Lead Product Assurance Engineer - Space

About this role

Responsibilities

• Establish project Product Assurance plans, compliance matrices, deliverables and identify applicable standards.
• Review specifications, drawings, manufacturing records, test plans, qualification evidence and End Item Data Packs.
• Ensure that all Materials, Mechanical Parts and Processes (MMPP) are properly selected, controlled, qualified and approved
• Lead supplier assurance, audits, inspection points and provide Product Assurance inputs to design, test and acceptance reviews.
• Govern non-conformance reports (NCRs), deviations, waivers, root-cause investigations, MRB/NRB decisions and corrective actions.
• Ensure configuration and change control, critical-item control, traceability and product conformity.
• Monitor quality trends, systematic or safety-related defects, continuity risks and export-compliance evidence.
• Who you are:
• You are comfortable in a fast-moving technology company where priorities can shift and decisions are made quickly. Being structured and pragmatic, you drive your work forward with a solution-oriented mindset, collaborate well with others and share your knowledge with your colleagues. You act with integrity and sound judgment, pay close attention to evidence and detail, build quality into your work, and have the confidence to escalate when needed.
• Required qualifications:
• Relevant technical BSc/MSc or equivalent engineering and quality experience.
• At least five years in Product Assurance, Quality Assurance or technical compliance for high-reliability hardware.
• Experience from working with Product Assurance in at least one space project.