Senior Programme Quality Engineer

About the role

The Senior Programme Quality Engineer plans, coordinates and assures quality activities across the programme lifecycle, so that products, processes and activities meet standards, customer, contractual, regulatory and company requirements. Acting as the quality focal point for the assigned programme, the role provides independent quality oversight, supports programme governance, manages quality risks and non-conformances, and coordinates quality work across Programme Management, Engineering, DFAM, Manufacturing, Configuration Management and other quality functions.

Key responsibilities

• Lead programme quality activities and act as the main contact for quality, audits, reporting and customer quality matters
• Oversee quality throughout the product lifecycle and ensure compliance with company, customer, regulatory and industry standards
• Develop and maintain QA and QC plans supporting inspections, testing, product release and production readiness
• Review designs, technical documentation, test results and deliverables for quality, traceability and compliance
• Manage non-conformances, deviations, root cause investigations and corrective actions
• Support audits, Stage Gate Reviews, configuration control and quality reporting
• Ensure safety and quality requirements are met during testing, qualification and other high-risk activities
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, suppliers and customers to resolve quality issues
• Mentor junior quality engineers and promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement

Required profile

• Degree in Aerospace, Aeronautics, Systems, Electrical, Electronics & Mechatronics Engineering
• 8+ years of direct experience in Quality Engineering, Product Design Assurance or Development Engineering, in the Space/Aerospace/Satellites/Defence manufacturing industry
• Good understanding of system engineering processes
• Working knowledge of quality assurance techniques and methodologies (ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D)
• Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning and First Article Inspection tools and techniques
• Technical report writing

Required skills

• Testing tools and software test equipment
• Guided missiles, drones, UAV, space satellites or complex multidisciplinary systems (warheads/fuzes, seekers, propulsion, avionics, actuators, PCB assemblies)

Preferred qualifications: Master's degree in a related engineering discipline, ASQ certification, CQI membership, Certified Explosives Worker, and Lead Auditor certification.