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Product Assurance Specialist
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Job Description
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Salary: Band E (S1) £58,346 per annum.
Hours: Full time (We understand the importance of work-life balance and are happy to discuss the possibility of flexible working with applicants)
Contract Type: Open ended.
Location: Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxfordshire.
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.
About the Role
The RAL Space Product Assurance Group is looking to appoint a Senior Product Assurance Specialist. You will be responsible for all Product Assurance requirements on their assigned project(s). This may include managing subsystem(s) and their suppliers or piece part suppliers. You will be responsible for ensuring that the required activities are followed to provide appropriate control and records of materials and processes, dependability, safety, EEE components, and quality assurance measures. The PA Manager is the formal point of contact with the end customers (national and international space agencies) and suppliers on all Product Assurance matters of the subsystem/sub-suppliers.
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Shortlisting Criteria
(Please note the below criteria will be assessed at Shortlisting or Interview stage as indicated)
- Experience as a Space Product Assurance Manager (highly desirable for experience in managing external PA Managers)
- Including (but not limited to): NRB chairpersonship, gateway chairing, declared list authorship etc.
- A strong record of professional development
- Understanding of the many key physical and engineering challenges of building equipment to operate in space
- Excellent written & oral communication
- Evidence of effective time management and prioritisation
- Evidence of thoroughness and attention to detail
- Be willing and able to travel to Europe
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a broad multi-disciplinary (including Product Assurance) team
Employee Benefits
We are offering an open-ended contract with a whole host of benefits including:
- 30 days holiday (in addition to 10.5 bank holidays and privilege days)
- Flexible working hours
- An excellent average salary pension scheme
- Employee shopping/travel discounts
- Learning and development opportunities
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.
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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.
Immigration straplines
We do sponsor
Please note, if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK, as part of your sponsorship application, you and any dependants travelling with you, will be required to pay costs directly to The Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some, or all of these fees after you have become an employee and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs or contact Recruitment@ukri.org.
We do not sponsor
As this job does not fulfil the UK Government minimum criterion for obtaining sponsored migrant worker status, we will be unable to apply for sponsorship for anyone not eligible to work in the UK. At interview, all shortlisted candidates are required to bring with them identification documents and original documents that prove they hold or can obtain the right to work in the UK. You can check your eligibility here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y
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