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SalaryQuality Assurance Specialist
RAL Space: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire
Salary: Band D (S1) £42,840 to £47,124 (dependent on skills and experience).
Contract Type: Open-Ended
Hours: Full-Time (We understand the importance of work-life balance, and are happy to discuss the possibility of flexible working with applicants)
Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers, technicians and business support team explore the unknown and turn what they find into work that changes the world around us. Whether it’s sending probes into space or finding new ways to treat cancer, everyone here plays a vital role in making a positive difference to society.
Come and discover how much you can achieve when you’re surrounded by world-leading experts, encouraged to constantly learn and empowered to explore your curiosity.
We are looking to appoint a QA specialist to support the maintenance of our Quality Management Systems and provide QA input for the handover, commissioning and operations of new test facilities, including the National Satellite Testing Facilities (NSTF) which will increase the UK’s testing capability for space hardware. The QA specialist will be supporting senior roles and contributing to the development and implementation of working practices that meet Quality and space industry requirements.
You must be capable of thorough and conscientious work to tight deadlines across multiple projects simultaneously, adapting to changing priorities as the need arises. The work of the QA team involves liaison with multiple teams, so effective oral and written communication skills are essential when dealing with managers, engineers and scientists within STFC and with external stakeholders. There may be some need for travel on an ad-hoc basis, occasionally with overnight stays, and possession of a full UK driving license is desirable.
Role Responsibilities
- Ensuring that quality standards (ISO9001, BS EN9100, ECSS-Q-ST-20-07C) and associated technical and safety regulations are observed.
- Support on the preparation, update and review of Quality documentation.
- Supporting senior QA Specialists with the administration of Facility Readiness Reviews (FRR) and witnessing of key test activities (e.g. space hardware critical moves, test gateway reviews)
- Management of non-conformity and anomalies process, ensuring that issues are reported, documented and progressed in a timely manner.
- Supporting internal technical investigations, performing root cause analysis and instigating corrective action
- Producing quality metrics
Person Specification
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM subject (Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics) or equivalent experience
- Experience of working in a technical organization (scientific or engineering)
- Experience in a system certified to ISO9001 and/or EN9100
- Practical knowledge of ISO 9001:2015
- Experience of internal auditing to ISO9001 and/or EN9100
- Experience in supporting investigation teams and tracking corrective action
We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world. Whatever our role, we have the freedom to explore, learn and connect, as part of a community that loves to share knowledge and support one another.
As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, this is a place where there’s always something new to learn – about the world around us, about your career, but most of all, about yourself. Join us and discover what’s possible.
STFC values their employees by offering a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance. This includes 30 days’ annual leave, 10.5 public and privilege holidays, flexible working hours, a workplace nursery, exceptional average salary pension scheme, social and sporting activities and societies and a subsidised restaurant.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 4th February 2024.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £42,840.00-£47,124.00 per year
Work Location: In person
