Team Lead Systems Engineering – Industrialization (m/f/d)

As a Team Lead Systems Engineering, you will lead the definition, integration, and evolution of our Skyron interceptor platforms and broader C-UAS solutions. You will translate operational needs into system requirements and ensure that complex multidisciplinary developments come together as one mission-ready product.

Together with a highly skilled engineering team, you will drive technical alignment across hardware, software, autonomy, communications, navigation, and flight-test activities.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Lead and develop the Systems Engineering team for C-UAS programs.

• Own system architecture, requirements engineering, and technical baseline management.

• Define and maintain system requirements, interfaces, operational concepts, and technical specifications.

• Coordinate engineering activities across software, hardware, autonomy, and integration teams.

• Drive trade-off analyses and support critical design decisions.

• Ensure traceability throughout the product lifecycle from concept to release.

• Support verification, validation, certification, and qualification activities.

• Build scalable systems engineering processes and best practices within the organization to ensure flawless transition from prototype stage into mass production

What you bring to the team:

• You have a degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a comparable discipline.

• You have significant experience in systems engineering for complex technical products.

• You have experience with requirements management, system integration, and product development processes.

• You have already led engineers or technical projects in a multidisciplinary environment.

• You are familiar with system engineering standards, MBSE concepts, or requirements management tools.

• Ideally, you have experience in UAV, aerospace, defense, robotics, or autonomous systems.

• You excel at translating complex technical challenges into structured solutions that are scalable for high volume products.

• Communicating in English is second nature to you.

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.

• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.

• We push limits, think outside-the-box and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.

• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

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.

How to Apply

Please include as your cover letter:

• A detailed description of your hands-on projects, including photos, GitHub links, and videos, drawings.