Conformance Manager (d/m/w) A320 AIRBUS

AERO HighProfessionals GmbH; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited contract

35-hour week

30 days annual leave

Equal Pay model

Overtime compensation

Job summary

Airbus Hamburg seeks a Conformance Manager to support cabin conformance for the A320 programme. You will oversee quality assurance, inspections, data-driven improvements and coordination across procurement, production, logistics, suppliers and final assembly.

The role requires a structured quality professional with aerospace or related background, strong German and English communication, and willingness to travel. Full-time, on-site at Hamburg.

Qualifications

• Structured and solution-oriented quality professional with aerospace exposure.
• Experience in IT/information systems, project management and supply-chain activities preferred.
• Knowledge of quality-management principles and structured problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Act as the central interface for Supply Chain Quality Management and related teams.
• Plan, coordinate and follow up technical inspections for cabin components.
• Analyse findings, document deviations and validate manufacturing deviations.
• Lead problem-solving to identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Develop and implement quality control plans; monitor effectiveness.
• Prepare quality and conformance overviews and KPI dashboards for stakeholders.
• Coordinate resolution of practical problems and safety items with supply chain.
• Support inspection planning, digitalisation initiatives and customer presentations.
• Ensure cabin products and documentation meet conformity and safety before release.
• Carry out physical incoming inspections and communicate findings in a multidisciplinary setting.

Skills

German language

English language

Data analysis

Quality management

Problem solving

Project management

Communication

Education

Degree or advanced technical qualification in aircraft construction, computer science, aerospace, industrial engineering or comparable discipline

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

As a Conformance Manager (d/m/w), you will support cabin conformance management for the A320 programme at the Airbus Hamburg site. The role combines quality assurance, technical incoming inspection, data-driven improvement and coordination across procurement, production, logistics, suppliers and final assembly.

Your tasks will be:

• Act as the central interface for Supply Chain Quality Management, supply officers, final assembly, logistics and work-package teams.
• Plan, coordinate and follow up technical incoming inspections for cabin components according to customer quality requirements.
• Analyse inspection findings, document deviations and validate manufacturing deviations within the applicable quality approval process.
• Lead structured problem-solving activities, identify root causes and define corrective and preventive actions to improve product conformity and process performance.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve quality control plans, including follow-up of control-plan effectiveness and process robustness.
• Prepare consolidated quality and conformance overviews, KPI dashboards and management information for procurement and final assembly stakeholders.
• Coordinate the resolution and governance of practical problem-solving cases and safety-related items, while maintaining effective feedback loops with the supply chain.
• Support inspection planning, digitalisation initiatives, operational surveillance, certifying-staff activities and customer presentations.
• Ensure that cabin products and associated documentation meet conformity and safe-operation requirements before release to final assembly lines, plants, customers and integrators.
• Carry out physical technical incoming inspections and communicate findings clearly within a multidisciplinary and international working environment.

VORAUSSSETZUNGEN:

• The position is suited to a structured and solution-oriented quality professional with an academic or advanced technical background and initial experience in aerospace-related environments. Experience in aircraft construction, aerospace, IT or information systems provides a strong basis for the responsibilities of the Quality Conformance Manager A320 (d/m/w).
• Degree or advanced technical qualification in aircraft construction, computer science, aerospace, industrial engineering or a comparable technical discipline.
• More than one year of experience in IT, information systems, project management, quality management and supply-chain-related activities is preferred.
• Knowledge of quality-management principles, Total Quality Management and structured problem-solving methods.
• Experience with data analysis, quality findings, root-cause evaluation and the derivation of improvement measures.
• Sound understanding of supply-chain processes, supplier interfaces and collaboration between procurement, production, logistics and final assembly.
• Strong organisational skills, a structured working approach and the ability to maintain an overview of several tasks and activities at the same time.
• Proactive, autonomous and responsible working style combined with a practical, hands-on approach and resilience in a changing environment.
• Confident communication, cooperation skills and the ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts in multifunctional and international teams.
• Fluent German and English communication skills at a level suitable for professional negotiations and technical coordination.
• Working knowledge of Google Workspace and an affinity for digital tools, KPI reporting and information systems.
• Willingness to travel worldwide up to approximately once per quarter.
• Working hours: full-time, 35 hours per week.

Benefits:

• An unlimited employment contract
• 35-hour workweek
• 30 days of annual leave
• An annual salary of around 72.000 €
• An attractive package following the Equal Pay model
• Flexible handling of overtime through compensatory time-off or payment