Lead Propulsion QA Engineer for Space Programs

Dawn Aerospace; Delft; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawn Aerospace is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to own quality across propulsion products and customer programmes. You will work with engineering, manufacturing and customers to apply aerospace quality standards in a lean, pragmatic way, from prototype through to small-series production and beyond.

You will interact with customers and programme teams globally, driving improvements, maintaining quality handbooks and ensuring robust, practical processes for fast-moving engineering projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering.
• Five+ years' experience in a Quality Assurance role.
• Experience establishing, implementing and maintaining quality systems within aerospace or another highly regulated engineering environment.
• Experience working directly with customers, safety organisations or certification bodies.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work across a geographically distributed international team.
• Proactive approach with the ability to work independently and exercise sound engineering judgement.
• Confidence using data to support quality decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs) for in-space propulsion products and customer programmes.
• Act as the primary quality point of contact for customers.
• Organise and participate in quality control boards (EQSR, MPCB, PCB, RCB).
• Manage and report non-conformances, deviations and corrective actions across customer programmes.
• Work with engineering and programme teams to ensure quality requirements are understood and applied during product delivery.
• Maintain approved materials, mechanical parts and process lists for propulsion systems.
• Support propulsion system safety reviews, including range safety and hazard analysis.
• Coordinate APQP, metrology/calibration, traceability, trend analysis and production process control.
• Audit internal processes and drive improvements from audits.
• Own and maintain the internal quality handbook system.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Global teamwork

Quality Assurance

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering

Job description

Dawn Aerospace is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to own quality across propulsion products and customer programmes. You will work with engineering, manufacturing and customers to apply aerospace quality standards in a lean, pragmatic way, from prototype through to small-series production and beyond.

You will interact with customers and programme teams globally, driving improvements, maintaining quality handbooks and ensuring robust, practical processes for fast-moving engineering projects