Product Assurance Manager (m/f/d)

OHB System AG

  • Bremen
  • Veröffentlicht am: 5. Februar 2025
Jobbeschreibung

OHB System AG is one of the leading space companies in Europe. The company is part of the listed high-tech group OHB SE, which has more than 3,200 employees working on pivotal European space programs. With two strong locations in Bremen and Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich and more than 40 years of experience, OHB System AG specialises in high-tech solutions for space. These include low-orbiting and geostationary satellites for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, science and space exploration as well as systems for human space flight and aerial reconnaissance. We owe our success to our employees' passion for innovation, as well as their commitment and initiative.

For permanent employment OHB System AG in Bremen is looking for a

Product Assurance Manager (m/f/d)


  • Define and maintain Product Assurance (PA) standards in alignment with customer requirements
  • Act as the primary point of contact for all quality-related matters with the customer
  • Lead and manage the product assurance team within the project
  • Coordinate experts supporting PA tasks across the matrix organization
  • Plan and manage quality activities in accordance with project-specific requirements
  • Organize and chair key PA milestones, including EQSRs (Equipment Qualification Status Reviews), MRRs (Manufacturing Readiness Reviews), IRRs (Integration Readiness Reviews), TRRs (Test Readiness Reviews), and QRs (Qualification Reviews)
  • Support the planning and execution of major project reviews such as SRRs (System Requirements Reviews), PDRs (Preliminary Design Reviews), CDRs (Critical Design Reviews), MPCBs (Material and Process Control Boards), PCBs (Production Control Boards), TRBs (Test Review Boards), ARs (Acceptance Reviews), and DRBs (Delivery Review Boards)
  • Develop the project audit plan and assist auditors during project audits
  • Implement and oversee the non-conformance control process, including the organization and chairing of project-level Non-conformance Review Boards (NRBs)

  • A degree in engineering, physics, or a comparable qualification
  • Several years of professional experience, ideally in Product Assurance within the space industry, or equivalent experience in monitoring domestic and international suppliers
  • Proven ability to make decisions and effectively communicate them to suppliers and customers
  • Confidence in engaging with customers and building strong relationships
  • Excellent negotiation skills, combined with outstanding communication abilities
  • A high degree of flexibility, responsibility, and a proactive work ethic, with the capability to work independently and in an organized manner
  • Fluency in both written and spoken English
  • Willingness to travel frequently

  • Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation & special leave days
  • Mobile Work: Hybrid work & mobile work abroad
  • Structured on-boarding process (incl. assignment of a buddy in the first months)
  • Development: Extensive range of training courses, individual professional development, German language courses & annual employee dialogue
  • Space projects
  • Additional benefits: 13th monthly salary, accident insurance & company pension plan
  • Catering: High standard company restaurant & generous meals subsidy
  • Active health promotion: Health management, E-GYM Wellpass & in-company sports groups
  • Family: Kindergarten subsidy / kindergarten places, childcare during vacation periods & paid child sickness days
  • Mobility: Subsidized Deutschland ticket, job bike & parking lots
  • Company parties & events: Christmas party, satellite launch events, NextGen Speakers Night
  • Innovation: Company suggestion system & free research and development
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