Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop and promote Quality Assurance requirements and a strong quality culture
• Ensure robust quality processes and cost-efficient program execution in collaboration with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain
• Act as main interface for Process Engineering and Operations on quality and safety topics
• Define and implement Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) characteristics and control plans
• Lead non-conformance management, root cause analyses (RCA), and failure investigations
• Moderate and lead Process FMEA activities
• Supervise Manufacturing, Assembly, Integration and Testing (MAIT) quality aspects
• Define and monitor Measuring & Test Equipment (M&TE), Measurement System Analysis (MSA), and process capability
• Perform quality inspections and manage KIP/MIP documentation
• Establish and maintain process quality documentation and support process qualification
• Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal requirements
• Contribute to proposals (RFI/RFQ), audits, and quality organization development (training & coaching)

Requirements

• Degree (BSc/MSc) in Engineering or a related field
• Relevant experience in Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement
• Knowledge of standards such as EN9100, ECSS, NASA, and MIL
• Strong technical understanding and ability to analyze complex systems
• Hands-on mindset combined with solid theoretical knowledge
• Experience with quality tools and methodologies (e.g., 5Why, Ishikawa/Fishbone, FMEA)
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills
• Independent and team-oriented working style
• Proactive, communicative, and confident personality
• Passion for quality and continuous improvement
• Willingness to travel (approx. 5–10%)
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken)

Nice to have

• Experience in the space industry is an advantage
• Additional languages (German, French, or Swedish) are a plus