Space Forge

Product Assurance / Quality Assurance Manager

Space Forge

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cardiff • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Ensuring compliance with company and applicable standards, procedures, and customer requirements
  • Participate in Design reviews as a key stakeholder in the approval.
  • Participate in Testing campaigns and key review points.
  • Define and perform inspections on internal and external products during development to ensure the correct standards are being applied.
  • Maintaining and driving the Non-Conformance System and reporting to the customer where required.
  • Establish and maintain PA/QA requirements for our Space and Materials developments and projects
  • Define and implement PA and QA plans for the complete lifecycle of our programmes
  • Preparing Safety Data packages for upcoming launches
  • Working with suppliers to resolve issues and ensure requirements are met.
  • Visiting suppliers to support audit and quality inspections
  • Working with internal stakeholders to ensure requirements are met.
  • Develop the PA/QA and safety function with support from the executive team
  • Supporting regulatory and licensing compliance - working closely with the licensing team

Requirements

  • Ability to analyse problems in detail and drive towards the root cause.
  • Knowledge of applicable PA and safety requirements related to the space domain (e.g. ECSS, range safety)
  • Experience in spacecraft Assembly, Integration and Testing process is desirable.
  • Experience in the spacecraft design process, including materials and parts quality is desirable.
  • Supplier management and customer interface experience.
  • Knowledge of FMEA, and Hazard analyses is desirable.
  • Knowledge of flight software PA/QA processes is desirable.
  • At least 5 years of equivalent PA/QA management experience
  • Process improvement goal driven - aiming to improve the quality levels at Space Forge throughout and participate in lessons learned with a view to continuous improvement.
  • Enforcing standards and adherence to process/quality where required and advising the Executive team of any deviations or issues.
  • Good communication skills to justify/explain issues to suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Benefits
  • Flexitime hours – 40 hours to be worked across Monday-Friday as fits both your needs and the needs of the role
  • Hybrid remote working possible with nominally 1-2 days per week onsite to support inspections and reviews, and travel to suppliers premises or test sites.
  • 33 days holiday including bank holidays
  • Pension scheme at 4% matched
  • Charity or cause you’re passionate about? Up to 5 volunteering days a year to support the things closest to you and make an impact
  • Super cool office and factory - the coffee is on us (and it’s certified carbon neutral too, our snazzy machine does anything from the humble americano to a superb flat white)
  • Pizza pay day - okay, it’s not always pizza, but if you’re at the office on pay day, lunch is on us
  • Your mental health is important! You’ll have access to Spill and Health Assured - all-in-one mental health support platforms offering completely anonymous therapy sessions to our whole team
  • Working with a passionate, friendly and highly motivated team
  • Maternity / Paternity benefits beyond statutory
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
PA/QA managementFMEAHazard analysesSpacecraft AssemblyIntegration and TestingFlight software PA/QA processesProcess improvementSafety Data packagesDesign reviewsInspections
Soft Skills
Problem analysisRoot cause analysisSupplier managementCustomer interfaceCommunicationStakeholder engagementQuality assuranceContinuous improvementAdvisingCollaboration