Quality Engineer (m/w/d) Aerospace

Blackwave GmbH; Garching an der Alz; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Germany ticket

Egym-Wellpass

Give Card tax-free benefit

Daily fresh lunch

Rooftop terrace with Alpine view

Zusammenfassung

Blackwave GmbH in Germany is seeking a Quality Assurance professional focused on COPVs hardware. You will define QA strategies across the lifecycle, accompany production on the shop floor, and support changes with a focus on quality delivery.

Requirements include a degree in engineering or quality management, experience in quality planning, and strong root-cause analysis skills. English proficiency is essential for cross-department collaboration.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in engineering or quality management or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in quality planning and risk management in manufacturing.
• Analytical thinking and root-cause analysis skills (8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa).
• Familiar with quality standards and practical implementation (ISO 9001).
• Independent, solution-oriented mindset; precision and reliability.
• Very good written and spoken English; German helpful for collaboration.

Aufgaben

• Define and implement quality assurance strategies across the product lifecycle from suppliers to serial production.
• Support shop-floor manufacturing on quality requirements at all stations.
• Assist changes, ensure quality considerations, and participate in approval and implementation activities.
• Analyze quality deviations using structured methods and derive corrective actions.
• Monitor quality indicators and drive continuous improvement and audits.

Ausbildung

Engineering/Quality degree

Tools

ISO 9001

Jobbeschreibung

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Important Note: This role is focused on Quality Assurance of our hardware (COPVs). We are not currently hiring for Software Quality Assurance positions

• Project & Process Quality Assurance: You define and implement quality assurance strategies across the entire product lifecycle - from suppliers and development to serial production.
• Manufacturing & Process Quality: You accompany production on the shop floor, working closely with manufacturing teams to ensure quality requirements are effectively implemented at all production stations.
• Change Control: You support product and process changes, ensure quality requirements are considered and contribute to approval and implementation activities.
• Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Actions: You analyze quality deviations using structured methods (e.g. 8D, Ishikawa, 5-Why), derive sustainable corrective actions, and ensure their implementation.
• Continuous Improvement & Audits: You monitor key quality indicators (e.g. audit findings, non-conformities) and proactively drive continuous improvement of processes and standards.

YOUR PROFILE

• Training & studies - You have completed degree in engineering, quality management, production technology, or a comparable qualification
• Professional experience - You have relevant experience in quality planning and risk management, ideally in a manufacturing environment
• Analytical Thinking & Root Cause Analysis: You are skilled at identifying patterns, isolating root causes (e.g. using 8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa), and translating findings into actionable improvements
• Standards & Compliance Knowledge: You are familiar with applicable quality standards and their practical implementation, as well as experience with ISO9001
• Working Style & Mindset: You work independently, think in solutions, and enjoy deriving insights from quality data. You pursue excellence and value precision and reliability
• Language skills - Very good written and spoken English, German is also nice to have for collaboration between departments

WHAT WE OFFER

• Personal responsibility & creative freedom: You actively contribute to the further development of our production technologies.
• Flexible working hours & mobile working: Work-life balance is not an empty promise with us.
• Start-up spirit meets aerospace: flat hierarchies, short decision-making processes and room for innovation.
• Individual benefits: Choose between a Germany ticket, Egym-Wellpass or a tax-free benefit in kind with the Give Card.
• Fresh food every day: Shared lunch break with healthy, varied dishes.
• Alpine view included: Our roof terrace invites you to relax after work.
• Further development guaranteed: You will grow both professionally and personally through exciting projects and exchanges with experts.
• We live and breathe team culture: whether it's a tech talk, team event or after-work - we celebrate successes together.

About us

Blackwave designs, manufactures and ships flight-qualified, commercial off-the-shelf composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) for launch vehicles and satellites. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, the company delivers COPVs from a standardized portfolio with flight heritage. The approach reduces lead time from months to days while ensuring that each tank is qualified and flight-ready. Blackwave's mission is to end COPV failure in spaceflight. The company employs more than 150 people across manufacturing facilities in Germany and Texas.More information at Blackwave.com and the procurement platform COPV.com.