Product Assurance Manager for Space Projects

To support the Quality Space Programme in Friedrichshafen, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a Shape the future of space travel with us! Satellites, scientific space probes and pioneering technology for space – at Airbus Defence and Space we develop technologies that connect and protect humanity. As Product Assurance Manager (m/w/d) you take on a key role in our highly complex space programmes. You ensure the highest standards of our products and accompany them from the first idea to successful deployment in orbit. Would you like to take responsibility for quality and safety aspects in forward-looking major projects? Then become part of our expert team in Friedrichshafen! ## Your Location At the Airbus site in Friedrichshafen you work where the future of Connected Intelligence, Space and Air Power is created. In an environment that offers foresight, you shape technological innovations across domains. Our site thrives on dialogue: On campus you meet a unique network of experts in satellite technology, military aviation, cyber security, artificial intelligence as well as Combat Cloud and Ground Support of tomorrow. Our collaboration is also characterised by dynamism – in agile teams we tackle the most complex questions, from AI-supported earth observation to secure cloud architecture. Anyone looking for technological excellence and interdisciplinary cooperation will find the ideal environment here.

• Quality control end-to-end: You coordinate all quality activities at project level, define the quality plan (PA plan, quality control plans) and ensure seamless compliance with contractual and legal requirements.
• Proactive quality methodology & prevention: You drive the use of modern quality methods – in particular APQP (or comparable standards). You conduct risk analyses, determine APQP scopes and contribute to the prevention of deviations.
• Interface & customer focus: As "guardian of conformity" you bring our customers' quality requirements (e.g. ESA, NASA) into the project, secure customer feedback and promote a customer-oriented quality culture throughout the team.
• Process & deviation management: You manage the entire non-conformance process (NCR) – from root cause analysis to the implementation of effective corrective and preventive measures.
• Project & budget responsibility: You monitor quality-related budgets, control workloads and accompany maturity gates / project reviews to secure milestones.
• Continuous improvement: You control lessons-learned processes, evaluate key figures (KPIs / Costs of Non-Quality) and sustainably optimise the efficiency of our processes.

• Education: Successfully completed engineering degree (Master / Diploma) in aerospace engineering, industrial engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or a comparable qualification.
• Professional experience: Solid professional experience in the aerospace industry and in quality assurance/Product Assurance.
• Methodological know-how: Profound knowledge of quality planning methods (APQP or comparable) as well as familiarity with common space standards and norms (e.g. ECSS, NASA, IPC).
• Configuration & Quality Management: Practical experience in non-conformance management (NCR), root cause analysis and configuration management.
• Soft Skills: Communicative personality with strong analytical thinking, quality mindset and proactive approach.
• Language skills: Negotiation-level German and English skills.