About the role

Product Assurance Engineer ensuring successful QKD systems at Quantum Technology Laboratories. Collaborating across teams to guarantee compliance with aerospace industry quality standards.

Responsibilities

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 properly mitigated.
Conduct audits, inspections, failure investigations, and reviews to ensure both internal and external quality requirements are met.
Support the definition and implementation 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.

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 DIN 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 other 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.

A collaborative and innovative environment in Vienna, a global hub for quantum research and space technology.
The chance to contribute to and shape a rapidly growing company.
The opportunity to jointly develop projects and products at the exciting intersection of quantum and space technologies.
Flexible work arrangements in a hybrid model combining remote and onsite collaboration.
The opportunity to make a lasting impact on the future of quantum technologies.
Balanced work-life integration for our employees.
Attractive workplace with excellent infrastructure at Wienerberg.
Great Italian espresso.
A humorous and friendly work atmosphere.