Job Description
Role: Quality Assurance Engineer
Location: Farnborough / Hybrid
Duration: 3 months
Rate: £300-£350/day
Inside IR35 - Umbrella Only
Key Responsibilities:
* Conducting and participating in key milestone reviews: EQSR, MPCB, PCB, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, CST, DRB etc. in both supplier and customer facing roles.
* Releasing of PA documentation in line with project quality requirements - establishing PA Processes in line with the company’s growth strategy.
* Negotiating and managing the PA requirements for contracts, and the necessary flow downs to suppliers.
* Ensuring material and parts are procured in accordance to the contractual PA requirements.
* PA supplier management, including the verification and validation of the sub-contractor’s compliance to the programme PA requirements, in addition to facilitating the approval process of sub-contractor’s materials, parts and processes.
* Chair customer-facing Major Non-conformance review boards at project level and support the project teams in effective, pragmatic and appropriate resolution of the issues.
* Responsible for managing Non-Conformance Reports and Request for Deviations/Waivers both supplier-facing and customer-facing at project level.
* Generate and review End Item Data packs (EIDP), raising and handling of review item discrepancies (RIDs), participation at reviews and supporting the programme teams in determining an appropriate review outcome.
* Support mandatory inspection points (MIPs) and Key Inspection Points (KIPs) for customer & supplier hardware as required.
* Raise and manage project level RFDs.
* Expedite processing approvals of supplier EEE parts and associated parts approval documents with the support of the engineering team.
* Regular reporting (internal and external) of quality issues through the Project Manager, highlighting where necessary an accurate assessment of risks and issues, along with mitigation strategies.
Experience Required:
* BSc/MSc degree in Engineering or Physical Science with 3+ years’ experience in Product Assurance, preferably in Space Sector.
* Must have working knowledge of the design and manufacture of components and systems ideally in the space sector.
* Excellent people management skills, with the ability to effectively engage with all stakeholders - able to motivate and influence individuals and the team, in order to deliver projects against the specific customer PA requirements.
* Good written, interpersonal and customer presentation skills.
* Able to be proactive, pragmatic and work under own initiative.
* Experience of working to ECSS standards would be advantageous.
* Experience/working knowledge of EEE Components or Materials & Processes would be advantageous.
* Experience in a project-led design and development environment is desirable.
* Highly organised; good project/time management skills and ability to deliver actions on time.
* Experience in the implementation and/or management of Product and Service Quality Planning, Process Control Tools.
To apply please send your CVs in the first instance.
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