AIT Quality Assurance Engineer

Our client, a large telecommunications company based in Portsmouth, require an Assembly Integration & Test (AIT) Quality Assurance Engineer to join their team. This role is initially a 6 month contract but the client will be looking to find candidates who are available until the end of 2013.

Job Profile:
Implementation of Quality Assurance activities for spacecraft payloads. Monitoring and reporting of Assembly Integration & Test (AIT) Quality Assurance criteria including quality gate review activities, documentation records and collection/evaluation of metrics.

Qualifications and/or Skills
Essential:
Strong Quality Assurance background with practical knowledge of implemented quality systems.
Verification of test system similar to that of Satellite payload
Desirable: Knowledge of European Space Agency (ESA) Space requirements.

Previous Experience
Essential: Demonstrative experience of Space/Aerospace Quality Assurance activities.
Desirable: Previous experience in utilising quality tools such as Lean, FMEA, Kaizen, Poka Yoke and 5S.
Previous work experience within design and manufacture engineering business.