Product Assurance Engineer - Structures & CFRP (m/f/d) Verified today

Your Role

As Product Assurance Engineer for Structures and CFRP, you provide hands-on product assurance for primary and secondary structural flight hardware during production and acceptance. This is a production-facing assurance role, not a design engineering role. You will work closely with Structures Engineering, Manufacturing, NDT/NDI, Materials Laboratory, Supplier Quality and Configuration Management to verify that approved materials, processes, inspections and acceptance requirements are correctly applied and documented in daily production.

Key Responsibilities

• Own product assurance activities for metallic and CFRP structural flight hardware during production and acceptance
• Maintain regular presence on the shop floor and verify that production follows approved drawings, work instructions, process specifications and inspection plans
• Identify and escalate deviations in lay-up, cure, bonding, machining, assembly, handling, environmental controls and other critical structural processes
• Ensure critical characteristics, acceptance criteria, hold points and required verification evidence are understood, followed and recorded in production
• Review production records and qualification evidence and confirm readiness before critical manufacturing steps
• Verify correct execution and control of special processes including composite lay-up and cure, adhesive bonding, welding, heat treatment, surface treatment and structural assembly
• Confirm that required coupons, witness samples, mechanical testing, dimensional inspection and NDT/NDI activities are completed and documented as specified
• Provide oversight of NDT/NDI strategies, technique qualification, personnel qualification and inspection coverage for critical structures
• Review internal and supplier capabilities, qualification status and production readiness for structural and CFRP hardware
• Ensure that changes to materials, processes, tooling, software, suppliers, facilities and inspection methods are approved before implementation in production
• Lead or support risk-based disposition of structural and composite non-conformances, deviations, concessions and repair proposals
• Monitor shop-floor process compliance and production performance, identify recurring issues and drive practical preventive actions and lessons learned
• Ensure structural acceptance evidence is complete, coherent and available to support certification, product acceptance and flight readiness
• Maintain alignment between Product Assurance and Manufacturing Assurance while preserving independent assurance authority

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Composite Engineering or a related discipline
• Experience in product assurance, quality engineering, structural engineering, materials engineering or manufacturing assurance within aerospace, space, defence or another highly regulated environment
• Strong understanding of metallic structures and CFRP composite materials, manufacturing processes, structural joints and common failure modes
• Knowledge of composite lay-up, curing, bonding, trimming, drilling, assembly, repair and environmental controls
• Experience with material qualification, process qualification, First Article Inspection and production acceptance activities
• Understanding of NDT/NDI methods applicable to metallic and composite structures, including ultrasonic inspection, radiography or CT, thermography, shearography and penetrant inspection
• Ability to review structural drawings, material and process specifications, qualification reports, inspection plans and acceptance evidence
• Working knowledge of configuration management, traceability, change control, non-conformance management and risk-based decision making
• Familiarity with aerospace quality and product assurance frameworks such as EN 9100, ECSS or equivalent requirements is advantageous
• Strong analytical judgement with the confidence to challenge technical, repair and acceptance decisions constructively
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers and programme stakeholders
• Professional proficiency in English; German language skills are beneficial

Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: share in success through virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation
• Company pension plan with 20% employer contribution after probation period
• Subsidised lunch
• Flexible mobility budget: choice of Deutschlandticket, JobRad bicycle leasing, FINN JobAuto, or fuel allowance
• Rental clothing with laundry service
• Sport Clubs membership through EGYM Wellpass
• Individual learning allowance after probation period
• Childcare allowance for non-school-age children