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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - Essex UK

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - Essex UK


Our client is an internationally recognised leader in the defence and government electronics, space, information technology, and technical services markets.
Aspiring to be the most respected defence and aerospace systems supplier worldwide our client has a history of innovation spanning more than 80 years, providing state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services.
As a company they are committed to driving strategic growth, establishing an inclusive culture, and developing an environment for learning and due to project workload they currently require



Role

" To facilitate the identification and implementation of company and customer quality requirements. Primary focus is within Systems Engineering, Software Engineering and Systems integration in readiness for production, including direct interface throughout the supply chain.

" To provide assurance that the defined quality and regulatory requirements are fulfilled, dealing directly with customer and Engineering subcontractor quality representatives.

Nature and Scope

" Auditing of quality systems including analysis of findings, advice on deficiency closure & improvement suggestions
" Evaluation of product development lifecycles and processes (Systems, Software and Hardware Engineering)
" Generation and implementation of robust QA work products and processes audits to aid the prediction and prevention of quality defects
" Ensuring the integrity of products and processes to satisfy business, customer and regulatory requirement
" Primary authority on all quality related matters on assigned programme/s
" Customer interface on all quality related matters including verification of customer satisfaction
" Ensuring that customer quality requirements are fully understood and are met
" Generation and maintenance of Quality Plans
" Manage non-conformances, corrective and preventative actions to closure.
" Defect investigation including facilitation of root cause analysis within an Engineering environment
" Application of 'quality tools and techniques' to facility the resolution of quality issues
" Hosting customer audits
" Evaluation of Engineering test strategy, coverage and integrity fulfillment
" Application of configuration management techniques
" Supplier, subcontract quality management including evaluation, approval, monitoring, audit and corrective action management
" Performing first article inspections
" Performing supplier acceptances of complex development items
" Participation at design reviews and lifecycle Gate Reviews
" Product release audit
" Performing peer reviews of work products to support implementation of programmes
" Quality Planning of activities, monitoring and status reporting
Competencies
" Good communicator both written and verbal
" Proactively prevents and resolves quality related matters
" Team Player

Education and Experience

" Be able to demonstrate quality engineering experience within an engineering organization, ideally within a Systems and Software development and integration environment

" Fully conversant with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 or equivalent.

" Attainment of an engineering related HNC.



If you feel you have the relevant skills and experience for this role please apply now or send your CV to jenna.beard@serl.co.uk
- Jenna Beard Defence Recruitment Consultant
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