Darwin Recruitment are currently hiring for a Senior Product Assurance Engineer on behalf of a high-tech Austrian company founded in 2007 and based in Holzhausen. The company specialises in the design and manufacture of lightweight carbon-fibre composite components for the space and motorsport industries, including launch-vehicle and racing applications. All engineering, prototyping, and production activities are handled in-house.

In this role, you will advise and support all parties involved in a spaceflight project to ensure that the requirements regarding Product Assurance are implemented in the best possible way. The primary goal of Product Assurance is to ensure that spaceflight products fulfil their defined mission objectives in a safe, available, and reliable manner.

Responsibilities:

* Review and analysis of Product Assurance / Quality requirements before order acceptance

* Risk assessment and impact analysis of the required product safety, as well as communication of findings to project management and company leadership

* Creation and further development of internal company documents for spaceflight projects, as well as externally required documentation (e.g., Documentation and Configuration Management Plan)

* Development of product-specific manufacturing processes in collaboration with various departments to ensure the necessary quality steps are implemented

* Regular coordination with customers as the direct Project Quality contact in various spaceflight projects, from the proposal and development phase to product delivery

* Execution of Product Assurance audits and monitoring of Configuration Management, both internally and at external partners/suppliers

* Facilitation of risk analyses, such as FMEAs (Functional, Design, Process)

Your Profile:

* 6+ Years Product Assurance knowledge (ideally in technical or manufacturing companies)

* Completed technical education (HTL, FH or university)

* Preferably the following knowledge: ISO 9001 / EN9100, ECSS-Q, FMEA, Audit experience

* Structured, plan-based and process-orientated way of working

* Personal responsibility and commitment

* Strong implementation skills with a pronounced solution-orientation

* Very good written and spoken English skills

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

James Godfrey