Manufacturing Quality Lead

Job description

**Help Build Europe's Hypersonic Capability**At **Hypersonica**, we’re redefining what’s possible in European defence technology. We exist to deliver speed, resilience, and technological independence at a pace that sets a new standard. We are a small, elite team working on problems that matter, and solving them fast. By joining **Hypersonica**, you’re not stepping into a predefined role. You’re joining a talent dense environment where every individual shapes the direction of the company. Our philosophy is to hire a small number of exceptional people with broad, deep technical capability, strong judgement, and the ability to operate autonomously. We hire for talent, not rigid boxes. This role represents a business need, but the way it evolves will be shaped by the individual. If you’ve achieved what others said was impossible, or you bring a unique combination of skills that doesn’t fit a traditional mould, we want to hear from you. The work you do here directly contributes to Europe’s technological independence. ### What you'll do - Build the foundation for Hypersonica’s Quality Organization and Process. Defining and developing standards and tools for implementation. - Develop and own the quality management system, enabling rapid iteration and progress while securing highest quality standards and customer satisfaction. - Own xFMEA processes in product design and industrialization and drive execution across all relevant engineering functions. - Own control plans and ensure practical integration with the manufacturing- and production engineering teams. - Define quality labs based on production requirements and lead quality operations. - Support product development taking a “Design for Quality” perspective, ensuring an embedded quality consideration from early phases. - Define traceability requirements throughout the supply- and production valuechain and work with internal and external stakeholders to implement traceability measures. - Contribute to buy-off and testing requirements for equipment during FAT / SAT from a quality perspective. - Ensure clear documentation, including document control, according to applicable standards and best practices from the industry. - Act as a technically credible problem‑solver in ambiguous environments, closing decisions and keeping programs moving at pace. ### Who you are - A senior Quality Engineer / Manager with extensive firsthand expertise and experience in automated, complex manufacturing with highest quality standards - Experienced working on complex, integrated manufacturing systems. Ideally in aerospace, defence, or other high‑performance, cross functional environments under intense time pressure. - Able to work in green field, shaping policy and standards from ground off. - A strong leader, motivating team, creating a joint mission and understanding and creating commitment by demonstrating purpose. - Dealing well with ambiguity and uncertainty, willing to anticipate, test and reconsider if necessary. - Actively utilizing your strong Quality methodology and tool set; Quality industry expertise and understanding. Covering various levels of integration from a product development-, manufacturing and supply chain perspective. - Pragmatic and delivery‑focused, able to make sound engineering trade‑offs without over‑engineering - Comfortable collaborating across disciplines and acting as a technical integrator, not just a specialist. - Hands‑on by instinct, willing to support build, integration, and test when needed. - Calm and effective in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments where priorities evolve. - Motivated by building real, high‑consequence hardware where mechanical and system correctness truly matter. ### What we offer - A mission driven environment with the opportunity to work on one of Europe’s most consequential defence challenges, with direct impact on sovereign capability and security. - Daily collaboration with top experts across engineering, operations, and defence, with real opportunity to learn from the best, contribute, and grow. - High ownership and autonomy; no time tracking, no micromanagement, just clear objectives and accountability for outcomes. - A fast paced environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, and feedback from test and flight drives real decisions. - A culture that values clarity, integrity, and excellence, and supports people who take initiative and push boundaries responsibly. - Competitive compensation and real share options aligned to responsibility and impact, not tenure or hierarchy.