Product Assurance Engineer - Operations

Try&Hire; Emmen; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks vacation (or buy extra)

On-site work

Job summary

Try&Hire seeks a Quality Engineer to own product quality across manufacturing, delivery, and launch preparation for an aerospace product line. You will lead non-conformance investigations, manage documentation, and drive readiness reviews while ensuring compliance with EN9100, ECSS, NASA, and MIL standards.

The role requires an MS degree, strong quality background, and willingness to travel to different sites.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Relevant experience in quality and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of EN9100, ECSS, NASA, and MIL standards.
• Knowledge of space certification processes.
• Experience applying quality prevention methodologies such as 5Why and Ishikawa.
• Ability to work autonomously and coordinate complex, multi-stakeholder tasks.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; further languages an asset.
• Availability to travel to other business units and launch sites.

Responsibilities

• Own product quality across manufacturing, delivery, and launch preparation phases.
• Prepare and maintain quality documentation including control plans, inspection records, and reports.
• Lead non-conformance management, including root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Coordinate manufacturing and production readiness reviews, including hardware acceptance processes.
• Support product and process validation, qualification, and FMECA activities.
• Participate in internal and customer audits, ensuring compliance and traceability.
• Act as quality representative for launch campaigns, including on-site support at the launch site.

Skills

Master's degree in Aerospace/Mech Eng

Quality experience

EN9100/ECSS/NASA/MIL knowledge

Space certification processes

Quality tools (5Why, Ishikawa)

Autonomous coordination

English communication

Travel readiness

Education

Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

This role owns product quality across manufacturing, delivery, and launch preparation for an aerospace product line, ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.

Your tasks

• Execute product assurance activities across manufacturing, delivery, and launch preparation phases
• Prepare and maintain quality documentation including control plans, inspection records, and reports
• Lead non-conformance management, including root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions
• Coordinate manufacturing and production readiness reviews, including hardware acceptance processes
• Support product and process validation, qualification, and FMECA activities
• Participate in internal and customer audits, ensuring compliance and traceability
• Act as quality representative for launch campaigns, including on-site support at the launch site

What you bring

• Master's degree or equivalent, preferably in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Relevant experience in quality and continuous improvement
• Knowledge of standards such as EN9100, ECSS, NASA, and MIL
• Knowledge of space certification processes
• Experience applying quality prevention methodologies such as 5Why and Ishikawa
• Ability to work autonomously and coordinate complex, multi-stakeholder tasks
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; further languages an asset
• Availability to travel to other business units and launch sites

Conditions

• Workload: 100 %
• Work model: On site
• Option of a permanent position after the assignment if both sides want it

What to expect

• 3–6 months interim, then a permanent position
• Flexible and mobile working
• At least 5 weeks of vacation with the possibility to buy additional vacation

Technologies

• EN9100
• ECSS
• NASA
• MIL
• 5Why
• Ishikawa