Principal Product Assurance Engineer Job Description A great opportunity has arisen to join the Force Protection Product Assurance team supporting projects in the development & production phases of the life cycle. You will play a pivotal role within an established team with the aim of ensuring all core Product Assurance activities are met, as well as the potential to work with domestic and international colleagues and partners on delivery of equipment and projects involving transfer of technology. The opportunity: A great opportunity has arisen to join the Force Protection Product Assurance team supporting projects in the development & production phases of the life cycle. You will play a pivotal role within an established team with the aim of ensuring all core Product Assurance activities are met, as well as the potential to work with domestic and international colleagues and partners on delivery of equipment and projects involving transfer of technology. This is an outstanding opportunity to network with and see a large variety of the business functions and activities across all sites. The role will involve working on a multi-national project, as well as with an established Quality network preventing/minimising product non-conformance, supporting smooth equipment delivery, assuring reliable products in Production and continually growing the happiness of customers. 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.Overview: Position - Principal Product Assurance Engineer – Permanent Location – Stevenage Salary - £50k DOE (+ Bonus) Keywords: Product Assurance Engineer, Project Quality, BMS, Quality Assurance, Hardware Quality, non-conformance, Project PAM, 8D, RCA, DMAIC. Only apply for this role if you currently hold the specific Government Security Clearance or are eligible for Government Security Clearance. Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to British Citizens, can accept dual nationals with British Citizenship. Applicants who meet this criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared. Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time. This is a Permanent Role