Root cause analysis

Mentoring

Risk management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

ISO 9001/AS9100D

APQP

FMEA

Job description

EDGE in Abu Dhabi searches for a Senior Programme Quality Engineer for the HALCON programme. You will plan, coordinate, and assure quality activities across the lifecycle, ensuring compliance with standards, customer, contractual, regulatory, and company requirements.

You will act as the quality focal point, provide independent oversight, manage non-conformances and risk, promote continual improvement, and collaborate with Engineering, DFAM, Manufacturing, and suppliers to deliver conforming