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).

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