Principal Product Assurance Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Henlow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Defence organisation is seeking a Principal Product Assurance Engineer for a 6-month contract in Henlow. The role involves providing quality support to the Manufacturing team, ensuring compliance with processes, and implementing improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in process-based integrated management systems.
• Extensive knowledge of EN9100/AS9100 standards.

Responsibilities

• Providing independent visibility and assurance for manufacturing processes.
• Conducting independent assessments and audits.
• Supporting Manufacturing UK to achieve cost, time, and quality targets.

Skills

Product Assurance

Quality Audit

Communication

Planning

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Principal Product Assurance Engineer, Henlow

Location: Henlow, United Kingdom

Job Reference: 9cb08cdd982b

Posted: 17.05.2025

Expiry Date: 01.07.2025

Job Description:

Job summary:

A leading Defence organisation is recruiting for a Principal Product Assurance Engineer on an initial 6-month contract. The role is based at the client's site in Henlow, working 3 days per week.

Key skills required: Product Assurance

Important:

Product Assurance

Our client, a renowned organisation in the Defence & Security sector, is seeking a Principal Product Assurance Engineer to join their Product Assurance Engineering team on a contract basis. The individual will provide professional quality support to the Manufacturing team based in the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing independent visibility and assurance that manufacturing and related processes are applied across all projects.
• Offering support and advice on all quality aspects within UK Manufacturing.
• Identifying and implementing sustainable process improvements to existing methods and processes.
• Supporting the identification and reduction of project risk or problem areas related to process application or compliance.
• Providing professional support and advice on quality within Manufacturing UK to support business excellence and customer satisfaction.
• Offering quality assurance assistance to Manufacturing UK to support manufacturing excellence, including quality awareness and process training.
• Supporting Manufacturing UK on all programmes to achieve cost, time, and quality targets.
• Ensuring the Company Business Management System is tailored to and implemented in production programmes.
• Conducting independent assessments and audits to confirm that processes and quality requirements are successfully implemented and improved.
• Maintaining strong links with Quality Assurance colleagues to achieve quality objectives.
• Working with Product Assurance Managers to define and implement risk reduction strategies.
• Interfacing with Customer Representatives (DQAFF) to support the mitigation of quality issues.

Job Requirements:

• Experience in process-based integrated management systems and business improvement in an engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• Quality Audit experience is essential.
• Extensive knowledge of EN9100/AS9100 standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
• Strong planning and organizational skills to handle multiple tasks and meet objectives.
• Ability to identify and implement sustainable business improvements.
• Understanding of internal and external customer requirements and effective response capabilities.
• Self-motivated with a results-driven attitude despite obstacles.
• Awareness of regulatory and certification requirements.

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