Field Engineer Sr Stf

QA/Test and Inspection

Harwell

About The Role

The Quality Assurance (QA)/Product Assurance (PA) Manager and their team will manage the delivery of a range of activities. They will coordinate the associated Service Assurance activities with the program leadership team and accountable delivery teams. They shall also deliver the required outputs described in the Service Assurance Plan to the Programme Leadership Team to cost, schedule, performance, and quality. The Quality Assurance (QA)/Product Assurance (PA) Manager assures all activities in all phases of the programme from contract award. They also have the responsibilities of assuring the engineering activities in the Design Reviews and other formal settings.

The Quality Assurance (QA)/Product Assurance (PA) Manager is responsible for the coordination and management of all QHSE activities including Quality Assurance and Health and Safety and Environmental Management. To ensure that all processes employed under the space domain programme are developed/updated to meet all applicable standards as per the ISO 9001 certification of the organisation, alignment to ITIL, the Quality Management Plan and the Project Quality Plan.


The successful candidate will establish collaborative relationships across and beyond their own area of responsibility to maximise the business’ performance. They will work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary, multi-contractor team and demonstrate initiative. They must also have exceptional written and verbal communication skills including key influencing abilities.

Required Skills, Qualifications And Experience

Required Skills, Qualifications, And Experience

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• The successful candidate must have experience of managing QA/PA activities on at least two satellite manufacturing programmes including design, development, and manufacturing,
• The successful candidate must have experience of managing QA/PA activities relating to satellite ground segment programmes such as earth station design, development, and implementation,
• Knowledge and experience of satellite communications systems and their sub-systems is essential.
• The successful candidate should have experience with IT environments, software and systems engineering tools for design, integration and test, system assurance and deployment, system maintenance and upgrade, systems decommissioning as well as disposal activities.
• Delivering, supporting, or adapting organisational Business Management Systems to ISO certification standards.
• Must possess interpersonal skills and be able to function in a multi-contractor environment with the ability to broker conflicting inputs from multiple stakeholders/organisations.
• Outstanding team player, strong technical and leadership skills with the ability to influence and drive change.
• Self-motivated and able to work under no supervision with the ability to function effectively in a rapidly changing environment.
• UK resident, UK Citizenship; Current SC clearance;

Desired Skills, Qualifications, And Experience

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  Experience in achieving QA certification of facilities and/or companies is highly desirable.
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  The candidate must also understand the operation of communications systems in the context of interconnectivity with other systems.”
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  Certified ISO 9001:2015 and/or AS9100 lead assessor auditor
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  Certified Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
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  Strong organizational skills to include project planning and scheduling.
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  Strategic thinking with a bias towards delivering impactful results.
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  Understanding of how strategic initiatives align with short- and long-term customer strategies.
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  Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 14 years of professional experience; or 12 years of professional experience with a related master’s degree.
  

Job Reference Number

13348BR

Employee Type

Full Time

Hours Per Week

37.5

Working Schedule

4xFlex

Country

United Kingdom (UK)

Clearance Required for Role

SC

Graduate, Intern or Apprentice Vacancy?

No

What we offer you

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.

We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.

We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:

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  Private Medical Insurance
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  Competitive Pension
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  Dental
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  Critical Illness
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  Life Assurance
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  Travel Insurance
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  Employee discounts for top high street shops
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  Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counselling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
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  Internal training and development alongside out Education assistance programmes
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  Reimbursement for a professional membership
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  Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave

Business Environment

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds' hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Lockheed Martin Space is one of the four major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. We build satellites, ground stations and spacecraft that do amazing things in the space domain for government and commercial customers. Lockheed Martin Space capabilities and services give earlier warning of severe weather, connect troops on the battlefield, and deliver GPS directions to a billion people worldwide. We also design smarter satellites that operate like smartphones in the sky, with apps that can be updated in orbit so they can adapt as mission needs on the ground change.

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.

We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement as well as a range of health and wellness benefits.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Discrimination on any of these grounds is expressly forbidden. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Job Expires

20/06/2024