Hands-On Space Quality Engineer – Flight Hardware

X4 Engineering; Bordeaux; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time contract

Hands-on flight hardware work

International team across Europe

Growth opportunities

Job summary

X4 Engineering in Bordeaux, France, is seeking a Quality Engineer to support flight hardware quality across manufacturing, assembly, integration and test. You will work with engineering, MAIT and suppliers to ensure hardware meets ESA/NASA standards.

The role is hands-on, mid-career (3–7 years) with EN/AS9100 and ECSS-Q knowledge, inspections and non-conformance handling. The position starts on contract with potential permanent placement.

Qualifications

• Degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical or materials engineering, or similar.
• Mid-career profile, typically 3–7 years in quality or product assurance.
• Experience on space projects, ideally on flight hardware.
• Working knowledge of EN/AS9100 or ISO 9001 and ECSS-Q standards.
• Hands-on inspections, non-conformances and RCA.

Responsibilities

• Define and run inspection and test plans during assembly, integration and test.
• Review and approve MAIT procedures, travellers and as-built records.
• Raise and manage non-conformances, support NCRBs and drive root cause analysis.
• Support supplier quality including incoming inspections and supplier audits.
• Contribute to PA/QA plans and quality deliverables for agency programmes.
• Support design/test milestone reviews from a quality perspective.
• Control materials, parts, processes and configuration with engineering.
• Assist audits of the EN/AS9100 QMS.

Skills

Quality engineering

English fluency

French proficiency

Space project experience

Education

Aerospace/mechanical/electrical/materials engineering degree

Job description

X4 Engineering in Bordeaux, France, is seeking a Quality Engineer to support flight hardware quality across manufacturing, assembly, integration and test. You will work with engineering, MAIT and suppliers to ensure hardware meets ESA/NASA standards.

The role is hands-on, mid-career (3–7 years) with EN/AS9100 and ECSS-Q knowledge, inspections and non-conformance handling. The position starts on contract with potential permanent placement.