Team Lead Verification & Validation (m/f/d) in Weßling

As a Team Lead Verification & Validation, you will be responsible for building and leading the V&V function for our next-generation C-UAS interceptor systems. You will ensure that our products are thoroughly verified, validated, documented, and released according to the highest quality standards before entering operational service.

Working closely with Systems Engineering, Hardware, Software, Flight Test, Production, and Certification teams, you will establish scalable processes that ensure reliability, traceability, and compliance throughout the product lifecycle. Your work will directly contribute to delivering mission-ready systems for demanding operational environments.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Lead and develop the Verification & Validation, Quality, and Technical Documentation activities within the C-UAS engineering organization.

• Define and execute system-level verification and validation strategies across hardware, software, and integrated system architectures.

• Establish test plans, validation procedures, acceptance criteria, and release processes.

• Coordinate laboratory, integration, ground, and flight-testing campaigns.

• Ensure complete traceability between requirements, verification activities, and test results.

• Own engineering quality processes and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

• Define and maintain product documentation, test reports, release notes, and technical records.

• Build a high-performing team and continuously improve engineering governance and development processes.

What you bring to the team:

• You have a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• You have several years of experience in verification, validation, systems testing, or quality management within aerospace, defense, automotive, or another highly regulated industry.

• You have experience leading technical teams and cross-functional engineering initiatives.

• You are familiar with requirements-based engineering and verification methodologies.

• You understand quality management systems, release processes, and engineering documentation standards.

• Ideally, you have worked with UAVs, aerospace certification, or defense products.

• You are structured, decisive, and capable of balancing technical excellence with project execution.

• You are willing to travel as required for testing and validation campaigns

• Communicating in English comes naturally to you.

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We believe in the power of combinedefforts: straightforward tech expertisepaired with a customer-centric focus.

• We are industry pioneerswho are ambitious, bold,and visionary.

• We push limits, thinkoutside-the-box and strivefor technological excellence toshape the future of aerial data.

• We promise to be your runwayfor individual and professionalgrowth.

Our benefits:

• Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.

• Flexible working hours: With trust-based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work-life balance.

• Mobile Work: If things get a little busy in the office, you have the option to work remotely one flexible day per week to create the right balance.

• Stay active: With EGYM Wellpass, you get access to thousands of fitness and sports facilities — and of course, we subsidize the membership.

• Bike-Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.

• Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well-known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.

• Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.

• Lunch-Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.

• Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Laim in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.

About us:

Quantum Systems specialises in the development, design, and production of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). The company’s range of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sUAS are built to maximize range and versatility and to provide operators with a seamless user experience. By integrating cutting-edge software capabilities, like edge computing and real-time AI-powered data processing, Quantum Systems is building next-generation UAS for clients in defence, security, public sectors.