Supplier Quality Engineer

About PLD

PLD Space is an international space services company with in-house engineering and manufacturing. It is dedicated to transporting satellites and humans into space, vertically integrating engineering, testing, manufacturing and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space has established itself as a global benchmark in the space launcher sector. Its MIURA family of launchers and its LINCE manned capsule position the company as a leader in European technological sovereignty in space transportation, covering the full range of space missions.

With a team of more than 350 employees and 220 million in total funding, PLD Space also has the largest private test benches in Europe, located in Teruel (Spain), and operates a launch base in the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), in Kourou (French Guiana). In total, it has more than 188,000m2 of industrial infrastructures under management.

Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in-class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities.

Mission

As a Supplier Quality Engineer your mission will be to oversee and improve the quality performance of our suppliers. In this role, you will be responsible for auditing, evaluating, and supporting suppliers to ensure compliance with PLD Space's quality standards and aerospace regulations. You will serve as the primary point of contact for supplier-related quality issues, escalate non-conformances, manage deviations (RFW/RFD), and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives. Working closely with internal teams and suppliers, you will play a key role in enhancing product quality, process reliability, and supplier performance across the supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and follow up quality processes linked to suppliers of parts and processes.
• Contribute to the selection and evaluation of suppliers, ensuring they meet PLD Product Assurance Requirements.
• Ensure that suppliers adhere to relevant quality standards, regulations, and company requirements.
• Perform quality audits to suppliers to verify they meet the required standards and specifications.
• Escalate suppliers' non-conformances to the NCM Engineers for their internal or joint treatment.
• Escalate supplier-related non-conformances detected at PLD Space facilities to suppliers' quality teams.
• Collaborate with the NCM Engineer during the treatment of supplier non-conformances.
• Manage suppliers' RFW & RFDs.
• Be the focal point for suppliers for incidence resolution and quality assurance
• Follow up the implementation of corrective actions at supplier facilities derived from non-conformance management, reporting internally to the NCM Engineer.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of suppliers' processes and QMS.
• Ensure clear communication of quality requirements and an agile and collaborative environment for improvement of products and processes between suppliers and PLD Space teams.
• Prepare reports on supplier performance, quality issues and corrective actions for internal and external stakeholders.

Necessary Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, with preference in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, written and spoken.
• Minimum of 2 years in supplier quality assurance, preferably in the aerospace industry.
• Strong understanding of quality management principles, manufacturing processes, quality control techniques, and product assurance processes.
• Experience in root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
• Hands-on-the-job, autonomy, communication and reporting skills, ability to work in multidisciplinary environments.
• Experience with quality management software tools and systems.
• Ability to build relationships with suppliers and work effectively in a team environment.

Desired Requirements

• Experience in product assurance or quality management within the aerospace industry and with ECSS standards:

- ECSS-Q-ST-10C (Space Product Assurance)

- ECSS-Q-ST Nonconformance Control System)

- ECSS-Q-ST-20 (Quality Assurance)

• Experience in working under a Quality Management System based in ISO 9100.
• Knowledge of launch vehicle or spacecraft manufacturing and testing processes.
• Experience with suppliers' management and quality control of external deliverables.

Benefits

Health & Wellness

• Physiotherapy within our facilities
• 50% discount on your health insurance
• You can sign-up your family members with health insurance at a competitive price.
• Healthy snacks and lots of fruit

Find balance

• 23 days of paid vacation plus December 24th and 31st
• Flexible work schedule

Never stop learning

• We encourage practical learning
• We promote professional development through internal mobility and teamwork

Focus on your financial future

• Childcare flexible contributions
• Restaurant tickets
• Transport flexible contributions
• Training support

Values

We have five critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies.

• Teamwork.
• Hard work.
• Dynamism.
• Commitment.
• Keep it simple.

Join us to reinvent how rockets are built