Product Assurance Engineer

Location Buckinghamshire

Are you ready to help shape the future of space technology? This is your chance to join an innovative and fast growing organisation operating at the cutting edge of spacecraft propulsion and advanced space systems. If you are passionate about engineering excellence, thrive in high stakes environments, and want your work to power real missions across our solar system, this role is for you.

Why This Role Matters

This organisation plays a critical role in delivering high performance propulsion systems for commercial, defence and scientific missions. Their technology has supported spacecraft travelling from Mercury to Jupiter and has even contributed to private lunar landing success. As demand continues to accelerate, they are expanding their Quality function and seeking a skilled Product Assurance Engineer to ensure every component delivered meets the highest space grade standards.

What You Will Do

In this hands on and detail focused role, you will be embedded across integrated project teams with exposure to suppliers, customers and mission critical hardware. You will be responsible for assuring quality throughout the full product lifecycle, from design and manufacturing to testing and final data pack delivery.

Your work will include:

• Participating in key project reviews such as MRR, TRR, MPCB and DRB
• Developing and maintaining product assurance documentation aligned with ECSS requirements
• Ensuring requirements are correctly interpreted and flowed down to suppliers
• Monitoring hardware during build and test phases
• Reviewing supplier documentation and data packs
• Contributing to EIDPs and supporting resolution of RIDs
• Supporting non conformance management and corrective action processes
• Engaging in internal and supplier audits to drive continuous improvement
• Capturing lessons learned that elevate programme quality

What You Bring

Essential:

• HND or Degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Experience in Quality or Product Assurance within aerospace, defence or a regulated sector
• Understanding of AS9100 and ISO9001
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation
• Excellent organisation, communication and attention to detail

Desirable:

• Experience working with ECSS standards
• Exposure to EIDP compilation, auditing or product qualification
• Familiarity with improvement tools such as 8D, FMEA or Ishikawa
• Understanding of electronic or electromechanical components
• Auditing qualifications are an advantage

This is a rare opportunity to contribute to hardware that will operate across the solar system, while growing your expertise in an organisation that values development, precision and purposeful engineering. Apply now to know more.

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