Quality Engineer, Airworthiness, Certification & MRO Operations (f/m)

45 Woodward Poland Sp.zo.o; Niepołomice; On-site; PLN 106,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life & accident insurance

Multisport card

Meal vouchers

Company bonus program

PPK contribution

Job summary

Woodward is seeking a Quality Engineer – Airworthiness, Certification & MRO Operations to support aviation quality, compliance, and certification activities within a Part 145 environment in Poland. You will ensure regulatory adherence and support airworthiness programs.

You will lead audits, investigate nonconformances, perform root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions while collaborating with engineering, maintenance, and regulatory authorities to ensure readiness and continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Experience in aerospace, MRO, or another regulated aviation environment.
• Working knowledge of Part 145 requirements; exposure to Part 21 or certification activities desirable.
• Experience supporting audits, compliance activities, and quality system processes.
• Strong problem-solving, documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in English and Polish.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support compliance with Part 145 requirements, including certification, documentation, and regulatory interactions.
• Support quality activities within MRO operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal requirements.
• Prepare for and support internal, customer, and regulatory audits, including follow-up of corrective actions to closure.
• Investigate nonconformances, perform root cause analysis, and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Review maintenance records, inspection documentation, procedures, and quality system documentation to ensure compliance and operational readiness.
• Partner with engineering, maintenance, operations, and quality teams to support process improvements and successful transition projects.

Skills

Problem-solving

Documentation

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

English and Polish

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking a Quality Engineer – Airworthiness, Certification & MRO Operations to support aviation quality, compliance, and certification activities within a Part 145 environment. This role is responsible for ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, supporting airworthiness and certification programs, and maintaining quality systems that support maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) operations. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering, maintenance, operations, regulatory authorities, customers, and other stakeholders to support audits, certification activities, process improvements, corrective actions, and the successful execution of MRO and transition projects.

What You Will Do

• Lead and support compliance with Part 145 requirements, including certification, documentation, and regulatory interactions.
• Support quality activities within MRO operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal requirements.
• Prepare for and support internal, customer, and regulatory audits, including follow-up of corrective actions to closure.
• Investigate nonconformances, perform root cause analysis, and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Review maintenance records, inspection documentation, procedures, and quality system documentation to ensure compliance and operational readiness.
• Partner with engineering, maintenance, operations, and quality teams to support process improvements and successful transition projects.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in aerospace, MRO, or another regulated aviation environment.
• Working knowledge of Part 145 requirements; exposure to Part 21 or certification activities is desirable.
• Experience supporting audits, compliance activities, and quality system processes.
• Strong problem-solving, documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in English and Polish.

What You Will Gain

• Salary range from 9500 to 14500 PLN gross, depending on experience.
• Career development opportunities in an international aerospace environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package including private medical care, life & accident insurance.
• Multisport card.
• Meal vouchers.
• Company performance‑based bonus program.
• Strong focus on work‑life balance.
• PPK contribution – company contribution up to 4% of compensation, depending on seniority.
• Educational and professional development support.

What does it mean to be part of Woodward?

It means contributing to what matters most in your career, in your community and around the world. It means being a part of rewarding experiences, where innovation, collaboration and problem-solving are at the heart of what we do.

Woodward is the global leader in the design, manufacturing, and service of energy conversion and control solutions for the aerospace and industrial equipment markets.

Together with our customers, we are enabling the path to a cleaner, decarbonized world.

Our innovative fluid, combustion, electrical, propulsion and motion control systems perform in some of the world’s harshest environments.

At Woodward we have created a culture that appreciates and values the contributions of every member.

We are a global team of curious, innovative problem-solvers who commit our knowledge, resources and technical expertise to the challenges associated with reducing emissions, enabling alternative energy sources and increasing efficiency, always innovating for a better future.

Woodward is working with our customers to solve some of the world’s biggest energy challenges.

This important work needs more than just the brightest technical minds.

It requires talented and committed manufacturing professionals, accountants, supply chain managers, human resources experts, information technology specialists and many more.

We are looking for dedicated people who want to learn and grow in a supportive environment that fosters collaboration, innovation and inclusion.