Principal Quality and Product Assurance Engineer
Exploration CompanyMunich, Bavaria, Germany
Posted January 27, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
The Exploration Company designs and manufactures advanced space vehicles that enable collaborative exploration and sustainable interplanetary missions. Leveraging cutting-edge propulsion, modular architecture, and open-source collaboration frameworks, the company delivers spacecraft that can be rapidly adapted for scientific, commercial, and research applications. Its commitment to transparent design, community-driven innovation, and long-term mission resilience sets it apart in the aerospace sector, positioning Exploration Company as a partner of choice for governments, universities, and private space enterprises.
Job Description
We are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run. We are looking for a Principal Quality and Product Assurance Engineer with a strong hardware background to ensure that all products meet the highest quality standards and lead key quality initiatives across the organization.
Requirements
- Mentor the quality and product assurance team
- Act as a Product Assurance Engineer on assigned projects
- Act as the primary quality focal point for all hardware-related activities
- Manage product assurance activities
- Lead the management of the Qualification Status List (QSL) and Critical Item List (CIL)
- Monitor and contribute to RAMS activities
- Oversee Hardware-Software integration surveillance
- Supervise subcontractor DP reviews
- Perform product assurance project audits
- Interface with customers
- Drive the implementation of quality control plans
- Support the certification processes for space-grade hardware and systems
Benefits
- Relocation Assistance
- Visa Sponsorship
