Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom newscientist - Jobboard Full time
Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team. As a champion of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), you will be responsible for driving the adoption of quality methodologies and ensuring all quality benchmarks are met throughout the product development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. APQP Implementation: Lead the implementation of APQP methodologies across all project phases, ensuring excellence and compliance with quality standards.
  2. Quality Assurance: Provide expert quality assurance support during early-stage Life Cycle Management (LCM) gates, ensuring every deliverable meets quality standards.
  3. Customer Engagement: Act as the primary point of contact for quality-related matters with customers and key stakeholders, ensuring their requirements and expectations are fully understood and exceeded.
  4. Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all quality activities are in full compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, including those specific to the defence and aerospace industries.
  5. Team Collaboration: Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams, including design, engineering, and program management, to integrate quality considerations into every aspect of the project.
  6. Quality Audits: Plan and execute rigorous internal and external quality audits to assess compliance with quality standards, identifying areas for improvement and driving excellence.
  7. International Partnerships: Engage proactively with international domain partners, ensuring a unified approach to quality management, sharing best practices, and aligning quality standards on a global scale.
  8. Software Quality Assurance: Ensure the appropriate level of Software Quality assurance is applied.
Requirements:
  1. Demonstrated experience in quality engineering, preferably within the aerospace or defence industry, and practitioner experience with APQP.
  2. Extensive experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) is particularly critical, as you will be championing its implementation across all project phases.
  3. Strong understanding of quality management systems, standards (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001), and regulatory requirements.
  4. Expertise in APQP methodologies and tools, New Product Introduction, and familiarity with risk assessment and root cause analysis techniques.
  5. Proven ability to take initiative and lead quality initiatives, with a particular emphasis on APQP. Experience in training and mentoring team members on APQP practices and standards.
  6. Awareness of Software specific Quality requirements and understanding of the methodologies for Software development.
What We Offer:
  • Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options.
  • Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance).
  • Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year.
  • Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution).
  • Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
  • Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member.
  • Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below.


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