Manufacturing Quality Lead

Hypersonica; München; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Mission driven environment

Autonomy and ownership

No time tracking

Real share options

Fast-paced atmosphere

Zusammenfassung

Hypersonica in Munich is seeking a senior Quality Engineer/Manager to build and lead the quality organization, defining standards and tools for robust, high‑quality manufacturing in Europe’s defence tech space.

You will own the quality management system, drive Design for Quality across development and production, manage traceability, and ensure rapid progress without compromising safety, integrity, or compliance.

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading a Quality Organization in complex manufacturing.
• Strong background in automated, high‑speed production environments.
• Ability to operate autonomously under pressure with pragmatic decision-making.
• Deep knowledge of quality standards and industry best practices.

Aufgaben

• Define and develop standards and tools for the Quality Organization.
• Own the quality management system and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Lead xFMEA processes across engineering functions.
• Own control plans and integrate with manufacturing teams.
• Define quality labs based on production needs.
• Support product development with a Design for Quality mindset.
• Define traceability requirements across supply and production value chains.
• Contribute to equipment buy-off and FAT/SAT testing from a quality standpoint.
• Maintain documentation control and adherence to standards.

Kenntnisse

Quality management

Leadership

Traceability

FMEA

Design for Quality

Cross-functional collaboration

Jobbeschreibung

Help Build Europe's Hypersonic Capability At Hypersonica, we're redefining what's possible in European defence technology. We exist to deliver speed, resilience, and technological independence at a pace that sets a new standard. We are a small, elite team working on problems that matter, and solving them fast. By joining Hypersonica, you're not stepping into a predefined role. You're joining a talent dense environment where every individual shapes the direction of the company. Our philosophy is to hire a small number of exceptional people with broad, deep technical capability, strong judgement, and the ability to operate autonomously. We hire for talent, not rigid boxes. This role represents a business need, but the way it evolves will be shaped by the individual. If you've achieved what others said was impossible, or you bring a unique combination of skills that doesn't fit a traditional mould, we want to hear from you. The work you do here directly contributes to Europe's technological independence.

What you'll do

• Build the foundation for Hypersonica’s Quality Organization and Process. Defining and developing standards and tools for implementation.
• Develop and own the quality management system, enabling rapid iteration and progress while securing highest quality standards and customer satisfaction.
• Own xFMEA processes in product design and industrialization and drive execution across all relevant engineering functions.
• Own control plans and ensure practical integration with the manufacturing- and production engineering teams.
• Define quality labs based on production requirements and lead quality operations.
• Support product development taking a \"Design for Quality\" perspective, ensuring an embedded quality consideration from early phases.
• Define traceability requirements throughout the supply- and production valuechain and work with internal and external stakeholders to implement traceability measures.
• Contribute to buy-off and testing requirements for equipment during FAT / SAT from a quality perspective.
• Ensure clear documentation, including document control, according to applicable standards and best practices from the industry.
• Act as a technically credible problem-solver in ambiguous environments, closing decisions and keeping programs moving at pace.

Who you are

• Asenior Quality Engineer / Manager with extensive firsthand expertise and experience in automated, complex manufacturing with highest quality standards
• Experienced working on complex, integrated manufacturing systems. Ideally in aerospace,defence, or otherhigh-performance, cross functional environments under intense time pressure.
• Able to work in green field, shaping policy and standards from ground off.
• A strong leader, motivating team, creating a joint mission and understanding and creating commitment by demonstrating purpose.
• Dealing well with ambiguity and uncertainty, willing to anticipate, test and reconsider if necessary.
• Actively utilizing your strong Quality methodology and tool set; Quality industry expertise and understanding. Covering various levels of integration from a product development-, manufacturing and supply chain perspective.
• Pragmatic and delivery-focused, able to make sound engineering trade-offs without over‑engineering
• Comfortable collaborating across disciplines and acting as a technical integrator, not just a specialist.
• Hands-on by instinct, willing to support build, integration, and test when needed.
• Calm and effective in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments where priorities evolve.
• Motivated by building real, high‑consequence hardware where mechanical and system correctness truly matter.

What we offer

• A mission driven environment with the opportunity to work on one of Europe’s most consequential defence challenges, with direct impact on sovereign capability and security.
• Daily collaboration with top experts across engineering, operations, and defence, with real opportunity to learn from the best, contribute, and grow.
• High ownership and autonomy; no time tracking, no micromanagement, just clear objectives and accountability for outcomes.
• A fast paced environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, and feedback from test and flight drives real decisions.
• A culture that values clarity, integrity, and excellence, and supports people who take initiative and push boundaries responsibly.
• Competitive compensation and real share options aligned to responsibility and impact, not tenure or hierarchy.

At Hypersonica, every hire raises the bar. We are deliberately small, intensely capable, and deeply mission-driven. If this role feels like a strong fit, or if you believe you bring something exceptional that goes beyond the description.

Hypersonica is an equal-opportunity employer and assesses candidates solely on merit, capability, and potential.