At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Product Assurance for exciting space missions and ensure top-notch quality across engineering projects.
- Company: Join a cutting-edge company in the space sector with a diverse, international team.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, 25+ days holiday, private healthcare, and a vibrant office culture.
- Other info: Visa sponsorship available; perfect for those passionate about space and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in space technology while developing your career in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in Product Assurance, strong leadership, and excellent communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 85000 £ per year.
- Job
- Title: Principal Product Assurance Manager
- Company: Holt Executive
Location: Oxfordshire
Salary/Rate: £70,000 – £85,000/annum Hyrbid & flexible working, 9/75 work pattern, private healthcare, & more!
A fantastic opportunity has opened for an experienced Product Assurance Manager to take a leading role across one or more flagship space missions.
This position offers the chance to contribute to both flight hardware and software, as well as ground systems, within a cutting‑edge In‑Orbit Service, Assembly, and Manufacturing programme.
- This role is available at
- Senior or
Principal level depending on experience.
You will be responsible for driving Product and Quality Assurance across complex engineering projects, working closely with project managers, engineering teams, suppliers, and external partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Product and Quality Assurance activities within project teams
- Coordinate with customer PA/QA representatives when required
- Support supplier and subcontractor assurance activities, including audits and process assessments
- Review materials, parts, and processes against PA and technical requirements
- Produce assurance documentation and lead implementation of project assurance plans
- Witness manufacturing and testing activities, including work conducted at third‑party facilities
- Maintain quality control records and related data
- Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of the organisation’s Quality Management System
- Support proposal preparation with assurance inputs
- Review work produced by other PA Managers and provide constructive feedback
- Mentor junior team members and delegate tasks as Project PA Lead
- Ensure project work progresses efficiently and in line with programme requirements
Qualifications
- 5+ years in Product Assurance and/or Quality Assurance, ideally within the space or aerospace sectors
- Ability to lead functional groups and ensure compliance with assurance requirements
- Strong technical understanding of high‑reliability systems
- Logical, practical approach to problem‑solving
- Comfortable working independently as well as within multidisciplinary teams
- Excellent organisational and schedule management abilities
- Adaptability to shifting priorities and project changes
- Strong interpersonal skills and confidence in communicating across teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in technical English
- Experience working with national space agencies
- QMS Internal Auditor certification or third‑party reviewer experience
- Experience in ground segment product assurance
- Experience in software product assurance
Desirable Skills
- Experience working with national space agencies
- QMS Internal Auditor certification or third‑party reviewer experience
- Experience in ground segment product assurance
- Experience in software product assurance
Benefits
- Work alongside a highly skilled, diverse, and international team developing innovative space technologies
- Flexible working around core hours
- Optional 9/75 working pattern
- Hybrid working options (role‑dependent)
- 25 days’ holiday (rising annually to a max of 28) + 8 bank holidays
- Life insurance and long‑term sick pay
- Private healthcare (taxable benefit)
- Relocation allowance
- Visa sponsorship considered
- Modern office and cleanroom facilities
- Regular team and social events
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