Product Assurance Engineer - Operations

Product Assurance Engineer - Operations

Beyond Gravity

Emmen, Switzerland

Your Mission:

• Own end-to-end product quality across manufacturing, delivery, and launch preparation for the assigned product/ product line;
• Ensure compliance with all applicable customer, internal, and regulatory requirements (EN9100, ECSS, NASA, MIL);
• Act as primary quality interface for the product line and key stakeholder for manufacturing and engineering teams;
• Drive continuous improvement of product and process quality through structured prevention and Lessons Learned activities;
• Ensure robust product acceptance and readiness for delivery, audits, and customer reviews;
• Monitor and report product quality performance through defined KPIs to management.

Main Tasks:

• Execute Product Assurance activities across manufacturing, delivery, and launch preparation phases;
• Prepare and maintain quality documentation (control plans, inspection records, reports, and evidence, acceptance data package);
• Support production to ensure process stability and product conformity;
• Lead non-conformance management, including containment, root cause analysis (5Why, Ishikawa), and corrective/preventive actions;
• Coordinate manufacturing and production readiness reviews, including KIPs/MIPs and hardware acceptance processes;
• Support product and process validation and qualification activities;
• Support Design and Process FMECA activities;
• Prepare and coordinate quality reviews with the customer;
• Participate in internal and customer audits, ensuring compliance and traceability;
• Capture and drive Lessons Learned from production and launch campaign activities;
• Q-representative for Launch Campaign(s) -where required- including on-site support for several weeks at the launch site.

Your Story:

• Master’s degree (MSc) or equivalent, preferably in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field;
• Relevant experience in the field of Quality and Continuous Improvement;
• Knowledge of standards such as EN9100, ECSS, NASA and MIL;
• Knowledge of space certification processes;
• Experience in the application of Quality preventive methodology (5Why, Ishikawa Fishbone…);
• Ability to quickly understand and analyze complex products/systems and their function;
• Ability to work autonomously and coordinate complex tasks involving multiple stakeholders;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; any further language is a strong asset (preferred: German);
• Availability to travel to other Business Units (Sweden and Alabama US) as well as to Launch Site(s) – e.g. French Guyana.

Nice to have’s:

• Languages beyond English (German and French preferred);
• Experience in other Space companies;
• Auditor Certification (e.g. ISO9001:2015 IRCA).