Senior Systems Engineering – Industrialization (m/f/d)

Quantum Systems; Weßling; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Mobile Work

Stay active: EGYM Wellpass

Bike-Leasing

Corporate Benefits

Employee events

Lunch-Card

Company Shuttle

Job summary

Quantum Systems specialises in the development, design and production of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). The Senior Systems Engineer – Industrialization leads the transition from prototype to serial production, owning system-level topics and driving robust processes and methodologies across Systems Engineering, R&D, Production, Quality, Testing and Supply Chain.

Fluent English is required; German is an advantage.

Qualifications

• Degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics.
• Several years in Systems Engineering, Industrialization, Manufacturing or Product Engineering.
• Experience with complex multidisciplinary products (hardware, electronics, embedded software, mechanical).
• Proven transition experience from prototype to serial production.
• Knowledge of system architecture, interfaces, requirements and verification.
• Experience with structured problem-solving methods (8D, FMEA, Ishikawa, 5-Why).
• Ability to translate cross-disciplinary problems into actionable fixes.
• Strong collaboration with production and engineering teams in fast-moving environments.
• Hands-on, technically ownership-focused mindset.
• Comfort challenging existing approaches and setting new standards.
• Fluent English; German is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Drive industrialization of complex unmanned systems toward stable serial production.
• Own system-level topics throughout the industrialization lifecycle.
• Analyze and resolve complex production, integration, testing, and operation issues.
• Diagnose root causes across product design, manufacturing, and components.
• Define and improve technical processes, standards and methodologies.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering, R&D, Production, Quality, Testing, and Supply Chain.
• Turn production and field feedback into concrete technical improvements.
• Support root cause analysis and structured problem solving for system-level issues.
• Ensure system requirements and interfaces are reflected in production.
• Act as senior technical sparring partner for engineers across disciplines.
• Mentor colleagues and establish best practices without formal leadership.
• Build scalable structures as products and production volumes grow.

Skills

Technical ownership

Systems engineering

Industrialization

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Complex multidisciplinary products

Problem solving

Communication without leadership

English fluency

Education

Systems Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Mechatronics

Tools

8D

FMEA

Ishikawa

5-Why

Job description

About the role:

As a Senior Systems Engineer – Industrialization, you will play a key role in bringing our next-generation unmanned systems from development and prototyping into stable, scalable production.

You will take technical ownership at the intersection of Systems Engineering, R&D, Production and Industrialization. Rather than leading a team from a disciplinary perspective, you will act as a senior technical expert and sparring partner, helping establish robust processes, solve complex system-level issues and continuously improve the maturity of our products and production environment.

The role offers a high degree of ownership in an environment where structures and processes are still evolving and where your expertise can have a direct impact on how we industrialize our systems.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Drive the industrialization of complex unmanned systems from prototype and development stages toward stable serial production.

• Take technical ownership of system-level topics throughout the industrialization lifecycle.

• Analyze and resolve complex technical issues arising during production, integration, testing and operation.

• Identify whether technical issues originate from product design, system integration, manufacturing processes or individual components and drive them toward sustainable resolution.

• Define and continuously improve technical processes, standards and methodologies for industrialization and system integration.

• Work closely with Systems Engineering, R&D, Production, Quality, Testing and Supply Chain to ensure product and production readiness.

• Translate lessons learned from production and field feedback into concrete technical improvements.

• Support root cause analysis and structured problem solving for recurring or critical system-level issues.

• Ensure that system requirements, interfaces and technical dependencies are understood and adequately reflected in the production environment.

• Act as a senior technical sparring partner for engineers and stakeholders across different disciplines.

• Mentor colleagues through your technical expertise and help establish best practices without formal disciplinary leadership responsibility.

• Contribute to building scalable structures as products and production volumes continue to grow.

What you bring to the team:

• A degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or a comparable technical field.

• Several years of professional experience in Systems Engineering, Industrialization, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering or a comparable technical role.

• Strong experience working with complex multidisciplinary products, ideally involving hardware, electronics, embedded software and mechanical systems.

• Proven experience supporting products during the transition from prototype or development into serial production.

• Strong understanding of system architecture, interfaces, requirements and verification principles.

• Practical experience with structured problem-solving and root-cause-analysis methods, for example 8D, FMEA, Ishikawa or 5-Why.

• Ability to identify dependencies across engineering disciplines and translate complex technical problems into actionable solutions.

• Experience working closely with production and engineering teams in a fast-moving development environment.

• A pragmatic and hands-on mindset with a strong sense of technical ownership.

• Confidence in challenging existing approaches and establishing new technical standards and processes.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical decisions across teams without formal leadership authority.

• Fluent English skills; German is an advantage.

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you dont meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We believe in the power of combinedefforts: straightforward tech expertisepaired with a customer-centric focus.

• We are industry pioneerswho are ambitious, bold,and visionary.

• We push limits, thinkoutside-the-box and strivefor technological excellence toshape the future of aerial data.

• We promise to be your runwayfor individual and professionalgrowth.

Our benefits:

• Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.

• Flexible working hours: With trust-based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work-life balance.

• Mobile Work: If things get a little busy in the office, you have the option to work remotely one flexible day per week to create the right balance.

• Stay active: With EGYM Wellpass, you get access to thousands of fitness and sports facilities — and of course, we subsidize the membership.

• Bike-Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.

• Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well-known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.

• Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.

• Lunch-Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.

• Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Laim in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.

About us:

Quantum Systems specialises in the development, design, and production of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). The company’s range of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sUAS are built to maximize range and versatility and to provide operators with a seamless user experience. By integrating cutting-edge software capabilities, like edge computing and real-time AI-powered data processing, Quantum Systems is building next-generation UAS for clients in defence, security, public sectors.