Programme/Project Quality Assurance Engineer

Job description

Programme/Project Quality Assurance Engineer

Airbus Defence and Space Stevenage

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2016, it generated revenues of € 67 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe's number one space enterprise and the world's second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

Due to a huge period of growth within Airbus Defence and Space (ADS) we are now looking for a Programme Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer to work on space flight hardware including the Eurostar family of commercial spacecraft within the Antenna / Mechanical Platform team.

Desired profile

Tasks & accountabilities

·  You will contribute to the Quality & Product Assurance team mission of assuring the quality of materials and processes used in Airbus Defence and Space products.
·  You will be tasked with Providing Quality & Product Assurance support to application projects as well as product development.
·  You will chair quality reviews at all stages of product design, development and manufacture
·  As a Programme QA engineer you will need to monitor that the risk and opportunity review meetings at all stages of a product design, development, and manufacture are held and ensuring that risk retirement plans are drawn up and carried through.
·  You must ensure that adequate qualification evidence exists to justify the materials and processes that will be used in the proposed satellite environment.

Required skills

·  HND or equivalent with a background in Mechanical, Thermal, Systems, RF, Manufacturing or composites.
·  Experience working within a Quality environment and with Product or Quality Assurance.
·  Knowledge of processes, procedures, methods, non-conformance, root cause analysis.
·  The successful candidate will be subject to UK National Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs.
·  Business German or French would be an advantage.