Engineering Quality Manager

Flying Doctor; Darwin; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Meal & entertainment benefits

Job summary

The Royal Flying Doctor Service South Australia / Northern Territory is seeking an experienced Engineering Quality Manager to lead safety and quality systems across Engineering, Airworthiness and Maintenance Control functions in a highly regulated aviation environment.

You will oversee internal audits, CASA interfaces, supplier and subcontractor assurance, safety investigations and root-cause analysis, driving continuous improvement and compliance across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in aviation engineering, airworthiness, maintenance control, safety or quality management.
• Strong understanding of the Australian aviation regulatory environment.
• Lead Auditor and Safety Investigation qualifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continually improve the Engineering and Maintenance Control Quality Management System (QMS).
• Manage internal audits and regulatory assurance activities, including CASA surveillance and close-out of findings.
• Ensure engineering and maintenance activities meet relevant aviation regulatory, safety and quality requirements.
• Lead safety investigations, risk assessments and root-cause analysis, with effective corrective actions.
• Provide trusted quality and compliance advice to Engineering, Maintenance Control and senior leaders.
• Build relationships with regulators and stakeholders to promote safety culture and continuous improvement.

Skills

Aviation engineering

Airworthiness

Maintenance control

Safety management

Quality management

Leadership

Regulatory liaison

Auditing

Root cause analysis

Education

Engineering degree or related discipline

Lead Auditor qualifications

Safety Investigation qualifications

Tools

AS9110C

SMS / Safety Management System

QMS tools

Job description

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• Champion Engineering quality in a safety-critical Aviation environment
• Full-time, Permanent Role Based in Darwin or Adelaide
• Join an iconic organisation during an exciting period of growth

About the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Australia / Northern Territory (RFDS SA/NT)

We are one of Australia’s most trusted and respected health and aeromedical service providers, delivering essential care to people across remote, rural and regional communities throughout South Australia and the Northern Territory.

As part of our ongoing strategic and operational activities across the Northern Territory and South Australia, we are focused on strengthening our workforce and enhancing capability. Our five-year Strategic Plan prioritises building innovative, responsive and better-connected services that improve health and wellbeing outcomes for all Australians.

You can watch stories about our people, patients and the communities we serve at rfdsnt.com.au

Our values of Care, Integrity, Collaboration, and Innovation guide how we work, ensuring we deliver the highest standard of service and continue to improve outcomes for the communities we serve.

About this Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Quality Manager to provide leadership across the safety and quality systems supporting our Engineering, Airworthiness and Maintenance Control functions.

This is an opportunity to take genuine ownership of engineering quality and assurance within an organisation where aviation safety is fundamental to the services we deliver. You will oversee internal auditing and external regulatory interfaces, including CASA surveillance, supplier and subcontractor assurance, safety investigations, root-cause analysis and the effective close-out of findings and corrective actions.

Reporting to the Head of Aviation Safety & Quality, this is a senior role responsible for ensuring our engineering and maintenance activities continue to meet the highest standards of safety, quality and regulatory compliance. You will lead and continually improve the Engineering and Maintenance Control Quality Management System, oversee audit and assurance activities, and provide independent, evidence-based advice on compliance and quality performance.

Working across the aviation business, you will partner closely with Engineering and Maintenance Control leaders and engage with regulators including CASA and the ATSB. You will play an important role in strengthening safety culture, managing risk and driving practical continuous improvement across a highly regulated aviation environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and continually improve the Engineering and Maintenance Control Quality Management System (QMS).
• Manage internal audits and regulatory assurance activities, including CASA surveillance and the close-out of findings.
• Ensure engineering and maintenance activities meet relevant aviation regulatory, safety and quality requirements.
• Lead safety investigations, risk assessments and root-cause analysis, ensuring effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Provide trusted quality and compliance advice to Engineering, Maintenance Control and senior leaders.
• Build strong relationships with regulators and key stakeholders while promoting a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement.

About You

You will bring significant experience within aviation engineering, airworthiness, maintenance control, safety or quality management, along with a strong understanding of the Australian aviation regulatory environment. You will be a confident leader and communicator who can build strong relationships, influence decision-making and provide practical quality and compliance advice across the organisation.

To be successful, you will bring:

• Experience in a senior aviation engineering, airworthiness, maintenance control, safety or quality management role.
• Strong working knowledge of the Australian aviation regulatory framework, including CAR 30, CASR Part 145, DAMP and TSP, together with AS9110C, Safety Management Systems (SMS) and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Demonstrated experience in aviation quality and compliance, including auditing, risk management, investigations and corrective actions.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence across operational and regulatory environments.
• Well-developed analytical, investigative and problem-solving capability.
• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Aviation or a related discipline, or extensive relevant industry experience.
• Relevant Lead Auditor and Safety Investigation qualifications.

Experience in a CASA-approved key personnel role within an aviation maintenance or engineering environment will be highly regarded. A Certificate IV in Training and Assessment is also desirable.

As part of our team, you will be supported to achieve your best while contributing to meaningful work that makes a real difference.

We offer:

• Generous salary packaging options (up to $15,899 + $2,650 meal & entertainment)

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Georgina Mommers, Head of Aviation Safety & Quality via 0448 529 371

For recruitment enquiries, please contact Robyn Lacey, People and Culture Business Partner via 0475 045 346

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is an equal opportunity employer that fosters a positive culture andoffers a diverse, safe and supportive work environment. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants are encouraged to apply.