Senior Product Assurance Manager

Role Overview

• Lead and deliver Product and Quality Assurance activities within project teams
• Provide Product and Quality Assurance related support to multiple Astroscale projects
• Implement all relevant quality and product assurance related principles and practices
• Liaise with Customers’ PA and QA representatives as required
• Support Supplier and Subcontractor related PA and QA activities, including assessment of supplier approaches, policies and processes, lead audits, and support ongoing supplier management activities in areas of PA and QA
• Review materials, parts and processes against PA and technical requirements
• Generate Product Assurance documentation for projects, and implement assurance plans as required in cooperation with the Project Managers and Project Teams
• Witness manufacturing and testing activities and provide input as required, including at 3rd party facilities.
• Check and maintain quality control data and records collected during PA/QA management activities.
• Management of Nonconformance on assigned projects
• Support the development of the Astroscale QMS
• Support the Business Development team in preparing assurance aspects of proposals.
• Review other PA Manager’s work and provide feedback
• Mentor more junior PA Managers. Set tasks for Graduate/Junior PA Managers. Instructions and objectives need to be clear and understandable. Monitor the execution of the tasks and provide guidance where necessary.
• Support the Project PA lead in their responsibility "Planning the technical work for the team members".
• Proactively drive project work forward in accordance with project needs
• Management of Corrective Action Reports (CAR’s)

Requirements

• Demonstrate a comprehensive and broad understanding of PA with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Product Assurance and /or Quality Assurance, preferably in Space or Aerospace Sectors
• Ability to lead functional groups with respect to associated assurance requirements
• Management and technical skills of high quality and reliability system products.
• Able to influence how other functions operate for the purpose of mitigating risk and assuring mission success
• A pragmatic and logical approach to problem solving
• Capable of performing root cause analysis using techniques such as 5why, Ishikawa, fault tree analysis and 8D
• Support of external audits (Customer/ISO)# performing formal inspections (MIP/KIP)
• Ability to guide sub system development decisions
• Provide support to test campaigns
• Effective at working within a team as well as independently
• Organizational and schedule management skills.
• Flexibility to adapt with changes in plans and schedules
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent technical English written/verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Desirable skills QMS Internal Auditor or experience as a third-party reviewer.
• Experience with Ground segment product assurance
• Experience with Software Product assurance

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Opportunity to work with a highly talented, diverse & dynamic international team with cutting edge technology
• Flexible working around core hours in a friendly and supportive environment
• Hybrid working available (dependent on individual role requirements)
• 25 days holiday (increasing yearly up to a maximum of 28 days) + 8 days Bank Holiday
• Life insurance and long-term sick pay
• Private healthcare (taxable benefit)
• Relocation allowance considered
• Visa sponsorship for employees considered
• New state of the art office and cleanroom facility
• Regular social events