Job Manufacturing Engineering Quality Manching Programmes (d/f/m)

Airbus; Manching; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension schemes

Bike leasing program

Corporate discounts

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH in Manching seeks a professional for Manufacturing Engineering Quality to drive preventive quality, define quality requirements, and lead QMS adoption across industrialization processes. The role emphasizes process ownership, audits, and continuous improvement within aerospace programs, with travel as needed.

You will collaborate across engineering, quality, and production teams to ensure “right first time” delivery and robust, maintainable processes for new

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Many years of experience in Quality or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of preventive quality tools, Core Tools, and QMS and Quality Methodologies Aircraft Standards.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering and industrialization processes within project lifecycles, preferably aerospace.

Responsibilities

• Develop a Quality Mindset and Behaviour within Manufacturing Engineering to ensure a proactive “right first time” and “zero defect” approach using Core Tools.
• Ensure implementation and application of Quality standards to processes to prove compliance and provide confidence to the Customer.
• Define applicable quality requirements and maintain procedures and standards for industrialization of new products.
• Adapt/create procedural documentation and support QMS implementation throughout Manufacturing Industrialization; act as Process Owner for FU.IN.03.
• Implement and maintain a Quality Performance Management System, including audits, surveillance, KPIs, and Maturity/Quality Gates.
• Foster root cause analysis, correct actions, and lessons learnt after Non-Conformances in deliverables.
• Promote process adherence and robustness in Manufacturing Engineering.

Skills

Quality tools

Core Tools

QMS

Aerospace standards

Process knowledge

Technical communication

Proactivity

Education

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

QMS software

Job description

Job Description: In order to support the quality of industrialisation in Manching, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a Job Manufacturing Engineering Quality Manching Programmes (d/f/m)

Welcome to the Manufacturing Engineering Air Power Quality team at Airbus Defence and Space in Manching! Our department operates at the key intersection of engineering, industrialization, and production, ensuring that new programs and work packages meet the highest quality standards right from the start. As a driving force for preventive quality management, we shape and optimize tomorrow’s manufacturing processes—delivering top-tier products, maximum efficiency, and sustainable customer satisfaction.

Your location

Located about an hour’s drive north of Munich, Manching is an up-and-coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of near-by cities are still within easy reach.

Our Benefits for You

• Fair Compensation & Extras: Attractive remuneration and individual additional benefits, such as company pension schemes, mobility offers (e.g., bike leasing), or corporate discounts with partner companies in accordance with our current guidelines.
• Time for You (and Your Loved Ones): 30 days of annual leave based on our collective agreement (35-hour week); work-life balance through flexible working hours (flextime), mobile working, part-time options, job sharing, and sabbatical opportunities.
• Growth Made Easy: Excellent professional development opportunities and international, group-wide career perspectives.
• Feel Good at Work: On-site company doctor; comprehensive health programs (sports courses, preventive care, etc.), canteen and cafeteria, and local childcare facilities at selected locations.
• Diversity Connects: Work in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities, where exchange, mutual support, and inclusion are part of our DNA.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Quality Mindset & Culture: Develop a Quality Mindset & Behaviour within Manufacturing Engineering to ensure a proactive “right first time” and “zero defect” approach using Core Tools.
• Process & Standard Compliance: Assure the implementation and application of Quality standards to processes to prove compliance and provide confidence to the Customer.
• Industrialization Quality Requirements: Ensure proper quality in the industrialization of new products by defining applicable quality requirements and maintaining associated procedures and standards.
• QMS & Process Ownership: Adapt/create procedural documentation, support QMS implementation throughout Manufacturing Industrialization, and act as Process Owner for FU.IN.03.
• Quality Performance Management: Implement and maintain a Quality Performance Management System, including audits, Surveillance, KPIs, and Maturity/Quality Gates.
• Root Cause & Non-Conformance Analysis: Foster root cause analysis, completion of corrective actions, error prevention, and lessons learnt after Non-Conformances in deliverables.
• Process Adherence & Robustness: Promote process adherence in Manufacturing Engineering or create new processes as needed to ensure robustness and maintainability of industrialization.

Desired skills and qualifications

• Education: Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience: Many years of experience in Quality or Manufacturing Engineering (with knowledge of Quality activities).
• Quality Methods: Strong knowledge of preventive quality tools, Core Tools, and Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Quality Methodologies Aircraft Standards.
• Process Knowledge: Experience in Manufacturing Engineering and industrialization processes within project lifecycle phases, preferred in the Aerospace sector.
• Technical Communication: Proven capacity of explaining complex technical topics clearly to different stakeholders.
• Personal Competencies: High degree of proactivity, teamwork, interaction skills, influence, and empathy.
• Language Skills: English and German skills are mandatory (both written and spoken).
• Travel Flexibility: Willingness to perform occasional business trips as required by programme activities.

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Company: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Employment Type: Permanent ------- Experience Level: Professional Job Family: Quality Management System

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