Supply Chain Quality Manager – Microwave Instruments

About the role

Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a Supply Chain Quality Manager to oversee procurement of satellite payload equipment for its Telecoms, Navigation, Earth Observation, Science and Space Exploration programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the main liaison with suppliers for operational activities, contract management and internal coordination.
• Ensure on‑time, quality deliveries by managing milestones, product life‑cycle reviews and deliverables.
• Lead progress meetings, gate reviews, change, deviation and non‑conformity processes.
• Support development teams with industrial and manufacturing knowledge to achieve qualification before serial production.
• Assess supplier capacity, performance and risk, and drive improvement projects.

Required profile

• Engineering degree in Electronics, Space/Aerospace or a related field.
• Experience in supply chain, quality, project management or engineering within the aerospace sector.
• Strong communication, negotiation and organisational skills.
• Business‑level English; additional French, German or Spanish is a plus.

Required skills

• Knowledge of space systems and satellite electronics.
• Familiarity with radar/RF payloads and payload equipment manufacturing.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and vacation days plus additional days off.
• Hybrid working model where possible.
• Collective transport service, life and health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan and study grants.
• On‑site facilities such as free canteen, kindergarten and medical office.
• Opportunities for upskilling, multicultural development and CSR initiatives.