Senior QA Lead – Space AIT & Production Quality

Airbus Defence and Space; Getafe; Presencial; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Airbus Defence and Space SAU in Spain seeks a QA Lead to manage and grow the QA engineers team at the Getafe site. You will be the main QA contact across departments, drive prevention-focused quality measures, and ensure delivery of QA plans, control plans and inspection reports for multiple projects.

The role includes coordinating inspections in the cleanroom, consolidating QA budgets, and organizing reviews like IRRs, with rigorous attention to compliance and stakeholder collaboration.

Formación

• Engineering degree or equivalent (Physics, Chemistry, etc.).
• At least 5 years of experience in the quality domain for space sector projects.
• Languages: fluent in Spanish (C1) and English.
• Objectives oriented; strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, motivate and develop the QA engineers team.
• Act as focal point of QA towards other areas and report to Head of Quality Plant.
• Prepare executive summaries and KPIs; harmonize QA activities and practices.
• Promote preventive quality mindset in production and AIT teams; implement basic quality processes.
• Coordinate QA documentation for projects (Quality Assurance Plan, Quality Control Plan, inspection reports).
• Coordinate inspections in the cleanroom; manage QA budget and resources.
• Lead part-time QA operative work and interface with Manufacturing Engineering and AIT management.
• Organize reviews such as Integration Readiness Reviews (IRRs).

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Quality assurance

English proficiency

Spanish proficiency

Educación

Engineering degree or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Airbus Defence and Space SAU in Spain seeks a QA Lead to manage and grow the QA engineers team at the Getafe site. You will be the main QA contact across departments, drive prevention-focused quality measures, and ensure delivery of QA plans, control plans and inspection reports for multiple projects.

The role includes coordinating inspections in the cleanroom, consolidating QA budgets, and organizing reviews like IRRs, with rigorous attention to compliance and stakeholder collaboration.