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Quality Assurance Engineer - Delft Verified today

Dawn Aerospace · Delft, Netherlands · Production · first seen 2026-10-30
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The Role

Join the In-Space Propulsion team as Quality Assurance Engineer. You will take ownership of quality across propulsion products and customer programmes, working closely with engineering, manufacturing and customers. You will apply recognised aerospace quality standards with a lean, pragmatic approach, spanning multiple mission classes from prototype development through to small-series production.

This role offers significant autonomy and direct customer interaction, with the Quality Assurance Engineer reporting to the VP In-Space Propulsion (The Netherlands).

What You'll Do

Customer and Programme Quality

  • 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, including EQSR, MPCB, PCB and RCB
  • Manage and report non-conformances, deviations and corrective actions across customer programmes
  • Work closely with engineering and programme teams to ensure quality requirements are understood and applied throughout product delivery

Product and Production Quality

  • Maintain approved materials, mechanical parts and process lists for propulsion systems
  • Support propulsion system safety reviews, including range safety and related hazard analysis
  • Manage and coordinate key product and production quality activities: Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), metrology and calibration, traceability, trend analysis, and production process control
  • Support the implementation of quality processes across prototype and small-series production

Quality Systems and Continuous Improvement

  • Audit internal processes and drive improvements arising from audit findings
  • Support continuous improvement of quality across in-space propulsion activities
  • Own and maintain the internal quality handbook system
  • Help ensure quality processes are robust and practical for a fast-moving engineering and production environment

What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering
  • Quality Assurance training or equivalent practical experience
  • Five or more years' experience in a Quality Assurance role
  • Experience establishing, implementing and maintaining quality systems, ideally within aerospace or another highly regulated engineering environment
  • Experience implementing quality processes across prototype and small-series production
  • Experience applying quality standards relevant to aerospace or the space industry, such as AS9100 or ECSS
  • Experience working directly with customers, safety organisations or certification bodies
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across a geographically distributed international team
  • A proactive approach, with the ability to work independently and exercise sound engineering judgement
  • Confidence using data to support quality decisions

Nice to Have

  • Training or practical experience in process improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma
  • Experience working across both product quality and customer programme quality
  • Experience with safety reviews or hazard analysis for complex engineered products

Employment Details

This is a permanent position that will start with a fixed-term contract of 12 months.