Team Lead Systems Engineering – Industrialization (m/f/d)
Quantum-Systems GmbH · Wessling, Bayern, Germany · On-site
Posted Sep 16, 2026
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Quantum Systems is a leading European deep-tech company for unmanned systems across air, land and maritime domains. We develop and scale integrated hardware, software and AI-powered solutions for mission-critical operations. By combining autonomous platforms with intelligent software and AI, Quantum Systems enables customers to operate, understand and act across domains.
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.
Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you dont meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.
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…