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Rocket Factory Augsburg · Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany · Electronics · first seen 2026-07-16
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About Rocket Factory Augsburg

About the Team

Our international and agile team is looking for support from a motivated person as a Avionics Quality Engineer (m/f/d). Do you want to revolutionize space travel in New Space? Then you've come to the right place.

Your Tasks

  • Build and scale a robust avionics Quality Management System (QMS) that enables reliable, repeatable production of flight hardware and supports certification readiness
  • Drive supplier quality performance by qualifying, auditing, and developing partners, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality electronic assemblies and components
  • Lead First Article Inspections (FAI/FAIR) and part approval processes, establishing strong validation standards across the supply chain
  • Own production quality across the full lifecycle, from incoming inspection to final integration, ensuring defects are detected early and prevented sustainably
  • Analyze and resolve non-conformances by applying structured root-cause methods (e.g. 8D, 5-Why, FMEA), reducing recurrence and improving overall system reliability

Your Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Ability to build, implement, and improve quality systems in a production or manufacturing environment
  • Experience ensuring quality in high-reliability or regulated industries (e.g. aerospace, defence, automotive, medical)
  • Proven capability to manage and develop suppliers, including audits, qualification, and performance improvement
  • Strong skills in root-cause analysis and problem-solving, with the ability to translate findings into sustainable corrective actions
  • Fluency in English for effective collaboration in an international engineering environment

Nice-to-Have

  • Hands-on experience with electronics manufacturing or cable harness production
  • Familiarity with aerospace standards such as AS9100, IPC/WHMA-A-620, AS9102, or ECSS
  • Understanding of design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for test (DFT) principles
  • Background in avionics, electrical engineering, or aerospace systems

We Offer

Atmosphere Atmosphere: Experience life in an international & dynamic New Space start-up 
Flexibility Flexibility: Fit your working schedule to your needs with flexible working hours 
Home Office Home Office: Full-time employees benefit from one day per week home office 
Health Health: Sweat, stretch or squat it out with EGYM Wellpass 
Paid Time Off

Paid Time Off: 30 days annual leave and speacial leave days 

Paid Time Off Team Culture: Join regular company and team events 
Parking Parking: Free Parking for your car and bike 

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Ready to take the next step?

Join RFA and help build one of Europe’s most efficient launch systems. Work alongside 300+ colleagues from over 40 countries and take ownership from day one.

🚀 Apply now! We look forward to receiving your application in German or English.