Team Lead Quality Control (m/f/d)

In this role you lead the Quality Control function for final verification and release, merging Final Check and Outgoing Inspection. You will transfer inspection activities from Production to QA and supervise a team, ensuring products meet specifications before shipment. You collaborate with Production, Engineering, and Logistics to uphold customer requirements and robust release processes. You drive process standardization, traceable records, and data-driven improvements to release quality and efficiency. This role offers impact by shaping how we ensure reliable aerial data solutions at scale.

• flexible working hours
• mobile work (one remote day per week)
• EGYM Wellpass fitness benefits
• bike-leasing
• corporate benefits with partner offers
• lunch-card

• Build and lead the Quality Control team, integrating Final Check and Outgoing Inspection
• Oversee the transfer of final inspection from Production to Quality Control and ensure uninterrupted operations
• Own and improve the end-to-end quality release process from Final Check to shipment
• Ensure functional tests and inspections meet specifications and customer requirements
• Establish standardized inspection instructions and maintain traceable records (test results, configuration, serials, release status)
• Make independent release decisions based on acceptance criteria and manage nonconforming products
• Coordinate defect assessment, rework, and retesting with Production and Engineering
• Plan team capacity and priorities aligned with production and delivery schedules
• Monitor KPIs (first-pass yield, defect rates, release lead time) and drive efficiency gains

• Degree or vocational qualification in a technical discipline, Quality Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field
• At least 5 years’ experience in quality control, final inspection, or QA in a technical manufacturing environment
• Experience leading and developing a team, with change management exposure
• Strong technical understanding of complex electromechanical products; drones/aerospace experience a plus
• Practical experience with inspection planning, acceptance criteria, nonconformity management, and product release
• Structured, analytical problem-solving approach with root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Confident decision-maker under delivery pressure and clear communicator
• Proactive, hands-on, cross-functional collaboration with Production, Engineering, and Logistics
• Strong English communication skills

• strong communication
• proactive mindset
• cross-functional collaboration
• inspection planning
• nonconformity management
• product release processes