Quality Assurance Engineer (all genders)
About the job
Quality Assurance Engineer (all genders)
🚀 Challenge the Impossible
About Beyond Gravity
Beyond Gravity, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is the first space company to combine a startup mindset, agility, speed and innovation with decades of experience and proven quality. Approximately 1800 employees at 12 locations in six countries (Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, USA, Finland and Portugal) develop and manufacture products for satellites and launch vehicles with the goal of advancing humankind and enabling the exploration of the world and beyond. Beyond Gravity is the preferred supplier of structures for all types of launch vehicles and a leading provider of selected satellite products and constellation solutions in the New Space sector. In 2024, the company generated a revenue of around CHF 359 million. More information at: www.beyondgravity.com
Your Crew
Get ready to join an amazing team of professionals from different countries and cultures. We come from diverse engineering backgrounds, united by a deep passion for space and a strong quality-driven mindset.
What truly brings us together is a culture of collaboration, mutual support, and the excitement of building something extraordinary - together.
If you're driven by curiosity and ready to take on meaningful challenges, you might be the right person to help us shape what comes next.
Your Mission
- Lead Non-Conformance Investigation and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for any product or process deviations.
- Oversee quality aspects of Internal MAIT (Manufacturing Assembly Integration and Test) processes, including test equipment management and process capability assessment.
- Implement and Develop quality assurance Program in accordance with project milestones, ensuring customer requirements through collaboration with engineering, operations and supply chain.
- Establish Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) features in collaboration with Process Engineering and Operations
- Moderate Process FMEA
- Execute quality inspections, including KIPs and MIPs, and maintain associated production records to ensure compliance with critical requirements.
- Establish Process Quality Documentation & Supervise MAIT Process Development/Qualification for all relevant quality aspects.
- Ensure alignment with project milestones and fulfillment of customer, regulatory, and internal quality requirements throughout operations execution.
- Moderate Process FMEAs, establish process quality documentation, and support process qualification.
- Contribute as needed to Customer and Internal Audit as Quality Assurance representative.
- Support continuous improvement and development of the Quality organization through training and coaching initiatives.
Your Story
- Relevant experience in the field of Quality and Continuous Improvement
- Preferred education: BSc/MSc degree in Engineering or in a similar relevant discipline
- Knowledge of standards such as EN9100, ECSS, NASA and MIL
- Ability to quickly understand and analyse technical products/systems and their function
- High level of theoretical skills in relevant fields with an adeptness to coach hands on practical elements “on the floor”
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
- MS Office experience required
- Experience in the application of Quality preventive methodology (5Why, Ishikawa Fishbone…)
- Fluent in German
Nice to have’s
- Any further language ( French and Swedish) beyond English is a strong asset
- Experience in other Space companies
Why Beyond Gravity
- Work in an international environment with global mindset and high-tech products that will fly into space
- A highly specialized and motivated team with a lot of know-how in a unique industry
- We live a hands-on mentality and take suggestions for improvement seriously
- Attractive employment conditions (contribution to public transport, trainings and development opportunities, full paid maternity/paternity leave and many more)
- Flexible and mobile working and at least 5 weeks of vacation with possibility to buy additional vacations
🌌Are you ready for lift-off?
Our core values - Passionate, Together, and Curious - transform challenges into opportunities. Embark on a journey to transcend the ordinary with us. We‘re actively reviewing candidates and will promptly select the ideal fit for our team.
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact: Stefan Hunger
Beyond Gravity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected categories.
Applications by e-mail cannot be considered. We do not accept dossiers from recruitment agencies for this position.
From Beyond Gravity's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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Builds launcher payload fairings, satellite structures, mechanisms and electronics, from Switzerland to Alabama.
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