Head of Quality (d/m/w)

This position is at Airbus

The selection process will be fully managed by Airbus.

This opportunity is available in Stuttgart area - Germany, Backnang - Germany.

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**Job Description:** * **Organizational Leadership**: Disciplinary and functional accountability for the Quality perimeter (PA, QA, Inspection training and escalations); fostering a high-performance and inclusive team culture. * **QMS Governance**: Ownership and continuous improvement of the QMS in line with EN9100, corporate strategy, and regulatory requirements. * **Strategic Partnership**: Acting as a core member of the management team to align Quality with business success and "First Time Right" objectives. * **Product & Project Integrity**: Ensuring end-to-end quality across the lifecycle, with a specific focus on transitioning towards small series production and high quality space products. * **Risk & Deviation Management**: Leading proactive risk identification and ensuring robust resolution of non-conformances and customer complaints. * **Independent Voice:** Serving as the sovereign authority for Quality matters towards internal stakeholders and international customers/agencies including the shareholder (Airbus DS/SpS/SpP). * **Supply Chain Excellence**: Auditing and managing suppliers/subcontractors to ensure strict compliance with e. g. ECSS, EN9100, and contractual standards. * **Operational Efficiency:** Optimizing the value chain by eliminating non-value-added activities and ensuring effective resource planning for project demands. * **Continuous Improvement**: Driving innovation in quality methodologies (e.g., Lean, Root Cause Analysis) and executing annual management reviews and audits. * **Stakeholder Communication:** Managing complex interfaces in a bilingual environment (German & English required). **Skills** * Master’s degree/Diploma in Engineering (Aerospace, Electronics, Mechanical), Physics, Industrial Engineering or similar education. * **Modern Leadership & Diplomacy:** Proven ability to lead large teams with a diplomatic yet firm authority; acting as the "Independent Voice of Quality" across all hierarchical levels. * **End-to-End Business Acumen:** Integrating quality as strategic partner throughout whole value chain and supporting functions to ensure profitability and “Design-to-Quality”. * **Industrial Transformation:** Expert-level knowledge of Lean Principles and the ability to transition processes from artisan-style manufacturing to efficient small series production. * **Strategic Supply Chain Oversight:** Experience in managing international subcontractors, ensuring compliance (EN9100/ECSS) and quality stability across external value chains. * **Pragmatic Problem Solving**: A hands-on approach that balances rigorous "Zero-Defect" requirements with business pragmatism and cost-containment goals. * **Tech-Forward Mindset:** Openness to integrating AI-driven analytics, digital quality tools, and Industry 4.0 methodologies to optimize quality gates and data transparency. * **Cross-Industry Vision:** Ability to import best practices from other high-tech/high-reliability sectors (e.g., Automotive, MedTech, Telecommunication) to enhance aerospace standards. * **Communication Mastery:** Exceptional stakeholder management and presentation skills with full professional fluency in German and English. 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:** Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG **Contract Type:** Permanent **Experience Level:** Professional **Job Family:** Leadership 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 [email protected]. 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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