Manufacturing Engineering Programme Leader

As MRB Lead in Fokker Landing Gear, you will steer MRB deliverables for assigned customer products, ensuring quality and timely delivery. You’ll lead approvals and the engineering staff handling MRB tasks within the Manufacturing Engineering team. You’ll collaborate with customer and internal teams to manage risks, set priorities, and align on technical information and BTP content. This role combines technical leadership with cross-functional coordination in a globally renowned aerospace context.

• Salary up to 6,350,- per month (CAO Metalektro, scale L1)
• 42 paid holidays
• Pension scheme and travel allowance
• Working environment focused on collaboration
• Career development opportunities
• On-site, full-time position

• Deliver MRB deliverables (non-conformance information) for specified customer products within scope
• Ensure compliance with requirements and delivery schedules, maintaining technical quality
• Maintain MRB procedures quality and seek technical authority input when needed
• Assist in executing technical risk management by identifying risks and mitigation actions
• Prioritize end-to-end ME & DE MRB activities and manage approvers/engineers across the IPT
• Interface with customer technical teams and design teams for reporting and MRB content
• Attend IPT and operations meetings to set priorities and targets with KPIs
• Coordinate with Landing Gear technical experts and MRB leaders to resolve resource conflicts
• Communicate clearly with program teams and external stakeholders
• Link with Operations and Procurement to support business objectives

• BSc or higher in Aerospace Engineering or equivalent experience
• 10+ years’ experience in aerospace manufacturing engineering and high-pressure engineering situations
• Experience working cross-functionally (Design, Operations, Sales, Supplier Management)
• Proven track record in managing complex projects and handling ambiguous information
• Engineering functional knowledge (Technical Excellence Framework level 3+)
• Experience in landing gear systems manufacturing or similar to support IPT objectives
• Project management experience or leadership of technical projects
• Strong problem-solving for technical and program management
• Business savviness and stakeholder management, with strong interpersonal skills
• Fluency in English and willingness to on-site work in Papendrecht

• Stakeholder management
• Delivery-oriented
• Persuasiveness
• MRB processes and deliverables (NC, non-conformance information)
• Technical risk management and mitigation actions
• IPT and ME/DE coordination