Quality Engineer

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

The What: At Blackwave GmbH, we develop and manufacture high-performance carbon fiber components for airplanes, rockets, and satellites — pushing the limits of lightweight design and precision manufacturing. Our mission: To end COPV failure in spaceflight. The benchmark for performance, reliability and cost efficiency.

The Why:  Because quality is the foundation of innovation. Every component we deliver must perform flawlessly under extreme conditions — in the air, in orbit, and beyond. As part of our Quality team, you ensure that our processes meet the highest standards, enabling us to turn cutting-edge ideas into flight-ready solutions.

Project-Level Quality Assurance: You implement quality measures, risk controls, and verification steps as integral components of product development and production processes.Process Clarity and Execution: You ensure that quality-relevant process steps are clearly defined, understood by all teams, and effectively executed at all production stations.Cross-Functional Alignment: You facilitate a consistent definition of standards, failure risks, and acceptance criteria across engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.Structured Root Cause Analysis: You analyze deviations (e.g., using the 8D method), derive sustainable corrective actions, and feed the resulting insights back into processes.Data-Driven Decision Making: You identify and evaluate quality issues and process risks based on structured data and documentation — with a strong attention to detail and objectivity.Continuous Quality Improvement: You monitor key quality indicators (e.g., audit findings) and use this data to drive proactive improvements in procedures and standards.

YOUR PROFILE

Training & studies - You have completed degree in engineering, quality management, production technology, or a comparable qualification Professional experience - You have relevant experience in quality planning and risk management, ideally in a manufacturing environmentAnalytical Thinking & Root Cause Analysis: You are skilled at identifying patterns, isolating root causes (e.g. using 8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa), and translating findings into actionable improvementsStandards & Compliance Knowledge: You are familiar with applicable quality standards and their practical implementation, as well as experience with ISO9001Working Style & Mindset: You work independently, think in solutions, and enjoy deriving insights from quality data. You pursue excellence and value precision and reliabilityLanguage skills - Very good written and spoken English and German skills

WHAT WE OFFER

Personal responsibility & creative freedom: You actively contribute to the further development of our production technologies.Flexible working hours & mobile working: Work-life balance is not an empty promise with us.Start-up spirit meets aerospace: flat hierarchies, short decision-making processes and room for innovation.Individual benefits: Choose between a Germany ticket, Egym-Wellpass or a tax-free benefit in kind with the Give Card.Fresh food every day: Shared lunch break with healthy, varied dishes.Alpine view included: Our roof terrace invites you to relax after work.Further development guaranteed: You will grow both professionally and personally through exciting projects and exchanges with experts.We live and breathe team culture: whether it's a tech talk, team event or after-work - we celebrate successes together.

About us

Blackwave GmbH is a dynamic aerospace company specializing in high-performance carbon fiber components for airplanes, rockets, and satellites. We offer an innovative work environment where team spirit, enthusiasm, and opportunities for personal and professional growth take center stage. Send us your CV and apply directly via our website - we look forward to hearing from you

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