Quality Control Manager

About the role

The Quality Control Manager will establish and lead company-wide quality-control processes across production, operations, engineering, testing, and support functions. This role involves defining how quality is measured, verified, and documented while working with subject-matter experts to ensure safety, reliability, and traceability. The position requires a hands-on approach to creating scalable, low-friction processes within a fast-moving technical environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement company-wide quality-control processes covering production, operations, engineering, testing, and technical support activities.
• Define inspection plans, acceptance criteria, test requirements, quality records, traceability expectations, and release processes.
• Work with subject-matter experts to develop practical quality controls for complex technical systems, materials, hardware, and processes.
• Lead the management of non-conformances, deviations, defects, corrective actions, and recurring quality issues.
• Develop quality metrics and reporting to identify trends, process variation, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Train and support teams in quality-control procedures while continuously improving the company’s quality culture and working practices.

Required skills

• Quality control
• Quality engineering
• Manufacturing quality
• Inspection
• Testing
• Process control
• Traceability
• Non-conformance management

Nice to have

• Aerospace
• Defence
• Quality-management systems
• Internal audits
• Configuration control
• Change management
• Root-cause analysis
• Statistical process control
• Supplier quality

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, manufacturing, quality management, science, or a related discipline
• Equivalent professional experience

Benefits

• Stock options
• Relocation support
• Flights
• Shipping
• Visa support
• Daily lunch
• Daily dinner
• Daily drinks
• Shared company housing

About the Company

Stealthrocketrystartup is a Germany-based rocketry startup currently in stealth mode, scaling up to meet the demand for high-performance, reliable, and scalable solid propulsion technologies for space and defense applications. The company is currently launching suborbital and ballistic rockets on a regular basis.