PA/QA Manager

SAB Aerospace; Benevento; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

SAB Aerospace is seeking a Product Assurance Engineer to lead quality assurance for aerospace space projects. The role focuses on implementing QA plans, supporting design reviews, and ensuring ECSS/ISO requirements are met across engineering teams and suppliers.

The candidate will drive preventive actions, manage non-conformance processes, and participate in audits to optimize quality systems. National and international travel is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a QA role within aerospace is essential.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and EN 9100 standards required.
• ECSS, ISO and ASTM knowledge desirable for aerospace projects.
• Knowledge of Space product assurance (ECSS standards) is a plus.
• Experience supporting multiple engineering teams and external suppliers is needed.
• Proven ability to resolve problems in an engineering environment.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Implement a product assurance plan on a per-project basis.
• Participate in design reviews and inspection points.
• Ensure quality requirements in the Project SOW are addressed.
• Proactively apply preventive actions for known quality issues.
• Negotiate quality standards/requirements with customers and suppliers.
• Act as the single point of contact for quality matters with inputs from other disciplines.
• Review and update company standards; ensure documents are signed before configuration control board approvals.
• Maintain project records for traceability of issues and resolutions.
• Conduct audits to verify QA requirements are met and identify process improvements.
• Assist disciplines in creating metrics to measure effectiveness and drive improvements.
• Participate in Non-Conformance Review Boards and address curative and corrective actions.

Skills

QA experience

ISO 9001 EN 9100

ECSS/ISO/ASTM knowledge

Space product assurance

Team/supplier coordination

Problem resolution

Interpersonal communication

Travel availability

Job description

Are you passionate about quality assurance in the aerospace sector? We are looking for a talented and detail-oriented Product Assurance Engineer to join our team. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge space projects, ensuring the highest standards of quality and reliability.

The successful applicant will demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Previous experience in similar position


• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and EN 9100 standards


• In-depth knowledge of ECSS, ISO and ASTM requirements would be desirable


• Knowledge of Product Assurance requirements for Space application (ECSS Standards)


• Must have experience of supporting multiple engineering teams and suppliers


• Must have experience of problem resolution within an engineering environment


• Good interpersonal skills, communication and presentation capability.


• Candidates must be available for national and international business trips.

The key responsibilities are as follows:

• Implementation of a product assurance plan on project basis.


• Participation into design reviews and inspections points


• Ensuring that the quality requirements included within the Project Statement Of Work are taken


• Proactively seek to ensure that preventive actions are taken account of for known quality issues


• Negotiating with external Customers and suppliers regarding quality standards/requirements,


• Will act where necessary as a single point contact for the resolution of all quality matters and ensure the inputs of Materials Engineering, EEE parts and other specialist disciplines are taken account of.


• Reviewing Company Standards and proposing changes where necessary to update working processes and to ensure that all equipment documents and drawings are signed by the relevant disciplines before signing and approving them for the configuration Control Board


• To maintain within the project adequate records to ensure that easy reference is available for monitoring past and present procedural or technical problems.


• To undertake audits which assess whether all quality requirements have been addressed and have been (or planned to be) incorporated into the design solution. Random project/product audits will also be conducted to establish optimization of processes and systems.


• Support to all disciplines in the creation of suitable, useful metrics, to measure effectiveness and to form a basis of improvement activities.


• Participating into Non Conformance Review Boards and addressing the curative and corrective