Quality Assurance Engineer - Space Imaging (contract)

CBSbutler Ltd.; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer for a contract role in Chelmsford. The position requires overseeing quality assurance processes in space imaging projects, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 standards, and managing investigations into quality issues. Candidates should hold a higher technical education and possess relevant experience in a manufacturing environment. Competitive pay is offered at £30 - £35 per hour, with 4 days per week onsite.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality management within a manufacturing environment.
• Proficient understanding of ISO 9001 standards.
• Skills in analytical problem-solving.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor cleanroom compliance with established protocols.
• Support inspection of incoming components to maintain quality standards.
• Manage non-conformance and improvement activities.
• Lead investigations into internal issues and customer complaints.
• Perform internal audits for process effectiveness.
• Support audits for annual ISO9001 certification.
• Participate in customer meetings and audits.
• Quality approval of Delivery Review Boards.
• Attend Change Control Boards and approve change requests.
• Review and manage closures of Permits and concessions.
• Create and maintain compliance declarations (REACH/RoHS).

Skills

Quality related work experience

Knowledge of ISO 9001

Strong analytical skills

Lean Six Sigma

8D problem solving

Education

Higher technical education, ie HNC or above

Job description

Quality Assurance Engineer - Space Imaging (contract)

• 6 - 12 month contract
• Chelmsford (4 days p/w onsite)
• £30 - £35ph (Inside IR35)

Space Imaging is expanding its portfolio of projects to develop Front End Electronics (FEE) systems and full payloads for Space applications. The imaging sensors developed and tested at the Chelmsford site have been used on humanity’s most important space imaging missions. These include the Hubble Telescope, Kepler, GAIA, Mars Rovers, New Horizons, and Rosetta to name but a few.

The Quality Engineer role is hands on to support all business aspects, including Manufacturing and driving improvement and efficiency.

The Quality Engineer will be responsible for ensuring that issues are dealt with in an effective manner, and appropriate Root Cause and Corrective Action is applied.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring and enforcing cleanroom compliance with established protocols
• Support Inspection for Incoming components to ensure that quality standards are maintained.
• Non-Conformance Management and Improvement Activity.
• Leading investigations into both internal issues and customer complaints/returns.
• Performing Internal Audits in order to ensure that business processes are effective.
• Support Audit activity for annual ISO9001 audits.
• Support customer meetings and audits.
• Quality approval of Delivery Review Boards.
• Attendance of the Change Control Boards.
• Approval of Change requests.
• Review, approval and closure management of Permits and concessions.
• Creation and maintenance of REACH/RoHS and other compliance declarations.

Skills & Experience Essential Qualifications

• Higher technical education, ie HNC or above.
• Quality related work experience in a manufacturing company
• Knowledge of ISO 9001.
• Strong analytical skills to identify the source of problems.
• Lean Six Sigma.
• 8D problem solving.