Quality Inspector in Plymouth

Quality Inspector

6 month contract

Based in Portsmouth

Job Details

As a Quality Inspector, you will work for a leading Defence and Aerospace company, ensuring conformity of production and test operations within the Cleanroom to approved quality standards, particularly ECSS-Q-ST-70-08, 28, 38 and 61.

Responsibilities

• Ensure conformity of production and test operations within the Cleanroom in accordance with Plans, Processes and Procedures for Space Equipment production, to approved quality standards.
• Accountable for the correct "as built as design" validation.
• Responsible for environmental and H&S control of assembly, integration & test activities in accordance with the appropriate standards.
• Support Key Inspection Points (KIPs) for the physical inspections.
• Monitor and drive workmanship standards and clean room practices/processes.
• Perform design and integrity verification inspections on Flight Hardware and Test set‑up in accordance with inspection criteria and ECSS standards.
• Identify and record non‑conformities and investigate with manufacturing engineering, PA, M&P/Process Owner.
• Support Root cause analysis of non‑quality events.
• Perform internal audits on cleanroom activities as directed by the Equipment Quality group.
• Complete QVP verifications as directed by the Equipment Quality Assurance group.
• Support specific operational tasks such as critical move, Ready for Test process activities and flight packing.
• Ensure work environment in cleanroom is compliant with Health & Safety policy and any risks are mitigated.
• Perform documentation checks, paperwork completion, and approval of reworks.
• Control and maintenance of quarantined Equipment.

Qualifications

• Experience working to quality standards such as ECSS-Q-ST-70-08, 28, 38, 61.
• Experience performing design and integrity verification inspections on flight hardware and test set‑up.
• Strong understanding of environmental and H&S controls for assembly, integration & testing.
• Ability to conduct inspections and audits in a cleanroom environment.
• Good analytical and problem‑solving skills for root cause analysis.