Product Assurance Engineer (m/f/d)

The role

You will provide hands-on product assurance for flight hardware and systems during production and acceptance. You will verify that manufacturing processes, work instructions, and quality controls are followed on the shop floor.

What you will do

• Own product assurance activities for assigned flight hardware and systems during production and acceptance.
• Verify that production follows approved drawings, work instructions, process specifications and inspection plans.
• Identify and escalate deviations in manufacturing, assembly, integration, testing, handling, and environmental controls.
• Ensure critical characteristics, acceptance criteria, hold points and required verification evidence are followed and recorded.
• Review production records and qualification evidence.
• Verify correct execution and control of applicable special processes.
• Confirm that required inspections, tests, witness activities and verification records are completed.
• Provide assurance oversight of inspection and test strategies and personnel qualification.
• Review internal and supplier capabilities and production readiness.
• Ensure changes to materials, processes, tooling, software, suppliers, facilities and inspection methods are approved.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science or a related discipline.
• Experience in product assurance, quality engineering, manufacturing assurance or a related engineering role within aerospace, space, defence or another highly regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of flight hardware, manufacturing and assembly processes, product integrity and common failure modes.
• Knowledge of production process controls, special processes, integration, testing, handling and environmental requirements.
• Experience with material qualification, process qualification, First Article Inspection and production acceptance activities.
• Understanding of inspection and test methods, their applicability and limitations, and the qualification requirements for methods and personnel.
• Ability to review engineering drawings, material and process specifications, qualification reports, inspection and test plans, and acceptance evidence.
• Working knowledge of configuration management, traceability, change control, non-conformance management and risk-based decision making.
• Strong analytical judgement with the confidence to challenge technical, repair and acceptance decisions constructively.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers and programme stakeholders.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with aerospace quality and product assurance frameworks such as EN 9100, ECSS or equivalent requirements is advantageous.
• German language skills are beneficial

Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation
• Company pension plan with 20% employer contribution after the probation period
• Subsidised lunch
• Flexible mobility budget: choice between fully financed 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 the probation period
• Childcare allowance for non-school-age children

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 enable faster, better and cheaper access to space. They provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit.