Product Assurance Manager

• Establish the Product Assurance project requirements and relevant documentation (ie. PA and Safety Plan, Cleanliness and Contamination Control Plan, FOD Plan)
• Act as main project interface to the customer and the subcontractors for Safety and Quality
• Surveillance of project subcontractors with respect to Safety and Quality related matters
• Participation in Design and Validation phases and related project milestone meetings
• Support projects teams in terms of RAMS (ie. FMECA, Hazard Analysis, Reliability Analysis and Critical Items List) and PMP activities (ie. DML, DMPL, DPL and DCL)
• Chair of Manufacturing reviews and Quality gates, including Qualification and Acceptance Tests and Final Acceptance (ie. MRR, TRR, PTR, DRB, HAR)
• Define hardware key inspections based on critical items, as well as incoming and outgoing inspections
• Manage the NC process and ensuring proper RCA, CAPA and close-out:

• Processing of documentation (e.g. NCR) by using the SAP system
• Moderator of NRBs for disposition of NCs
• Lead failure investigations including related documentation and presentations (ie. Ishikawa, Fault Tree, A3, 8D)
• Managing approval processes for components deviating from applicable standards and/or customer requirements (RFA, RFD and RFW)
• Review and approve project documentation including documentation from suppliers
• Lead/participate to internal and external Audits in agreement with LQ Manager
• Prepare and sign the Certificate of Compliance (CoC)
• Attend the project Progress Meeting and Configuration Control Boards (CCB)
• Understand Software PA discipline (if applicable)
• Alert discipline: assessment of the failures vs. potential alerts to upper-level customer, ensure the assessment of incoming alerts, distribute applicable alerts to impacted lower tiers, maintain alert status.
• Lead efforts to develop, communicate and implement S&MA vision, strategy, goals and metrics that drive business objectives for cost, safety, quality, customer satisfaction, enhanced process control, error proofing and continuous improvement.
• Key element of the position will be to define, based on customer requirement sets, the documentation for customer meetings and reviews.

• Bachelor or MSc degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or in a similar relevant discipline
• Minimum 10 yrs experience of increasing responsibility aerospace design, manufacturing, or quality functions; program management experience may also apply if supplemented by one of the other stated areas of responsibility
• Working experience in Space / Aeronautic Industry and similar (experience on NASA, USSF, ESA project is a plus)
• Configuration Management knowledge
• Knowledge of standards such as ISA9001, AS/EN9100, ECSS, NASA and MIL
• Ability to quickly understand and analyze technical products/systems and their function
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Very good communication skills
• Ability to work independently, as well as effectively in a team
• Excellent critical thinking, analytical, leadership and interpersonal skills
• High level of enthusiasm and a passion for quality and continuous improvements
• Brave and communicative person who is used to ask the tough
• 5% to 10% ability to travel nationally and internationally as required
• Business Acumen & Comfort Around Higher Management
• Customer Focus
• Timely Decision Making & Decision Quality
• Written and Verbal Communication
• Developing & Managing Teams
• Managing Through Systems

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