Quality & Configuration Management Engineer
// Role Summary
Airbus Defence and Space seeks a Quality and Configuration Management Engineer to join their Getafe-based Quality & Product Assurance Team. This role is crucial for ensuring product conformity, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction throughout the aircraft lifecycle.
// Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary focal point for the Quality organization, ensuring conformity and managing customer feedback.
- Manage relationships with civil/military authorities and oversee organizational approvals.
- Support the Change Control Process and Configuration Baseline evolution.
- Ensure product delivery and lifecycle tracking from assembly to maintenance.
- Strengthen prevention and surveillance through KPI monitoring and root cause analysis.
- Develop and maintain Quality Methods within the QMS and drive process improvements.
// Role Specification
Role Overview
An opportunity for a Quality and Configuration Management Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space, located in Getafe (Madrid). The successful candidate will become a vital part of the Quality & Product Assurance Team. This team plays a critical role in ensuring product conformity, regulatory compliance, and ultimate customer satisfaction across the entire aircraft life-cycle. Serving as the primary link between internal departments, civil/military authorities, and external customers, the team is instrumental in driving process improvements and upholding stringent quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the main focal point within the Quality organization, safeguarding conformity and customer requirements while managing feedback to ensure continuous satisfaction.
- Manage relationships with Authorities (civil/military), ensuring organizational approvals (DOA, POA, MOA) are fulfilled, managing on-site quality assurance, and issuing flight permits.
- Support the Change Control Process and Configuration Baseline evolution, evaluating internal/external requirements and managing product breakdown structure changes.
- Ensure product delivery and lifecycle tracking ("As-built" vs design approved data) through assembly, functional/flight tests, customer delivery, and maintenance.
- Strengthen prevention and surveillance by defining and monitoring KPIs, analyzing non-conformances (NCRs), performing root cause analysis, and deploying recurrence prevention actions.
- Develop and maintain Quality Methods and instructions within the Quality Management System (QMS) while driving process efficiency improvements.
Skills and Qualifications
- Education: Aeronautical Engineering, Industrial Engineering degree, or a related discipline.
- Experience: Proven experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Management Systems (QMS), or Configuration Management, preferably within the aerospace or defense industry.
- Technical Knowledge: In-depth understanding of aeronautical organizational approvals (DOA, POA, MOA), Quality Management Systems (QMS), Root Cause Analysis/NCR management, and Configuration Control processes.
- Soft Skills: A proactive mindset, strong communication skills across cross-functional departments, a customer-oriented attitude, and excellent problem-solving capabilities.
- Languages: Advanced level of English is required. Spanish proficiency is highly valued.
- Valuable / Nice to have: Direct interaction experience with aviation authorities (EASA, PERAM, etc.) and flight permit processes.
What Airbus Offers
- Vacation days plus additional days-off throughout the year.
- Attractive salary.
- Hybrid working model where possible, promoting work-life balance.
- Collective transport service available at some sites.
- Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plans, or study grants.
- On-site facilities such as a free canteen, kindergarten, and medical office.
- Opportunities to collaborate in social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
- Excellent upskilling opportunities and significant development prospects in a multicultural environment.
- Special rates on products and benefits.