Product Assurance Engineer

Qabird; Delft; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Qabird in Delft seeks a Quality Manager to lead quality assurance processes during design through testing phases. You will be responsible for internal audits, defining process improvements, and conducting risk and FMEA analyses.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant subject and at least 2 years in a quality role in the space sector. Excellent communication skills and attention to detail are essential, as is proficiency in English.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in a quality role within a space context.
• Solid understanding of industry standards such as ECSS and/or comparable standards (ISO, AS&D).
• Familiar with environmental testing and able to help define and improve test plans would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the QMS based on process quality audits and internal audits.
• Interface with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure compliance.
• Chair Non-Conformance Boards including planning, executing, and reporting.

Skills

Quality Engineering principles

Internal auditing

Risk analysis

FMEA analysis

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Job description

Job description

In this role you are part of the Quality department and your focus lies on managing PA requirements during design, development, manufacturing and testing phases. You will perform internal audits and where applicable you will define process improvements. Within the project teams you will be performing design reviews, risk and FMEA analysis, management of non-conformities and the associated reports to both internal and external parties and will provide support to configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the QMS based on process quality audits and internal audits.
• Interface with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure that compliance to requirements is secured and correctly documented.
• Chair Non-Conformance Boards including planning, preparing and executing, reporting of the results and follow up to ensure closure of non-conformities.
• Perform risk analysis, FMEA analysis and design reviews for both projects and production items.
• Review project documentation to ensure compliance to quality requirements.

Job requirements

• Degree in a relevant subject.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a quality role within a space context.
• Solid understanding of industry standards such as ECSS and/or comparable standards (ISO, AS&D).
• Experienced in Quality Engineering principles, tools and methods.
• Familiar with environmental testing and able to help define and improve test plans would be a plus.
• Familiar with IPC standard would be a plus.
• Energetic team player with a positive mindset and excellent communication skills.
• A great sense of responsibility and attention to detail.
• Success oriented and going the extra mile if needed.
• Proficient in English (speaking / reading / writing).