Chief Quality Inspector (m/f/d)

<p><strong>Mission Brief <br></strong></p> <p>The Chief Quality Inspector is the independent authority responsible for defining how product conformity is verified across manufacturing operations. This role establishes inspection strategies, verification methods, conformity assessment criteria, and competency standards to ensure objective evidence exists that every product meets defined requirements.<br><br>The 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.</p> <p>Your Role in Our Space Mission: </p> <ul> <li>Define and govern the company inspection strategy, acceptance approaches, and verification methodologies.</li> <li>Establish conformity assessment criteria and ensure objective evidence supports all product acceptance decisions.</li> <li>Own inspection governance, standards, procedures, and inspection-related competency frameworks.</li> <li>Lead laboratory functions including material testing, metallography, composite testing, calibration activities, and failure investigations.</li> <li>Support process qualification activities by defining required verification and inspection evidence.</li> <li>Drive implementation of quality-at-source principles across manufacturing operations.</li> <li>Ensure inspection resources, technologies, and capabilities can scale with future production demand.</li> <li>Develop and maintain inspector training, qualification, certification, and recertification requirements.</li> <li>Partner with Manufacturing, Production Engineering, Product Assurance, and Supplier Quality to resolve conformity concern