Quality Assurance Engineer – Space Imaging

Quality Assurance Engineer – Space Imaging£40,000 - £50,000 + excellent bens.Chelmsford, EssexWe have been trusted to design and deliver CCD and CMOS imaging sensors and sub-systems for over 150 space missions by the world’s largest space agencies, including NASA, ESA, JAXA, CSA and recently for the Russian-led World Space Observatory. We offer space imaging supply chain management, including space qualified imaging sensors, arrays and sub-systems for space science, earth observation and astronomy; helping solve the mysteries of the Universe and understanding climate change on Earth.The Quality Assurance Engineer is required to provide support to the Business Unit, supplying high quality custom image sensors, Front End electronics and Optical Systems to external customers such as NASA & ESA prime contractors.Customer-focussed, the Quality Assurance Engineer’s role is to ensure that customer expectations are met or exceeded through effective project planning (bid & execution) and control, and in the event of escapes, to ensure that appropriate root cause investigation takes place and that corrective and preventive action is planned, tested and implemented.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to - Quality Assurance Engineer – Space ImagingEstablish and advise the product assurance and compliance to requirement aspects of new projects, products and plansUnderpin the design, test and manufacturing readiness reviews within the project lifecycleReinforce the assembly, verification, validation and test phases of the projectFlow down quality requirements to the customer and supply chainFacilitate customer mandated reviewsSupport a programme of risk based internal and external auditsAdopt the administration of co-authorise and close out permits, concessions and NRBs.Skills & Experience - Quality Assurance Engineer – Space ImagingExperience within a Product/Quality Assurance role, preferably within space, aerospace or defence industriesA background in design and production for electro-mechanical parts and systems (with assemblies, electronics and software experience as an advantage)Knowledge of high-reliability parts and materialsAttention to detailAbility to think “outside of the box”A flexible and adaptable approach