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Airbus

Manufacturer of commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense

Product Assurance Manager

Quality EngineeringPosted on Nov 5
Full-timeFriedrichshafen, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed engineering degree at Master’s or Diplom level in aerospace engineering, industrial engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a comparable qualification.
  • Substantial professional experience in the aerospace industry and in quality assurance or product assurance.
  • Strong knowledge of quality-planning methods such as APQP or comparable methods, and familiarity with applicable space standards such as ECSS, NASA, and IPC.
  • Practical experience with nonconformity management, root-cause analysis, and configuration management.
  • Fluent German and English skills.
  • A communicative personality, analytical thinking, quality mindset, and proactive approach.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate all quality activities at project level, define the quality plan and quality-control plans, and ensure compliance with contractual and legal requirements.
  • Promote modern quality methods, particularly APQP or comparable standards; conduct risk analyses, determine APQP scope, and help prevent deviations.
  • Integrate customer quality requirements, including those of ESA and NASA, into projects, secure customer feedback, and foster a customer-oriented quality culture across the team.
  • Manage the nonconformity process from root-cause analysis through implementation of effective corrective and preventive actions.
  • Monitor quality-related budgets, manage workloads, and support maturity gates and project reviews to safeguard milestones.
  • Manage lessons-learned processes, assess key performance indicators and costs of non-quality, and sustainably improve process efficiency.

About the Company

Airbus

Manufacturer of commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense

Airbus designs and manufactures a wide range of aerospace products, including commercial airplanes, helicopters, defense systems, and space technologies. Its aircraft and rotorcraft are built with integrated airframes, propulsion, avionics, and digital systems to carry passengers, cargo, or conduct military missions, while its space division covers satellites, orbital infrastructure, launch services, and secure communications. Airbus differentiates itself with an end-to-end portfolio across commercial, defense, and space, a global manufacturing and services network, and a focus on sustainability and digital transformation. Its goal is to enable global mobility and connectivity while reducing aviation’s environmental impact through sustainable aviation and collaborative innovation.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Blagnac, France
Founded
1970

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