Customer and Quality Assurance Engineer Space

Date Posted:

2025-12-11

Country:

Germany

Location:

Heidelberg, Germany

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Customer and Quality Assurance Engineer Space

Permanent

Heidelberg

At Collins Aerospace, we work side-by-side with our customers to tackle the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. We’re combining boundless imagination with a broad portfolio and an unmatched dedication to customers – all to make the skies and spaces we touch smarter, safer and more amazing than ever.

Our site in Heidelberg has the following core competencies:

• Avionics Systems

• On-board electronics for land vehicles

• Products for the aerospace industry

We have established ourselves as a leading supplier of customized electronics solutions for the aerospace and defense industries. Collins Aerospace in Heidelberg supplies integrated navigation and communications systems for a wide range of military applications and is a global leader in satellite reaction wheel technology.

 We are redefining aerospace.

Contribute to Collins Customer and Quality Excellence by acting as a focal point for all quality questions across a program’s lifecycle! In this role you will work with a high degree of autonomy on a broad range of interesting, complex, and varied questions, driving solutions and improvements in close cooperation with Collins Program Management, Engineering, Production, and Procurement functions.

Responsibilities:

• Focal point for all quality questions across program life cycle

• Project management of customer-relevant quality assurance activities

• Ensure implementation of applicable quality requirements from RTX, Collins, customers and regulatory standards for products, processes and systems

• Internal and external coordination in case of quality deviations and non-conformities, and drive RCCA and problem resolution

• Prepare, review and release product & process quality (assurance) documents and reports

• Support internal and external audits

• Advance quality compliance and improvement

• Support product and production process changes, work transfers and Continuous Improvement initiatives (LEAN/CORE)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor´s or Master´s degree in an advanced technical discipline or several years of equivalent professional experience, ideally in the aerospace sector

• Deep understanding of space-specific quality standards and best practices

• Knowledge of EEE Quality and Parts Approval procedures is an advantage

• Very good (business fluent) written and spoken English and German skills

• Good SAP R/3 and MS Office skills

• Excellent communication skills with a high degree of persuasiveness, assertiveness, and persistence

• Ability to deal with complex and difficult situations

• Independent and goal-oriented way of working in an international environment

• Willingness to travel (about 10%)

• Flexibility and ability to work in a team

Be part of the Collins Heidelberg Team:

• Join our multicultural team and work with people from different countries

• Flexible working times

• 30 days of vacation

• Industry-specific pay

• Company sponsored pension plan

• Corporate health management

• Internal and external training opportunities to promote the continuous learning and development of our employees

• Global career opportunities at over 300 sites worldwide

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

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