Payload Quality Assurance Engineer – Space & Defence

UK Space Jobs; Sedgefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

37.5h week

Pension 8%

Life Assurance

Income Protection

SAYE share scheme

EV scheme

Cycle to Work

Volunteer day

Learning & development

Career progression

Job summary

UK Space Jobs in the United Kingdom is seeking a Payload Product Assurance Engineer to drive quality across space payload programmes, from concept to customer delivery, in collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Programme teams.

You will ensure ECSS, ESA and NASA standards compliance, lead root cause investigations, manage non-conformances, support supplier quality, and embed quality throughout the product lifecycle, with opportunities to work on cutting-edge Space and Defence

Qualifications

• Experience in Product Assurance, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Quality or Reliability Engineering.
• Experience with complex electronic, RF, aerospace or space products.
• Strong understanding of quality management systems and non-conformance management.
• Familiarity with ECSS, ESA or NASA quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead product assurance activities across payload and space hardware programmes from concept through to customer delivery.
• Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory and industry standards, including ECSS, ESA and NASA requirements.
• Work with Engineering, Manufacturing and Test teams to embed quality throughout the product lifecycle.
• Review and approve quality plans, manufacturing documentation, non-conformance reports and release documentation.
• Lead root cause investigations, corrective actions and NRBs.
• Participate in design reviews, manufacturing readiness reviews and programme gate reviews.
• Monitor quality metrics, process capability and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintain robust configuration control, traceability and product documentation.
• Support supplier quality and material/process compliance activities.

Skills

Product Assurance

Quality Assurance

Reliability Engineering

Communication skills

Education

Degree or equivalent in Engineering/Manufacturing/Physics/Quality

Tools

FMEA

Configuration management

Audit processes

ECSS standards

Job description

UK Space Jobs in the United Kingdom is seeking a Payload Product Assurance Engineer to drive quality across space payload programmes, from concept to customer delivery, in collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Programme teams.

You will ensure ECSS, ESA and NASA standards compliance, lead root cause investigations, manage non-conformances, support supplier quality, and embed quality throughout the product lifecycle, with opportunities to work on cutting-edge Space and Defence