qtlabs - Quantum Technology Laboratories GmbH

Product Assurance Engineer

qtlabs - Quantum Technology Laboratories GmbH

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Wien • 🇦🇹 Austria

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Salary

💰 €3,285 per month

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

Assembly

About the role

  • Define and implement a tailored Product Assurance (PA) strategy for space-technology maturation programs, ensuring alignment with ECSS standards and customer-specific requirements.
  • Derive, tailor, and manage PA, MMPP, and EEE requirements, ensuring traceability to system-level objectives and regulatory frameworks.
  • Lead PA activities across the product lifecycle from concept and design to early testing, including defining quality gates and key assurance milestones, and participating in verification & validation activities.
  • Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and non-conformance reviews to ensure quality risks are identified early and appropriately mitigated.
  • Conduct audits, inspections, failure investigations, and reviews to ensure both internal and external quality requirements are met.
  • Support the definition and application of quality assurance processes for hardware components (EEE, MMPP), including procurement, assembly, inspection, and verification.
  • Prepare and maintain PA documentation: PA plans, compliance matrices, verification plans, procedures and processes, NCRs, risk registers, and lessons learned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrialization Engineering, or a related field.
  • 3–5+ years of experience in Product Assurance and/or Quality Assurance, ideally in the space or aerospace sector.
  • Solid knowledge of ECSS and other aerospace industry PA standards.
  • Knowledge of quality management standards, e.g., ISO 9001 or EN 9100, is a plus.
  • Technical background in one or more PA disciplines – RAMS, MMPP, EEE, Software.
  • Experience with processes and requirements and in managing quality aspects of technology demonstrator programs.
  • Experience auditing or qualifying suppliers in the space or high-reliability industries.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills, with the ability to engage with customers, suppliers, space agencies, and internal teams.
  • Comfortable taking on responsibility and ownership.
  • Fluent in English; knowledge of German is a plus.
Benefits
  • Flexible work arrangements in a hybrid model combining remote and onsite collaboration.
  • A collaborative and innovative environment in Vienna.
  • The chance to contribute to and to shape a rapidly growing company.
  • The opportunity to jointly develop projects and products at the thrilling junction between quantum and space technology.
  • Balanced work-life integration for our employees.
  • Attractive workplace with excellent infrastructure at Wienerberg.
  • Humorous and friendly work atmosphere.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Product AssuranceQuality AssuranceECSS standardsMMPPEEERAMSISO 9001EN 9100verificationvalidation
Soft skills
communicationdocumentationresponsibilityownershiprisk assessmentproblem-solvingteam collaborationcustomer engagementsupplier engagementquality risk mitigation