Operations Quality Assurance Engineer
Posted 3 days ago by Line Up Aviation
£32 Per hour
Inside
Undetermined
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Summary: The Operations Quality Assurance Engineer role involves ensuring that customer requirements are met during the manufacturing and testing phases of spacecraft production. This position is a 6-month contract with the possibility of extension, requiring a proactive approach to quality assurance and problem-solving within a specialized environment. The engineer will lead quality initiatives, perform inspections, and collaborate with teams to maintain high standards. The role is based in Stevenage and operates under an inside IR35 status.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage all aspects of quality within the Spacecraft Production work area.
- Perform critical inspection activities and witness critical operations.
- Lead the prevention of non-conformance and enforce quality mindset.
- Drive efficient management of non-conformance and cost reduction.
- Collate build reconciliations and manage open points.
- Conduct quality surveillance to ensure product quality meets requirements.
- Track open actions from critical inspections during production phases.
- Attend and support root cause analysis and internal review board meetings.
- Review and provide feedback on quality procedures and documents.
- Request and conduct process audits as necessary.
- Review work instructions for technical integrity regarding product quality.
- Apply company core values to foster a successful work environment.
Key Skills:
- A recognised engineering apprenticeship and/or equivalent academic qualification.
- At least 3 years of Production, Quality, or Engineering experience in Aerospace or Military industry.
- Good understanding of Quality Assurance and product assurance activities.
- Strong communication skills to motivate and explain findings.
- Teamwork and leadership attributes with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Solid hardware inspection background.
- Willingness to work on shift, on-call, or off-site as required.
- Knowledge of Space Quality standards is advantageous.
- Lean and continuous improvement qualifications are desirable.
- ESA qualification and experience with 3D drawings (Catia, 3DX) are a plus.
- Knowledge of composite/carbon materials is a plus.
Salary (Rate): £32/hour
City: Stevenage
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
On behalf of our Global Space and Defence client, we are seeing to recruit a Operations Quality Assurance Engineer on a 6 month contract, with potential for extension.
Role: Operations Quality Assurance Engineer
Pay : £32/hour, via Umbrella
Contract : Monday - Friday, 37 hours per week, 6 month contract - potential extension
Location : Stevenage
IR35 Status : Inside
Role Overview
Our Quality Assurance department ensures with confidence that our customers' requirements are being met during the manufacturing, assembly, integration and test phases of the Spacecraft build cycle.Vigilance and dedication in our efforts allows us to develop customised solutions, proactively eliminate problems, improve operational performance, maintain low costs, keeping our people safe and our customer satisfied in our unique and highly specialised operations and product manufacture.
Responsibilities
- The QA is fully empowered to manage all aspects of quality within the Spacecraft Production work area.
- Performing critical inspection activities and witnessing critical operations.
- Lead and influence the prevention of non-conformance's and enforcing the quality mind set in the local work areas.
- Drive the efficient management of non-conformance and Cost of Non quality reduction.
- Collate build reconciliations and open points (e.g. open work orders).
- Perform Quality surveillance in the local work areas to ensure product quality meets the stated requirements.
- Ensure open actions from critical inspections are managed and tracked during all production phases.
- Attend and support PPS (root cause analysis) / IRB (internal review board) meetings where required
- Review and supply feedback of quality procedures, processes, documents and forms used during daily activities for accuracy and completeness
- Request and/or carry out a process audit as and when necessary
- Review Spacecraft Production work instructions for technical integrity, regarding product quality requirements through QVPs and standards, whether specific or more general. If needed, reject and assist manufacturing in the correction of errors.
- Reviewing drawings as needed in support of a work instruction review.
- Apply company Core Values to create an environment for success, set the example, uphold the standard and welcome challenges while maintaining integrity, commitment, confidence, teamwork, customer focus, respect and reliability
Skill Set
Essential
- A recognised engineering apprenticeship and/or equivalent academic qualification with at least 3 years Production, Quality or Engineering experience within the Aerospace or Military industry,
- Good understanding of Quality Assurance and product assurance activities.
- Communication skills to motivate others to improve the quality of their work as well as to explain your findings clearly.
- Teamwork and leadership attributes with excellent written and oral communication and persuasion skills.
- Solid hardware inspection background.
- Willingness to work on shift, on-call or off-site when required.
- Knowledge of Space Quality standards would be a strong advantage.
Desirable
- Lean, continuous improvement qualifications
- ESA qualification would be a plus
- Experience with 3D drawings (Catia,3DX) would be a plus
- Knowledge on composite/carbon would be a plus
If you are interested in applying for this position, and you meet the above requirements, please apply immediately, or send your CV
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