Senior Quality Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and sustain a quality management system (AS9100-based QMS)
• Lead root cause investigations (RCS) and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA)
• Conduct supplier audits and 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

Requirements

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

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

About the Company

Orbitworks' mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbital's 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 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.