Quality Assurance Engineer

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:

The Quality Control Team in Emmen offers comprehensive testing campaigns for aerospace and industrial customers, typically as part of development, qualification, or acceptance testing. Test items range from individual components to complete products and include rocket parts. The team consists of 14 highly qualified employees who, with their expertise and passion, play a key role in ensuring the highest quality standards.

What unites us is our shared commitment to Beyond Gravity’s core values:
Curious, Passionate, Together.

Take ownership of manufacturing processes and drive the continuous improvement and optimization of production lines, ensuring efficiency, quality, and process reliability.

Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and assembly solutions to support production requirements and product performance.

Lead industrialization activities and New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring a smooth transition from product development to serial production.

Collaborate closely with R&D, Production, Quality, Maintenance, Procurement, and external suppliers to ensure manufacturability, robust processes, and successful product industrialization.

Drive manufacturing equipment and CAPEX projects from technical specification and supplier selection through commissioning, qualification, and handover to production.

Plan and execute equipment and process qualification and validation activities, ensuring compliance with applicable quality standards and internal requirements.

Provide hands‑on technical support to production, troubleshooting manufacturing issues and leading root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to increase productivity, improve process capability, reduce costs, and minimize production disruptions.

Support the implementation of automation, robotics, and new manufacturing technologies to improve production performance and scalability.

Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, work instructions, process specifications, and technical records.

Drive engineering changes, risk assessments, and process improvements in collaboration with cross‑functional teams.

Contribute to technical project planning and execution, ensuring that manufacturing deliverables meet quality, cost, and schedule requirements.

Share technical expertise and support the development of colleagues, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable technical field.

You have at least 5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering, industrialization, production engineering, or a similar role within a complex industrial environment.

You have proven experience in manufacturing process development, production line…