Supply Chain & Production Quality Manager (all gender)

At Ascendance we are building tomorrow’s hybrid-electric aviation with ATEA, a unique Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft powered by STERNA, our in-house hybrid-electric propulsion system. We focus our efforts in designing an innovative, safe, silent, clean and affordable aircraft that will be able to blend into existing infrastructures and regulations to ease its deployment and maximise social acceptance.

If you are looking for a place where you will have a direct impact on very ambitious products, where you will work close to the hardware and where you can witness the result of your hard work quickly, board ATEA and come fly with us toward the future of aviation!

To replace a maternity leave, we are looking for a Production Quality Assurance Manager.

Your role : 🔎

As Supply Chain & Production Quality Manager in the context of building our industrial organization, you will play a major role in the deployment of our processes, our procedures and will be responsible for their proper application on the site.

In this development phase, your role will be key to ensuring compliance with quality requirements at all operational levels, from product reception to aircraft assembly and testing. You will work in interface with the production, testing, engineering and purchasing / supply chain functions.

Reporting hierarchically to the Production Department, you represent the Quality function on your site and functionally report to the Quality Department.

Your main responsibilities will be : 

• Organize and carry out the reception control of aircraft parts (Composites, Mechanical parts, welded, COTS and standard), in conjunction with engineering and the supply chain

• Monitor the correct application of the “manufacturing and conformity plan” of the ATEA demonstrator

• Ensure the reception and metrological monitoring of control tools

• Report and process supplier non-conformities and internal non-conformities.

• Manage causal analyses of Non-Conformities or Malfunctions

Where do we stand?

You will be entering the team during a crucial part of our development. Full scale testbenches are ongoing while full scale aircraft development is running at full speed with many issues to tackle regarding communications networks and associated developments.

The job has been made for you if you have : 🛠

• BAC+2/+5  in Quality assurance, mechanics

• Good understanding of production environment

• 2 years of experience minimum in quality assurance  in an aeronautical production environment.

• Rigor, autonomy, integrity and team spirit are key for this mission

• Intermediate English level is a plus 

• Knowing Aeronautical norms is a plus ( EN9100, Part 21G…)

• Possibility of travel up to 1 day/week

We are meant to work together if you : 💚

• Are sensitive to the climate change impacts

• Have ability to work autonomously with a drive for initiative related to the start-up environment and work in a small team

• Be solution and delivery-oriented 

• You are a real team player who wants to build a big success story with us

• You are passionate about new tech

What we offer  : 

• An international and dynamic team

• A remote policy to allow you flexibility

• Health insurance 

• A dynamic workplace providing equal opportunities for disability, gender equity… Everyone is welcome at Ascendance!

Recruitment process :🕐 

• Application evaluations (CVs….)

• Talent Interview

• Technical Interview

• Meet others Ascenders 

• Reference check

Non-discrimination and diversity are our priorities. AFT is open to hire personalities with their own differences