Senior Space PA/QA Engineer – Quality, Compliance & Risk

ClearSpace; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ClearSpace in London is seeking a Senior PA/QA Engineer to join our growing space mission quality team. You will drive PA/QA activities across design, risk assessment, and AIV, ensuring safety, reliability, and performance of missions and products.

You will lead hands-on quality assurance, embed ClearSpace standards, support certification efforts, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and operations to improve processes and deliver results that meet customer expectations.

Qualifications

• Extensive QA experience in the space sector.
• Proven leadership in improving quality standards and regulatory compliance for space missions.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and EN 9100.
• Involvement in design, manufacture and qualification of spaceflight hardware.
• Expertise in maintaining Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Ability to interpret and apply ECSS standards.
• Experience writing technical documentation.
• Experience in supplier management and company-wide risk management.
• Experience leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of the QMS to meet project and regulatory requirements.
• Provide hands-on PA/QA support across programs from planning through to launch and operations.
• Define and apply ClearSpace standards guiding mission development and delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing and operations to implement QA processes.
• Monitor compliance with industry standards (ISO9001, EN9100) and contribute to certification activities.
• Participate in internal audits, reviews, and inspections to ensure adherence to procedures.
• Contribute to risk management activities and mitigation planning.
• Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement across cross-functional teams.
• Support documentation, reporting and communication of quality metrics to stakeholders.
• Represent PA/QA in project meetings and customer interactions to ensure requirements are met.

Skills

Quality assurance

Space sector experience

Leadership

ISO9001 EN9100

QMS

ECSS interpretation

Technical documentation

Supplier management

Risk management

Team leadership

Job description

ClearSpace in London is seeking a Senior PA/QA Engineer to join our growing space mission quality team. You will drive PA/QA activities across design, risk assessment, and AIV, ensuring safety, reliability, and performance of missions and products.

You will lead hands-on quality assurance, embed ClearSpace standards, support certification efforts, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and operations to improve processes and deliver results that meet customer expectations.