- Blackwave GmbH
- Taufkirchen, BY
- Full-Time
- 26 days ago
Quality Engineer (m/w/d) Aerospace.
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Quality Engineer (m/w/d) Aerospace: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role is for a quality engineer in aerospace hardware manufacturing, focused on carbon fiber components for airplanes, rockets, and satellites.
- The Person:The person will define and implement quality assurance strategies, support production and product changes, analyse quality deviations, and drive continuous improvement and audits.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has relevant experience in quality planning and risk management, knows 8D, Ishikawa and 5-Why, and is familiar with ISO9001.
About the role
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
The What: At Blackwave GmbH, we develop and manufacture high-performance carbon fiber components for airplanes, rockets, and satellites — pushing the limits of lightweight design and precision manufacturing. Our mission: To end COPV failure in spaceflight. The benchmark for performance, reliability and cost efficiency.
The Why: Because quality is the foundation of innovation. Every component we deliver must perform flawlessly under extreme conditions — in the air, in orbit, and beyond. As part of our Quality team, you ensure that our processes meet the highest standards, enabling us to turn cutting-edge ideas into flight-ready solutions.
Important Note: This role is focused on Quality Assurance of our hardware (COPVs). We are not currently hiring for Software Quality Assurance positions
- Project & Process Quality Assurance: You define and implement quality assurance strategies across the entire product lifecycle - from suppliers and development to serial production.
- Manufacturing & Process Quality: You accompany production on the shop floor, working closely with manufacturing teams to ensure quality requirements are effectively implemented at all production stations.
- Change Control: You support product and process changes, ensure quality requirements are considered and contribute to approval and implementation activities.
- Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Actions: You analyze quality deviations using structured methods (e.g. 8D, Ishikawa, 5-Why), derive sustainable corrective actions, and ensure their implementation.
- Continuous Improvement & Audits: You monitor key quality indicators (e.g. audit findings, non-conformities) and proactively drive continuous improvement of processes and standards.
YOUR PROFILE
- Training & studies - You have completed degree in engineering, quality management, production technology, or a comparable qualification
- Professional experience - You have relevant experience in quality planning and risk management, ideally in a manufacturing environment
- Analytical Thinking & Root Cause Analysis: You are skilled at identifying patterns, isolating root causes (e.g. using 8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa), and translating findings into actionable improvements
- Standards & Compliance Knowledge: You are familiar with applicable quality standards and their practical implementation, as well as experience with ISO9001
- Working Style & Mindset: You work independently, think in solutions, and enjoy deriving insights from quality data. You pursue excellence and value precision and reliability
- Language skills - Very good written and spoken English, German is also nice to have for collaboration between departments
WHAT WE OFFER
- Personal responsibility & creative freedom: You actively contribute to the further development of our production technologies.
- Flexible working hours & mobile working: Work-life balance is not an empty promise with us.
- Start-up spirit meets aerospace: flat hierarchies, short decision-making processes and room for innovation.
- Individual benefits: Choose between a Germany ticket, Egym-Wellpass or a tax-free benefit in kind with the Give Card.
- Fresh food every day: Shared lunch break with healthy, varied dishes.
- Alpine view included: Our roof terrace invites you to relax after work.
- Further development guaranteed: You will grow both professionally and personally through exciting projects and exchanges with experts.
- We live and breathe team culture: whether it's a tech talk, team event or after-work - we celebrate successes together.
