Product Assurance Manager

Beyond Gravity; Göteborgs kommun; Hybrid; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Career opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Beyond Gravity in Gothenburg is seeking a Product Assurance Manager to lead quality assurance across projects. You will develop requirements, interface with customers and suppliers, and drive CTQ, FMEA, and NC investigations to secure robust quality for space-grade products.

In this role you collaborate with Programs, Engineering and Operations, promote a learning culture, and ensure compliance with EN9100/ECSS standards while maintaining strong communication in English. Hybrid work offered.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in Quality and Continuous Improvement.
• MSc in Engineering or similar discipline.
• Knowledge of EN9100, ECSS, NASA and MIL standards.
• Excellent written and oral communication in English.
• Experience applying preventive quality methodologies (5 Why, Ishikawa).

Responsibilities

• Develop Product Assurance requirements and culture at project level.
• Act as main interface to customer and subcontractors for quality topics.
• Lead NC and failure investigations when requirements are violated.
• Coordinate quality matters across international multi-site programs.
• Lead design FMEA and develop CTQ with customer and engineering.

Skills

Quality management

Continuous improvement

English proficiency

MS Office

Education

MSc in Engineering

Tools

EN9100

ECSS

Quality methods (5 Why, Ishikawa)

Job description

Beyond Gravity, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is the first space company to combine a startup mindset, agility, speed and innovation with decades of experience and proven quality. Approximately 1'900 employees at 12 locations in six countries (Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, USA, Finland and Portugal) develop and produce solutions for satellites and launch vehicles with the goal of advancing humankind and enabling the exploration of the world and beyond. Beyond Gravity is the preferred supplier of structures for all types of launch vehicles and a leading provider of selected satellite products and constellation solutions in the New Space sector. More information at: www.beyondgravity.com.

Your crew

As a Product Assurance Manager you'll be part of the Quality Department, responsible for the development, implementation and verification of the Product Assurance requirements among entire project life. The Product Assurance Manager will act as main interface to the customer and the subcontractors for quality and safety topics. Quality Management at Beyond Gravity is all about ensuring a Learning Organization that leads the Space Industry improvement rate and guarantees customer satisfaction.

Your mission

• Develop the Product Assurance Requirements and Culture at project level, ensuring robust quality processes, cost excellence for program quality execution through collaboration with Programs, Engineering and Operations.
• Act as main interface for Customer for all quality and safety topics.
• Establish Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) features in collaboration with Customer and Engineering.
• Lead NC and failure investigation whenever product requirements are violated.
• Supervise and direct Product Development and Qualification for all relevant quality aspects.
• Coordinate for all Quality matters international multi-site and cross-country programs.

Main Tasks

• Execute Product Assurance Program in accordance with Project Milestones.
• Ensure successful execution of the Customer, Regulatory and Internal Requirements for Program Execution.
• Convert the Customer Critical to Quality Requirements into internal specifications and requirements.
• Lead Customer Critical RCA and investigation activities.
• Moderate Design FMEA.
• Develop Process/Product CTQ and Control Plans in collaboration with Customer and Engineering.
• Establish Product Quality Documentation.
• Support and achieve final Product Qualification.
• Contribute as needed to Customer and internal Audit as Quality representative.
• Contribute to Customer Satisfaction for Quality Performance
• Quality Milestone Achievements for Projects
• Design FMEA
• Product CTQs Development (Control Plans)
• Product Quality data-package for Space Application
• Final Product Qualification data-package for Space Application
• Customer RCA and NC Report

Your story

Must’s:

• Relevant experience in the field of Quality and Continuous Improvement
• Preferred education: MSc degree in Engineering or in a similar relevant discipline
• Knowledge of standards such as EN9100, ECSS, NASA and MIL
• Ability to quickly understand and analyse technical products/systems and their function
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• MS Office experience required
• Experience in the application of Quality preventive methodology (5Why, Ishikawa Fishbone…)

Nice to have’s:

• Any further language (German, French and Swedish) beyond English is a strong asset
• Experience in other Space companies

Why Beyond Gravity

To work in a growing high technology company with career opportunities within the site or internationally.
You will be a part of an engaged team with the ambition to innovate space!
We offer a hybrid work situation, high flexibility and autonomy, and a great team to develop and have fun with!

Are you ready for lift-off?

Our core values - Passionate, Together, and Curious - transform challenges into opportunities. Embark on a journey to transcend the ordinary with us. We’re actively reviewing candidates and will promptly select the ideal fit for our team.

Beyond Gravity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected categories.

Location: Gothenburg, SE

Job Experience Level: Professionals

Job Category/Job Family: Quality Management