Product Assurance Engineer

Clifton Hampden
2 weeks ago
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Product Assurance Engineer.

Oxfordshire (M40 / M4 area).

Up to £40 per hour.

3+ month contract (outside IR35).

Operating within the Space industry and with a history spanning over 100 years, my client is a truly impressive organisation that has evolved into a global-leading multibillion dollar industrial technology enterprise. They now serve over 10,000 customers in 100 countries. As an organisation, they house some of the best talent in the Space industry and believe their success has been testament to their long-standing client relationships and the investment they make in their highly skilled workforce.

Due to a rare departure in the business, an opportunity has now arisen for a Product Assurance Engineer to join them at their state-of-the-art facility in Oxfordshire and take ownership of product assurance requirements on assigned space projects throughout the project lifecycle (design, manufacture, test and delivery). Does this sound like the type of company that can offer you the exciting next step of your career?

Working with a dedicated Project PA Manager and a team of colleagues from other disciplines, you will support the production of documentation and hardware for delivery to the customer. The key responsibilities for your new role as Product Assurance Engineer are as follows:

  • Accountability for the safety of all employees, workers and hardware of strategy delivery.

  • On time and on quality product assurance activities.

  • Supporting prevention, investigation and resolution of non-conformances on assigned projects.

  • Scheduling adherence of product assurance tasks on the designated project(s).

  • Supporting product assurance inputs to risk management of the project.

  • Timely completion of assigned project documentation to the necessary standards held by performance and design.

  • Responsible for the production of project documentation to meet internal PA requirements, for example, NCRs, EIDPs and inspection reports.

  • Responsibility for in-build and in-test inspection points and sign-off of associated reports of checkpoints.

  • Completion of product assurance analysis and documentation (PM&P, EEE, RAMS, Safety) as agreed with the Project PA Manager.

  • Supporting the documentation of compliance of delivered product to customer specification.

  • Supporting department cost reduction and improvement strategy.

  • Quality control documentation and monitoring within the department and function.

  • Developing process improvements and new methodologies and techniques of working.

    The ideal candidate for this role will be a current Product Assurance Engineer, with an appreciation of European space industry standards. They are however, open to considering people from alternative, suitable industries, such as aerospace, defence and pharmaceutical. Regardless of industry, you will have experience of producing inspection documentation and an understanding of configuration control principles; and associated project documentation.

    In return, my client is offering an excellent hourly rate of up to £40 per hour. This is a contract position within a minimum duration of three months initially however, with a view to it lasting much longer.

    The company are easily accessible from Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot, Bicester and the surrounding areas and the area offers a variety of lifestyle options to suite every taste.

    If this Product Assurance Engineer role is of interest to you, please apply online

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