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Airbus • Manching, Germany

Project Quality Manager Eurodrone (m/f/d)

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

In order to support the Eurodrone Programme, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

Project Quality Manager Eurodrone (d/f/m)

With its groundbreaking industrial and commercial setup and its unique certification and flexibility, European Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) showcases how European industry can find innovative ways to support strategic autonomy needs and prepare for the Future Combat Air System. European MALE RPAS is not just the first programme to fully implement digital design manufacturing and services (DDMS). It is also seen as a ‘light-house’ programme, not only within Airbus, but also for the entire aeronautics industry in Europe.

Become part of the UAS business and rise to the challenges ahead.

Your location

Located about an hour’s drive north of Munich, Manching is an up-and-coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of near-by cities are still within easy reach.

Our Benefits for You

  • Fair Compensation & Extras: Attractive remuneration and individual additional benefits, such as company pension schemes, mobility offers (e.g., bike leasing), or corporate discounts with partner companies in accordance with our current guidelines.
  • Time for You (and Your Loved Ones): 30 days of annual leave based on our collective agreement (35-hour week); work-life balance through flexible working hours (flextime), mobile working, part-time options, job sharing, and sabbatical opportunities.
  • Growth Made Easy: Excellent professional development opportunities and international, group-wide career perspectives.
  • Feel Good at Work: On-site company doctor; comprehensive health programs (sports courses, preventive care, etc.), canteen and cafeteria, and local childcare facilities at selected locations.
  • Diversity Connects: Work in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities, where exchange, mutual support, and inclusion are part of our DNA.

Your tasks and responsibilities

  • Single point of contact for Quality
  • Ensure the communication and implementation of their requirements (including safety and reliability) throughout the company’s and Eurodrone specific operational processes (develop, fulfil, support and source)
  • Ensure that all applicable activities along the product lifecycle (engineering and operations) are defined, planned and implemented (from the offer to the end of the product life-cycle including in-service phase if applicable)
  • In line with the defined business management processes to provide Development Programme Manager with the required degree of quality on time and on cost
  • Collect, analyse, visualise and interpret the relevant product and/or in-service performance data using all available means (manual and automatic) to identify and prevent early deviations
  • Take effective action by means of lessons learnt consideration and of root cause analysis in order to mitigate and resolve any quality issues
  • Participate or organise the deployment of preventive techniques in case of baseline changes (e.g. product modifications, manufacturing process changes, etc.)
  • Responsibility for monitoring and assessing the quality of project process execution
  • Active support of the implementation of Program Excellence methodology (e.g. APQP) and/or any other applicable procedures/processes
  • Ensure adequate corrective actions are triggered when deviations to proper implementation occur
  • Involvement in the handling of the non- conformance and waiver treatment including analysis of the deviations, monitoring of the corrective and preventive actions, as well as contributing to the improvement of the quality standards, where deviations occur
  • Obtain the necessary evidence that the processes and activities comply with customer requirements
  • Devise, negotiate and implement the product assurance plan throughout the duration of the programme/ project
  • Implementation of the internal maturity gate process and consolidate the technical risk register and monitor the associated risk mitigation actions' implementation

Desired skills and qualifications

  • Educated to a Diploma/ Master degree in Engineering
  • Advanced experience in Programme and Project Management needed
  • Advanced level in Quality necessary
  • APQP Knowledge necessary needed
  • Experience in costumer relations
  • Communicative
  • High level of negotiation skills
  • German and English business fluent

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Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Quality Assurance

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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Company benefits

Accrued annual leave
Adoption leave
Annual bonus
Bike parking
Coaching
Complimentary Medical Services
Cycle to work scheme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced sick pay
Family health insurance
Health insurance
In house training
Language lessons
Mentoring
On-site gym
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Referral bonus
Sabbaticals
Teambuilding days
Mental health support
Mental health platform access
Mental health first aiders

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165000

Gender diversity (m:f):

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Attest the conformity of the product with regards to contractual requirements and legal rules, and monitor the conformity & attestation status
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  • Support of the company's certifications and interfaces with external quality authorities (ISO, IAQG, EASA, ECSS, etc.)
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