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This role establishes inspection strategies, verification methods, conformity assessment criteria, and competency standards to ensure objective evidence exists that every product meets defined requirements.\nThe position is driving a quality-at-source culture and a scalable inspection framework capable of supporting company growth. The Chief Quality Inspector ensures inspection activities provide reliable product acceptance decisions and robust evidence of compliance throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.\nYour Role in Our Space Mission: \nDefine and govern the company inspection strategy, acceptance approaches, and verification methodologies.\nEstablish conformity assessment criteria and ensure objective evidence supports all product acceptance decisions.\nOwn inspection governance, standards, procedures, and inspection-related competency frameworks.\nLead laboratory functions including material testing, metallography, composite testing, calibration activities, and failure investigations.\nSupport process qualification activities by defining required verification and inspection evidence.\nDrive implementation of quality-at-source principles across manufacturing operations.\nEnsure inspection resources, technologies, and capabilities can scale with future production demand.\nDevelop and maintain inspector training, qualification, certification, and recertification requirements.\nPartner with Manufacturing, Production Engineering, Product Assurance, and Supplier Quality to resolve conformity concerns and improve product quality.\nProvide clear conformity recommendations and inspection performance reporting to senior leadership.\nQualification Checklist \nExtensive experience in manufacturing quality, inspection, product assurance, or quality engineering leadership roles.\nDemonstrated expertise in inspection methods, conformity assessment, acceptance criteria, and verification planning.\nStrong understanding of incoming inspection, in-process inspection, final inspection, and release processes.\nExperience leading NDT disciplines including X-Ray, Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasonic, and Dye Penetrant inspection.\nKnowledge of laboratory operations, materials testing, metallography, calibration systems, and failure analysis methods.\nExperience developing inspection standards, procedures, governance models, and competency frameworks.\nAbility to make objective conformity decisions based on technical evidence and risk assessment.\nStrong leadership capability with experience developing and managing multidisciplinary technical teams.\nProven ability to implement scalable quality systems within fast-growing manufacturing organizations.\nExcellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.\nStrong analytical mindset with high attention to detail and commitment to product integrity.\nProfessional proficiency in English; German language skills are advantageous.\nAim high, deliver relentlessly, act with integrity, and keep the mission first.\nBenefits \nEmployee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program\n30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge \nCompany pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period\nSubsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day\nPublic transport ticket: Commute with ease using a fully financed Deutschlandticket\nRental clothing with laundry service: Enjoy hassle-free workwear with our convenient rental clothing and laundry service \n Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)\nIndividual learning allowance: Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period\nChildcare allowance: Receive a childcare allowance for your non-school-age children\nAnd Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team. \nWho we are\n\nWe are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space.\nOur mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations.\nWe are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation.\nWe're making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up for the challenge, want to work on cutting-edge projects and be part of a team changing the world for better, come, join us and launch your career!\nWant to find out more about us?\nVisit www.isaraerospace.com\nData Protection\n We process your personal data for the purpose of managing the recruitment process and assessing your application. For detailed information on how your data is processed, including your rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy.\nDisclaimer\n Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. We do not prioritize any specific religion, gender, nationality, or background. Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process. 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