Senior Quality Engineer

Loft Orbital Solutions; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Loft Orbital Solutions is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to lead the development and execution of quality systems across the full lifecycle of our spacecraft, from component procurement to launch readiness. This hands-on role offers a clear path toward senior management and technical leadership.

You will implement and sustain AS9100-based QMS, drive root-cause investigations and CAPA, conduct supplier audits, participate in design reviews, and mentor junior engineers to scale our quality

Qualifications

• 7 years in aerospace quality engineering.
• AS9100 or ISO9001 QMS experience.
• Experience with root cause tools (5 Whys, Fishbone).
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and sustain a QMS (AS9100-based).
• Lead root cause investigations and CAPA activities.
• Conduct supplier audits and define qualification criteria.
• Participate in engineering design reviews (Control Plans, PFMEA).
• Establish and monitor quality KPIs across operations.

Skills

Quality engineering

AS9100 awareness

Root cause analysis

GD&T proficiency

Flight hardware qualification

Jira

Arena PLM

NetSuite ERP

MES ION familiarity

Tools

Arena PLM

NetSuite ERP

MES ION

Job description

Wanna join the adventure As Senior Quality Engineer youll lead the development and execution of quality systems and assurance processes across the full lifecycle of our spacecraft from component procurement to launch readiness. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with a strong path toward senior management.

About this Role

• Support implementation and sustain a quality management system (AS9100-based QMS)
• Lead root cause investigations (RCS) and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA)
• Conduct supplier audits define qualification criteria
• Participate in engineering design reviews (Control Plans PFMEA etc.)
• Establish and monitor quality KPIs across operations
• Mentor junior engineers/inspectors and contribute to team scaling

Must Haves

• 7 years in quality engineering (aerospace or high-reliability hardware)
• Deep understanding of AS9100 or ISO9001 QMS
• Experience with root cause tools (5 Whys Fishbone etc.)
• Familiarity with flight hardware qualification and readiness processes
• Proficiency in Jira PLM (Arena DURO) ERP (NetSuite) MES (ION) systems
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and GD&T

Nice to Haves

• Exposure to IPC or NASA workmanship standards
• Experience with customer or agency quality audits
• Leadership experience or mentoring background

Orbitworks mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbitals heritage Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.

Required Experience

Senior IC