Quality Management Systems Engineer (Teruel)

PLD Space; Teruel; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Physiotherapy within facilities

Health insurance discount for you and

Family health insurance

Healthy snacks

23 days vacation

Flexible work schedule

Learning and development support

Restaurant tickets

Transport contributions

Training support

Job summary

PLD Space in Teruel is seeking a Quality Management System Engineer to lead audits, maintain ISO certifications, and ensure quality across the organization.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage quality documentation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet regulatory standards. English and Spanish fluency is required.

Join PLD Space to contribute to aerospace quality systems and support a fast-growing space company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, preferred in aerospace.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, written and spoken.
• Minimum 3 years in quality assurance, preferably in aerospace.
• Experience implementing/maintaining ISO 9100 QMS.
• Experience with ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
• Knowledge of configuration management, document control, and change management.
• Experience with quality management software tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and lead audits per ECSS, ISO 9100, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001.
• Develop and implement processes to achieve/maintain ISO certifications.
• Oversee quality gates, KPIs, and controls for lifecycle compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for certification readiness.
• Serve as primary contact during audits by external bodies.
• Perform risk assessments and mitigation for quality and safety.
• Manage configuration control and documentation for ISO certifications.
• Prepare reports, guidelines, and manuals for internal/external reviews.
• Monitor quality data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Foster a culture of quality and operational excellence.
• Stay updated on industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Fluent in English and Spanish

Quality management principles

Auditing processes

Regulatory compliance

Documentation control

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering (Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial)

Job description

About PLD

PLD Space is an international companyon a mission to transport satellites into space, vertically integrating the engineering, testing, manufacturing, and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúál Torres and Raúál Verdú, PLD Space hasestablisheditself as a global benchmark in the small satellite launch sector. Its family of MIURA launchers and LINCE crewed capsulepositionthe company as a leader in European technological sovereignty for space transportation, covering the full spectrum of space missions.

PLD Spaceoperatesover 188,000 m² of facilities in Elche, Teruel (Spain), Kourou (French Guiana), and Duqm (Oman), enabling the company to provide comprehensive satellite and payload launch services into space.

Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in-class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities

Mission

As a QualityManagement System (QMS) Engineer in Teruel your mission will be to lead and supportquality assurance initiatives across our organization. In this role, you willbe responsible for planning, implementing and maintaining PLD Space QMS. Youwill also execute audits, maintain ISO certifications (including 9100 and14001), manage quality documentation, and collaborate with cross-functionalteams to ensure compliance with industry standards. You will drive continuousimprovement, oversee quality metrics, support program stakeholders, and promotea culture of operational excellence and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and lead internal and external auditsin accordance with ECSS, ISO 9100, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 standards.
• Drive the development and implementation of processesto achieve and maintain ISO certifications, including ISO 9100 and ISO 14001.
• Oversee quality gates, Key Performance Indicators(KPIs), and control mechanisms to ensure product compliance throughout thelifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensurereadiness for certification audits and address any gaps in compliance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact duringcertification and surveillance audits conducted by external bodies.
• Perform risk assessments and implement risk mitigationstrategies to address potential quality and safety hazards.
• Manage configuration control and documentation forcertifications such as ISO 9100 and ISO 14001.
• Prepare reports, guidelines, and manuals to supportboth internal teams and external reviews.
• Monitor and analyze quality data to identify trendsand opportunities for improvement.
• Drive initiatives to foster a culture of quality andoperational excellence within the organization.
• Stay updated on industry best practices, qualitystandards, and regulatory requirements, and ensure their integration into theproduct assurance processes.
• Generate documentation, including user guides,guidelines and user manuals for internal customers.
• Generate documentation for formal program developmentreviews.
• Provide high-level and low-level feedback for MIURA 5program development planning.

Necessary Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, withpreference in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, written and spoken.
• Minimum of 3 years in quality assurance, preferably inthe aerospace industry.
• Experience in implementation, certification and/ormaintenance of a Quality Management System based in ISO 9100.
• Experience in implementation, certification and/ormaintenance of an Environmental Management System based in ISO 14001.
• Strong knowledge of quality management principles,auditing processes, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong understanding of quality management principles,quality control techniques, and product assurance processes.
• Knowledge of configuration management, documentcontrol, and change management processes.
• Experience with quality management software tools andsystems.

Desired Requirements

• Experience in product assurance orquality management within the aerospace industry and with ECSS standards:

- ECSS-Q-ST-10C (Space Product Assurance)

- ECSS-Q-ST-10-09 (Nonconformance ControlSystem)

- ECSS-Q-ST-20 (Quality Assurance)

1. Knowledge of launch vehicle orspacecraft manufacturing and testing processes.
2. Familiarity with quality managementtechniques and tools, such as 8D, 5 Whys, FMEA (Failure Mode and EffectsAnalysis).
3. Experience with suppliers' managementand quality control of external deliverables.
4. Certification in quality management orproduct assurance (e.g., ASQ Certified Quality Manager, Certified QualityEngineer).

Benefits

Health & Wellness

• Physiotherapy within our facilities
• 50% discount on your health insurance
• You can sign-up your family members with health insurance at a competitive price.
• Healthy snacks and lots of fruit

Find balance

• 23 days of paid vacation plus December 24th and 31st
• Flexible work schedule

Never stop learning

• We encourage practical learning
• We promote professional development through internal mobility and teamwork

Focus on your financial future

• Childcare flexible contributions
• Restaurant tickets
• Transport flexible contributions
• Training support

Values

We have five critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies.

• Teamwork.
• Hard work.
• Dynamism.
• Commitment.
• Keep it simple.

Join us to reinvent how rockets are built!