Overview
*** Supplier Quality Engineer / Assurance Engineer (Defence) ***
Currently seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to support a program where we need to deploy someone within a supplier facility near Stockport. With a focus on ensuring that acceptable standards are met and continually achievable, the role will provide support across a number of assigned projects, monitoring progress of hardware and electrical aspects of complex system development for technical and process compliance with a focus on oversight, inspection and acceptance of system deliverables.
Responsibilities:
* Conduct QA activities during initial acquisition and programme execution in accordance with company processes and procedures.
* Provide independent oversight on assigned programmes to ensure compliance with all required external standards, internal command media and contractual requirements.
* Participate in bid and programme Gate Reviews to assist the teams in achieving mission success.
* Work with multiple teams to assure Supplier Quality, including supplier on-boarding activities and ongoing supplier performance management, and ensuring projects complete quarterly assessments of critical suppliers.
* Establish effective relationships with key supplier quality personnel.
* Assist with the flow down of QA requirements to suppliers.
* Support Risk and Opportunity Management activities on bids and programmes.
* Support sub-contract management activities during programme execution.
* Develop and document any programme-specific processes required.
* Ensure customer deliverables are of acceptable quality and meet all required standards and contractual requirements.
* Liaise with customers and other third parties including suppliers regarding all aspects of Mission and Quality Assurance for assigned projects.
* Provide QA reports on a weekly and as-required basis, escalating significant issues or risks to the Programme Manager and the Mission Assurance Manager.
* Collect, interpret and present QA metrics to the Programme Manager, Mission Assurance Manager and the Technical Director to support the development of process improvement initiatives.
* Follow up audits to validate the resolution of non-conformities and findings raised.
Background and Experience:
* Quality Assurance experience, ideally in a systems engineering environment.
* Experience of UK MOD assurance requirements and working practices.
* Track record of delivering to identified Quality Assurance requirements.
* IPC 610/620 Certification for electrical inspection.
* Experience of leading quality improvement activities, including lessons learnt, root cause analysis.
* Experience of risk identification, reporting and management.
* A good understanding of systems engineering principles and methodologies.
* Sound working knowledge of Defence engineering standards and working practices including AQAP 2110, Def Stan 05-57, IEC 61508.
* Knowledge of ISO 9001 and 27001.
* Self-motivated and able to work both autonomously and as part of a wider team.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, suppliers and customers.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Proficient IT skills, specifically in MS Office tools.
* Flexible and responsive attitude.
* Proficient at multi-tasking, working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
* Excellent attention to detail.
Additional Requirements:
* Must be a UK National (due to program security restrictions).
* Ideally holds UK Government Security Clearance.
* Ability to travel within the UK, to include visits to our customer location for progress meetings.
This activity is inside IR35 (Umbrella Company Required).
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