Supplier Quality Engineer (m/f/d)

The role

The Supplier Quality Engineer ensures externally supplied materials, components, assemblies, and special processes meet company, customer, and regulatory requirements. This role leads supplier qualification, performance management, audits, and corrective action activities.

What you will do

• Plan and execute supplier qualification and approval activities.
• Perform supplier audits, process audits, and capability assessments.
• Lead source inspections and verification activities at supplier facilities.
• Develop, maintain, and review supplier scorecards and performance metrics.
• Manage supplier nonconformances and corrective action processes.
• Conduct root cause analysis reviews and verify effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Engineering teams in supplier selection and risk assessments.
• Support First Article Inspection, qualification, and industrialization activities.
• Monitor supplier quality trends and identify risks.
• Drive supplier continuous improvement initiatives.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, Product Assurance, or Quality Engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of supplier qualification, supplier development, and supplier performance management processes.
• Experience planning and conducting supplier audits and process assessments.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis methodologies and corrective action systems.
• Understanding of aerospace quality requirements including configuration control, traceability, and product conformity principles.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and technical requirements.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel to supplier sites as required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a risk-based decision-making approach.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of EN9100, ISO 9001, and aerospace quality system requirements is advantageous.
• German language skills are advantageous.

Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation
• Company pension plan with 20% employer contribution after probation period
• Subsidised lunch
• Flexible mobility budget: Deutschlandticket, JobRad bicycle leasing, FINN JobAuto, or a fuel allowance
• Rental clothing with laundry service
• Sport Clubs membership: EGYM Wellpass
• Individual learning allowance granted after probation period
• Childcare allowance

Before you apply

• Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process.

About the company

Isar Aerospace is a fast-growing company building a modern space business to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites into Low Earth Orbit.