Product Assurance Manager - Space Products
- Recruiter
- Vector Recruitment Limited
- Location
- Abingdon
- Salary
- 28.00 - 38.00 GBP Hourly
- Posted
- 17 Feb 2017
- Closes
- 24 Feb 2017
- Sectors
- Scientific & Pharmaceutical
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
A very successful and award-winning space technology company have a new 6-12 Month contract for a Senior Product Assurance/PA Manager to support a space hardware development project for the international space industry. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to be a key figure novel technology development projects based around the company's unique energy and instrumentation technologies.
As Product Assurance Manager you will be responsible for the product assurance aspects of allocated space business projects from Response To Tender and Bid/Proposal through product design, manufacture and test to project close out and meeting project time scale objectives.
You will:
- Contribute Product Assurance requirements to bid documentation, pre-design reviews, manufacturing documents, completed design reviews, procurement activities, test readiness and product delivery reviews
- Be technically responsible for the production of PA documents including Materials, Process and Parts approval, FMECA / FDIR, Worst Case Analysis, Reliability, De-rating and Hazard assessments
- Manage project non-conformance reviews in line with ESA / NASA guidelines
- Authorise project documents, quality history records, certificates of conformance and end item data packs for PA
- Coordinate and contribute to internal readiness reviews (Manufacturing, Assembly, Test) including defining key inspection points and mandatory inspection points
- Inspect and verify receipt records, builds, close outs for non-conformances, key inspection points, mandatory inspection points, manufacturing wash-ups, calibration certificates, workmanship, cleanliness and fit for purpose for PA
- Participate in business improvement initiatives as a representative of the PA team
To be considered for the vacancy you would require the following experience and skills:
Education:
- A minimum of degree (Bachelors/BA/BSc/BEng/MEng) or similar (HNC/HND etc) in a technical discipline such as Materials Science, Physics, Electronics or Mechanical Engineering.
Skills:
- Prior experience in a Product Assurance Management role within the space industry.
- Prior experience working in the Space Industry or other high reliability sector such as aerospace, defence, military, automotive etc. which would include:
- Product Assurance or technical responsibilities in related areas (materials, reliability, radiation susceptibility)
- Knowledge of Configuration Management and version control.
- Experience of customer facing Product Assurance / Quality Assurance role, including review and buy-off meetings
- Experience of Project Management
- A formal qualification such as PRINCE2 would be beneficial though not essential.
- Achieved membership of, or standard expected by, relevant professional bodies
- Application of modern problem solving and continuous improvement techniques
This is an exciting opportunity to join a world leading brand, working on interesting, innovative products. Whilst officially the role is a 6-12 month contract, we currently have someone on site in a similar role that has been contracting for 3.5 years now.
If this role is of interest, please apply directly to this advert.
As Product Assurance Manager you will be responsible for the product assurance aspects of allocated space business projects from Response To Tender and Bid/Proposal through product design, manufacture and test to project close out and meeting project time scale objectives.
You will:
- Contribute Product Assurance requirements to bid documentation, pre-design reviews, manufacturing documents, completed design reviews, procurement activities, test readiness and product delivery reviews
- Be technically responsible for the production of PA documents including Materials, Process and Parts approval, FMECA / FDIR, Worst Case Analysis, Reliability, De-rating and Hazard assessments
- Manage project non-conformance reviews in line with ESA / NASA guidelines
- Authorise project documents, quality history records, certificates of conformance and end item data packs for PA
- Coordinate and contribute to internal readiness reviews (Manufacturing, Assembly, Test) including defining key inspection points and mandatory inspection points
- Inspect and verify receipt records, builds, close outs for non-conformances, key inspection points, mandatory inspection points, manufacturing wash-ups, calibration certificates, workmanship, cleanliness and fit for purpose for PA
- Participate in business improvement initiatives as a representative of the PA team
To be considered for the vacancy you would require the following experience and skills:
Education:
- A minimum of degree (Bachelors/BA/BSc/BEng/MEng) or similar (HNC/HND etc) in a technical discipline such as Materials Science, Physics, Electronics or Mechanical Engineering.
Skills:
- Prior experience in a Product Assurance Management role within the space industry.
- Prior experience working in the Space Industry or other high reliability sector such as aerospace, defence, military, automotive etc. which would include:
- Product Assurance or technical responsibilities in related areas (materials, reliability, radiation susceptibility)
- Knowledge of Configuration Management and version control.
- Experience of customer facing Product Assurance / Quality Assurance role, including review and buy-off meetings
- Experience of Project Management
- A formal qualification such as PRINCE2 would be beneficial though not essential.
- Achieved membership of, or standard expected by, relevant professional bodies
- Application of modern problem solving and continuous improvement techniques
This is an exciting opportunity to join a world leading brand, working on interesting, innovative products. Whilst officially the role is a 6-12 month contract, we currently have someone on site in a similar role that has been contracting for 3.5 years now.
If this role is of interest, please apply directly to this advert.