Quality Manager

Stark Future SL; España; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Lunch benefit

Gym access

30 days vacation

Job summary

Stark Future SL is seeking a Senior Quality professional to lead QMS development, supplier management, and regulatory compliance. You will collaborate with Engineering to achieve vehicle homologation across international markets and implement robust COP processes.

Based in Sant Boi, Barcelona, you will drive continuous improvement, manage budgets, and ensure safety and environmental standards are met while maintaining strong cross-functional alignment with production and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to establish, implement and lead QMS development including ISO/TS standards.
• Experience achieving vehicle homologation and COP requirements across countries.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance and supplier audits.
• Hands-on experience with Lean Manufacturing and Just-in-Time supply chains.
• Ability to define, implement and monitor process control plans with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement final vehicle process quality assurance and audit plans.
• Lead supplier process development and parts homologation.
• Ensure conformity of production (COP) across multiple countries.
• Collaborate with Engineering to achieve regulatory approvals and certifications.
• Develop and maintain the quality management system (ISO & TS).
• Drive continuous improvement and resolve quality concerns with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Quality management

Supplier management

Lean manufacturing

Regulatory compliance

Problem solving

EHS

Budget management

Job description

About Stark

Stark builds the world’s most powerful electric motorcycles. From the VARG MX to the road-legal VARG EX & SM, our bikes have won world championships and are engineered to outperform anything with a combustion engine.

We’re based in Sant Boi, Barcelona, growing fast (77% year-on-year), and building a team that will take us even further. If you want to work on a product that people are genuinely obsessed with, this is it.

Stark will become the global market leader in premium motorcycles. Building premium motorcycles requires innovation and we need your help to make us succeed

Our mission is to lead the way towards a sustainable motorcycle industry, by reducing plastic and CO2 pollution.

This will be achieved by building sustainable products that are superior to traditional technology in terms of Performance, Emotion and Design.

The Role

We need your help to make sure we become the leader in quality and cost. The challenge is defining the best suppliers, convincing them, negotiating the best possible terms, and controlling them to follow our guidelines. Our guidelines will include component specification, quality assurance, delivery time, pricing, and sustainability policy.

What You’ll Do

• Assurance Quality Product, Process Quality and work with Engineering to develop standards
• Work in Supplier Process development and parts homologation.
• Define Final vehicle process quality assurance and implement auditplanning.
• Manage resolutions of concerns and promote continuous improvement.
• Confirm correct implementation of design changes.
• Work with engineering to achieve Legal vehicle homologation and certification for different countries and requirements
• Ensure fulfillment of Conformity of Production (COP) requirements fordifferent countries
• Establish and implement Quality System Management
• Lead development and implementation of QMS (ISO & TS Implementation).
• Work with production to Implement new standard procedures.
• Maintain and update the process control plan.
• Work to improve customer satisfaction
• Manage all activities to respect Environmental, Health and assure Safety athe factory
• Work with the organization to work under the Lean Manufacturing Philosophy
• Collaboration in the management of the supply chain at all times(presenting the Just in time philosophy)
• Cooperate with other departments of Stark
• Always be on top of emails and calls, never letting our partners wait on usmore than a few hours
• Be a leading figure within the company, we believe in leading by example
• Challenge all areas within the company you believe could be improved
• Suggest and execute new strategies to improve Stark products
• Travel when needed
• Consider ROI with all projects. We do not always require writtendocumentation, but ROI consideration must be part of the process

What you will bring to Stark

• Quality Management Systems: Proven experience in establishing, implementing, and leading QMS development, specifically with ISO and TS standards .
• Automotive Homologation: Technical expertise in working with engineering teams to achieve legal vehicle homologation and certifications across different countries.
• Regulatory Compliance: Deep understanding of Conformity of Production (COP) requirements for international markets.
• Manufacturing Methodologies: Strong background in Lean Manufacturing philosophy and the implementation of Just-in-Time (JIT) supply chain management.
• Process Control: Ability to develop and maintain process control plans , standards, and part homologation protocols with suppliers.
• Supplier Management: Skilled in defining, negotiating with, and controlling suppliers to ensure adherence to quality, delivery, and sustainability guidelines.
• Problem Solving: A proactive approach to managing resolutions of concerns and promoting continuous improvement across all product stages.
• Operational Oversight: Ability to manage factory activities related to Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) standards.
• Financial Acumen: Experience managing approved budgets and applying Return on Investment (ROI) considerations to all projects.

Why work with us?

• The chance to work on a product people are genuinely passionate about
• A fast-growing company with real momentum
• A creative, international team based in Barcelona
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Direct access to riders, race teams, and the product — this is not a remote-from-the-product role
• Subsidized lunch in our in house restaurant
• Free access to our in-house gym (including weekends!)
• 30 days of paid vacation

At Stark, we don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, neurodiversity, or disability, feels a true sense of belonging. We believe that diverse teams make better decisions and that a culture of equity is a prerequisite for innovation.

Accessibility: If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process (such as assistive technology, extra time, or a specific format), please let us know at [e-mail]. We are here to support you.

We encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are excited to see how your unique perspective can help us grow