Principal Product Assurance Engineer

Principal Product Assurance Engineer

Job Title: Principal Product Assurance Engineer

Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience

Location: Stevenage

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship is required for this postion.

An exciting opportunity has emerged to join the Force Protection Product Assurance team, focusing on projects during the development and production phases of the life cycle.

The opportunity:

In this key role within a well-established team, you will ensure that all core Product Assurance activities are met. You'll have the chance to collaborate with both domestic and international colleagues and partners on projects that involve technology transfer.

This is a unique chance to network and explore a wide range of our functions and activities across various sites. Your work will involve participating in a multinational project and engaging with a robust Quality network to prevent and minimize product non-conformance. You'll contribute to smooth equipment delivery, ensure the reliability of products in production, and enhance customer satisfaction.

What you will be doing:

• Review and maintain Project Quality planning documentation.
• Ensure compliance to BMS procedures is maintained.
• Act as Key Point of contact for Design (Project Chief Engineer & CDE) for any Hardware concerns at Bolton.
• Act as External Customer for Product/ Hardware Quality issues/ concerns
• Customer interface for on- and off-site Product Acceptance activities
• Represent Project at the Op's NCRP Level 1 & 2
• Act as the Key point of contact for the Project PAM
• Represent Project PA at the monthly Operations Management Certification Stamp Issuing Authority Meetings
• Report on any escapes to our External Customers
• Ensure product life cycle reviews are planned, carried out and actions handled appropriately.
• Lead product non-conformance and facilitate implementation of non-conformance process.
• Support design and manufacturing defect investigations.
• Provide non-conformance data analysis and summary reports into major equipment and senior management reviews.
• Proactively identify, communicate and mitigate Quality risks and issues to reduce risk and increase customer satisfaction.
• Participate in process improvement and facilitate local flash audits, providing compliance and process improvement ideas.
• Plan and facilitate quality focused micro training to increase quality process awareness, efficiencies and proficiencies within the Project teams.

What we're looking for from you:

• HNC/HND in Engineering or Quality Assurance is desirable, or equivalent work experience
• Ideally a practitioner of current QA problem solving and improvement methods (8D, RCA, DMAIC, etc.)
• A high degree of self-motivation, autonomy and ability to work proactively, with excellent organisation, communication & social skills
• An ability to inspire change, a respectful great team-mate, comfortable working in a matrix organization
• Strong analytical skills; ability to run reports in Excel, use SAP QM system, and Product Data and document management tools
• Continuous improvement awareness and initiative to deliver improvements
• Ability to understand and respect cultural differences

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities

Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

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