Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
The TAS in the UK Product Assurance, Quality Assurance Manager will be in charge of the Product and Quality Assurance activities for units, subsystems and systems designed and/or manufactured by Thales Alenia Space in the UK or procured.
The role will also involve supporting bid teams and coordinating Quality Engineering experts.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE;

The candidate has few years of experience and a demonstrable positive performance record in the following activities;

• Management of quality or product assurance in a complex multifunctional manufacturing or engineering context;
• Experience in any of the areas on follows is desirable:
• Satellite/subsystem AIT

Management of Quality Assurance / Product Assurance Activities

• Performing and/or coordinating the Quality Assurance / Product Assurance activities for TAS in the UK (Bristol and Harwell) and its suppliers/subcontractors (write/review Data packs, participate to/lead reviews, participate to inspections, manage NCRs,…);
• Perform Procurement Quality Assurance: activities (definition/cascading of Quality Requirements to subcontractors/ suppliers, review of Data packs, participate to/lead reviews, participate to inspections, manage NCRs,..)
• Management of Work Packages;
• Interfacing with TAS in the UK management;
• Supporting bid teams by reviewing product and quality assurance requirements, creating or amending product assurance procedures in line with the bid requirements and preparing the estimates;
• Internal and external audit performance, including sub-contracts & suppliers;
• Interface with other TAS Quality organizations.