Team Lead Systems Engineering – Industrialization (m/f/d)

Quantum Systems; Weßling; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; 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 is seeking a Team Lead Systems Engineering to steer the definition, integration, and evolution of Skyron interceptor platforms and C-UAS solutions. You will translate operational needs into system requirements and ensure multidisciplinary developments come together as a mission-ready product.

You will lead engineers across hardware, software, autonomy, and flight-test activities, champion MBSE practices, and drive traceability from concept through mass production, while

Qualifications

• Degree in aerospace, systems, or electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Significant experience in systems engineering for complex technical products.
• Experience with requirements management, system integration, and product development processes.
• Led engineers or technical projects in multidisciplinary environments.
• Familiar with system engineering standards, MBSE concepts, or requirements management tools.
• Ideally background in UAV, aerospace, defense, robotics, or autonomous systems.
• Ability to translate complex technical challenges into scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Systems Engineering team for C-UAS programs.
• Own system architecture, requirements engineering, and baseline management.
• Define and maintain system requirements, interfaces, concepts, and specs.
• Coordinate activities across software, hardware, autonomy, and integration teams.
• Drive trade-off analyses and support critical design decisions.
• Ensure traceability from concept to release across the lifecycle.
• Support verification, validation, certification, and qualification activities.
• Build scalable systems engineering processes for mass production readiness.

Skills

Team leadership

Systems engineering

Requirements management

System integration

MBSE concepts

English communication

Education

Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

MBSE tools

Requirements management tools

Job description

Quantum Systems is a leading European deep-tech company for unmanned systems across air, land and maritime domains. We develop and scale integrated hardware, software and AI-powered solutions for mission-critical operations. By combining autonomous platforms with intelligent software and AI, Quantum Systems enables customers to operate, understand and act across domains.

As a Team Lead Systems Engineering, you will lead the definition, integration, and evolution of our Skyron interceptor platforms and broader C-UAS solutions. You will translate operational needs into system requirements and ensure that complex multidisciplinary developments come together as one mission-ready product.

Together with a highly skilled engineering team, you will drive technical alignment across hardware, software, autonomy, communications, navigation, and flight-test activities.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Lead and develop the Systems Engineering team for C-UAS programs.

• Own system architecture, requirements engineering, and technical baseline management.

• Define and maintain system requirements, interfaces, operational concepts, and technical specifications.

• Coordinate engineering activities across software, hardware, autonomy, and integration teams.

• Drive trade-off analyses and support critical design decisions.

• Ensure traceability throughout the product lifecycle from concept to release.

• Support verification, validation, certification, and qualification activities.

• Build scalable systems engineering processes and best practices within the organization to ensure flawless transition from prototype stage into mass production

What you bring to the team:

• You have a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a comparable discipline.

• You have significant experience in systems engineering for complex technical products.

• You have experience with requirements management, system integration, and product development processes.

• You have already led engineers or technical projects in a multidisciplinary environment.

• You are familiar with system engineering standards, MBSE concepts, or requirements management tools.

• Ideally, you have experience in UAV, aerospace, defense, robotics, or autonomous systems.

• You excel at translating complex technical challenges into structured solutions that are scalable for high volume products.

Communicating in English is second nature to you.

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.