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Quality Engineer – Inspection & Surveillance

Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
Closing date: 29 June 2026

The role:

We are looking for a Quality Engineer – Inspection & Surveillance to join our team.
To support the Compliance Monitoring & Quality Department through inspections, surveillance activities, and quality monitoring of maintenance operations, facilities, equipment, and documentation to ensure compliance with company procedures, customer requirements, and applicable aviation regulations.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct routine and ad-hoc surveillance activities of maintenance operations and supporting processes.

  • Perform inspections of facilities, workshops, storage areas, tools, equipment, and maintenance activities.

  • Conduct spot checks of maintenance records, work packages, task cards, and technical documentation.

  • Review Certificates of Conformity (COC), material certificates, and traceability documentation as assigned.

  • Verify compliance with approved maintenance procedures and company requirements.

  • Monitor housekeeping standards within hangars, workshops, and maintenance areas.

  • Perform inspections related to tool control, calibration status, and equipment condition.

  • Verify segregation and identification of serviceable and unserviceable materials and components.

  • Support customer inspections and quality-related activities on-site.

  • Raise non-conformities, observations, and inspection reports when required.

  • Support investigations related to quality findings and compliance issues.

  • Participate in internal audits and surveillance programs as assigned.

  • Follow up corrective actions resulting from inspections and surveillance activities.

  • Maintain inspection records and surveillance reports.

  • Perform additional quality-related duties assigned by the Compliance Monitoring & Safety Manager.

Experience:

  • Higher Diploma/bachelor's degree in a relevant technical or aviation related field.

  • 3 to 5 years of experience is a must.

  • Experience within an EASA Part-145 environment is preferred.

  • Understanding of aircraft maintenance practices and maintenance documentation.

  •  Experience conducting inspections and surveillance activities.

 

Required skills:

  • Excellent communication in English.

  • Strong understanding of aviation regulations and compliance requirements.

  • Good organizational and time management skills.

  • Good communication and reporting skills.

This position requires that you will be approved in a security vetting in accordance to ISO:27001+
 

What you will be a part of:
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Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here.