Senior Product/Quality Assurance Engineer

Senior Product/Quality Assurance Engineer

ClearSpace

Switzerland, Luxembourg or United Kingdom

The Role

As a Senior PA/QA Engineer at ClearSpace, you will play a key role in ensuring that every mission and product meets the highest standards of safety, reliability, and performance. You will be actively involved in Product and Quality Assurance (PA/QA) activities across all phases of our programs - from design collaboration and risk assessment to investigative reviews during AIV (Assembly, Integration, and Verification). You’ll contribute to process improvements, support certification efforts, and help embed a culture of quality and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on role suited for someone who enjoys working closely with technical teams and diving into the details of complex space missions.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and maintenance of ClearSpace’s Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring it meets project and regulatory requirements.
• Provide hands-on PA/QA support across company programs, from early planning stages through to launch and operations.
• Assist in defining and applying the “ClearSpace Standards” - our internal requirements guiding mission development and delivery - ensuring alignment with customer expectations.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams to implement effective quality assurance processes and resolve quality-related issues.
• Monitor compliance with relevant industry standards (e.g., ISO9001, EN9100) and contribute to certification activities.
• Participate in internal audits, reviews, and inspections to ensure adherence to quality procedures and identify areas for improvement.
• Contribute to risk management activities by identifying potential quality risks and supporting mitigation strategies.
• Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement through active participation in cross-functional initiatives and feedback loops.
• Support documentation, reporting, and communication of quality metrics and findings to relevant stakeholders.
• Represent the PA/QA function in project meetings and customer interactions, ensuring quality requirements are clearly understood and met.

Must Have

• Extensive product/quality assurance experience in the space sector.
• Proven leadership in managing quality standards, process improvements, and regulatory compliance for space missions.
• Strong knowledge of international standards (e.g., ISO9001, EN9100).
• Direct involvement in design, manufacture, and qualification of spaceflight hardware.
• Expertise in maintaining Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Ability to interpret and apply standards (e.g., ECSS).
• Experience in writing technical documentation.
• Experience in supplier management and company-wide risk management.
• Experience in leading teams.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with specialized areas such as:

• RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety).
• Radiation.
• EEE Parts (Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical).
• Materials and Processes.

Education

• BSc or equivalent degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, Physics, or a related field.