Senior Quality Engineer – Drone BU

About the role

Lead quality engineering for the Drone product line, ensuring products meet aerospace-grade quality standards including AS9100 requirements. Manage and develop quality engineers and QC inspectors assigned to Drone, drive quality improvement initiatives, and serve as the quality escalation point and AS9100 subject-matter expert for the Drone BU.

Key responsibilities

• Lead quality engineering activities for the Drone product line, ensuring compliance with AS9100 and customer-specific aerospace/UAV quality requirements.
• Supervise and develop quality engineers and QC inspectors assigned to the Drone BU
• Manage customer complaint and non-conformance investigations (8D/CAPA) for Drone products, including First Article Inspection (FAI/AS9102) and root cause analysis
• Develop and maintain Drone-specific inspection standards, control plans, and quality procedures aligned with AS9100 clauses (configuration management, traceability, risk management)
• Monitor Drone product quality KPIs (FPY, escape rate, FAI pass rate); drive improvement actions with Drone BU production and engineering teams
• Lead quality review meetings and AS9100 internal/external audit readiness with Drone BU management
• Coach and develop junior quality engineers/inspectors in aerospace quality tools, AS9100 requirements, and best practices
• Support incoming quality (IQC) and supplier quality assurance for critical Drone components and materials, including supplier AS9100/traceability requirements