Supplier Quality Engineer

4 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Verify Europe Full time

Supplier Quality Engineer / Assurance Engineer (Defence)

Currently seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to support a program where we need to deploy someone within a supplier facility near Stockport. With a focus on ensuring that acceptable standards are met and continually achievable, the role will provide support across a number of assigned projects, monitoring progress of hardware and electrical aspects of complex system development for technical and process compliance with a focus on oversight, inspection and acceptance of system deliverables.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct QA activities during initial acquisition and programme execution in accordance with company processes and procedures
  • Provide independent oversight on assigned programmes to ensure compliance with all required external standards, internal command media and contractual requirements
  • Participate in bid and programme Gate Reviews to assist the teams in achieving mission success
  • Work with multiple teams to assure Supplier Quality, including supplier on-boarding activities and ongoing supplier performance management, and ensuring projects complete quarterly assessments of critical suppliers
  • Establish effective relationships with key supplier quality personnel
  • Assist with the flow down of QA requirements to suppliers
  • Support Risk and Opportunity Management activities on bids and programmes
  • Support sub-contract management activities during programme execution
  • Develop and document any programme-specific processes required
  • Ensure customer deliverables are of acceptable quality and meet all required standards and contractual requirements
  • Liaise with customers and other third parties including suppliers regarding all aspects of Mission and Quality Assurance for assigned projects
  • Provide QA reports on a weekly and as-required basis, escalating significant issues or risks to the Programme Manager and the Mission Assurance Manager
  • Collect, interpret and present QA metrics to the Programme Manager, Mission Assurance Manager and the Technical Director to support the development of process improvement initiatives
  • Follow up audits to validate the resolution of non-conformities and findings raised

Background and Experience:

  • Quality Assurance experience, ideally in a systems engineering environment
  • Experience of UK MOD assurance requirements and working practices
  • Track record of delivering to identified Quality Assurance requirements
  • IPC 610/620 Certification for electrical inspection
  • Experience of leading quality improvement activities, including lessons learnt, root cause analysis
  • Experience of risk identification, reporting and management
  • A good understanding of systems engineering principles and methodologies
  • Sound working knowledge of Defence engineering standards and working practices including AQAP 2110, Def Stan 05-57, IEC 61508
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001 and 27001
  • Self-motivated and able to work both autonomously and as part of a wider team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, suppliers and customers
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Proficient IT skills, specifically in MS Office tools
  • Flexible and responsive attitude
  • Proficient at multi-tasking, working under pressure and to tight deadlines
  • Excellent attention to detail

Additional Requirements:

  • Must be a UK National (due to program security restrictions)
  • Ideally holds UK Government Security Clearance
  • Ability to travel within the UK, to include visits to our customer location for progress meetings.

This activity is inside IR35 (Umbrella Company Required)

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