Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor (Design Engineer)

• Closing date: 06-Jan-2026

About the role

As a Senior Design and Verification Engineer in Structures, you will be creating design for minor and or major structural changes and repair to aerospace products. While ensuring compliance with all applicable aviation safety and airworthiness regulation, within the privileges of the scope of authorization. The role also involves, verifying and certifying minor structural changes and repair to aerospace products, within the privileges of the scope of authorization. As well as, preparing and compiling comprehensive compliance documentation (reports, test plans, analysis,) that formally proves the design of aircraft structure changes and repairs meets all the regulatory standards. In addition to, perform reporting to OEM for major structural damage out of QMRO scope of work.

Operational Accountabilities:

• Review the required design change / repair as requested by the customer (Qatar Airways Engineering / Technical Projects or any other department) and classify if the same falls within the privileges of Qatar Airways Design organization (QADO) to facilitate change/repair projects.
• Classify a change or repair with the considerations of internal procedures, EASA Part 21 regulations and related supportive publications to support initial airworthiness and design organization requirements.
• Ensure the design minimizes risk to the aircraft’s operation and crew. This involves assessing the impact of the design change on structure integrity, and fatigue/damage tolerance, including other systems.
• Ensure that documents created for the design change / repair, are of an acceptable standard as per Qatar Airways Design Organization handbook and procedures.
• Liaise with design engineer, and senior compliance verification and certification engineer to assist in formulation of certification documentation and creation of design data to support initial airworthiness and design organization requirements.
• Ensure that design data complies with change / repair project work scope and implement required engineering changes / repairs in a timely and cost-effective manner to support initial airworthiness and design organization requirements.
• Review engineering data and drawings for accuracy before embodiment to maintain Qatar Airways Design Organization technical and quality requirements.
• Review and ensure that the means of compliance are appropriate and complete according to applicable airworthiness regulations, such as JAR/CS 25 (Compliance Verification function) to support initial airworthiness and design organization requirements.
• Liaise with Head of Office of Airworthiness to keep track of regulation changes, and organize training, update procedures, forms and processes in support of the design organization.
• Guide new employees to align them with team objectives and priorities and support business objectives.
• Collaborate with the manager to lead projects involving multiple sections, internal and external, for the Technical Department in achieving the company requirements.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the department.

Be part of an extraordinary story

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community. Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge.
Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

Qualification and experience:

• High School Qualification / Vocational Qualification /Diploma or Equivalent (Type of Diploma Based on Role) with Minimum 7 years of job-related experience or
  Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 7 years of job-related experience.
  Detailed knowledge of Design Engineer's responsibilities with respect to EASA Part 21J.
• In depth knowledge of EASA Part 21J regulations and technical airworthiness paragraphs (JAR/CS/FAR 25), related to Aircraft Structures repair design.
• Relevant job-related experience in Design Engineering in an EASA Part 21J organization.
  Good understanding and knowledge of aircraft structure (sheet metal & composites).
• Good knowledge in aircraft materials and joining methods.
• Proficient in Excel or equivalent.
• Understand and interpret aircraft data including but not limited to aircraft manuals, (IPC/AMM/SRM/WBM), drawings, parts list, reports for both Airbus and Boeing fleet.
• Detailed knowledge and experience on minor changes/repairs on aircraft structures
• Strong interpersonal skills and very good communication skills.
• Command of good English language.

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before. So, whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination.
Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.