Quality & Configuration Management Engineer

Job Description:

An opportunity for a Quality and Configuration Management Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space, Getafe (Madrid). The selected candidate will join the Quality & Product Assurance Team. The team is responsible for ensuring product conformity, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction across the entire aircraft life-cycle. Serving as the primary link between internal departments, civil/military authorities, and external customers, the team drives process improvements and maintains high quality standards.

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

Is your profile aligned to the following list of skills? Apply! We are looking forward to know you:

• Education: Aeronautical Engineering, Industrial Engineering degree or a related discipline.

• Experience: Experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Management Systems (QMS), or Configuration Management within the aerospace or defense industry.

• Soft skills: Proactive mindset, strong communication skills across cross-functional departments, customer-oriented attitude, and problem-solving capability.

• Languages: Advanced level in English. Spanish is highly valued.

• Technical knowledge: In-depth knowledge of aeronautical organizational approvals (DOA, POA, MOA), Quality Management Systems (QMS), Root Cause Analysis/NCR management, and Configuration Control processes.

• Valuable / Nice to have: Direct interaction experience with aviation authorities (EASA, PERAM, etc.) and flight permit processes.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:

• Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.

• Attractive salary.

• Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.

• Collective transport service in some sites.

• Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.

• On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.

• Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.

• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.

• Special rates in products & benefits.

#MYCYM

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Defence and Space SAU

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Entry Level

Job Family:

Quality Inspection <JF-QU-QC>

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