Head of Quality - Actuators (f/m/d)

The Head of Quality - Actuators (f/m/d) is the operational quality leader for hardware execution. The role is accountable for product quality, supplier quality, incoming inspection, testing quality, non-conformance handling, RCCA execution and release readiness. The role is deliberately separated from QMS ownership, EN 9100 governance, certification management and document-control governance.

• Lead the operational quality organization including Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality Engineering / SQA and Quality Inspection / Technician functions.

• Ensure product quality across manufacturing, integration, verification, acceptance testing, qualification testing and customer delivery.

• Own operational NCR handling, containment, RCCA execution, effectiveness verification and escalation of repeated or critical defects.

• Own operational quality risk management including quarantine, stop-ship, product release recommendation and MRB-related decisions as defined internally.

• Drive supplier quality execution, supplier escalation, supplier corrective actions, incoming inspection performance and supplier readiness.

• Ensure receiving inspection, CoC / certificate verification, traceability checks and hardware release status are controlled and reliable.

• Ensure test failures and test anomalies are captured, assessed and closed through controlled operational quality processes.

• Report operational quality status, blocked hardware, supplier escalations, customer-impacting issues and repeat defects to the COO.

• Product Quality: FAI execution, product release readiness, internal non-conformances and manufacturing / integration quality risks.

• Supplier Quality: supplier NCRs, supplier RCCA, supplier escalations, supplier audits and incoming supplier performance.

• Incoming Quality: execution of receiving inspection, documentation completeness, traceability verification and quarantine control.