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Senior Product Assurance & QHSE Manager

35+ years experience · available immediately

On request

Fully remote

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Professional summary

A senior Product Assurance and QHSE professional with more than 15 years of experience supporting major space programmes and several decades of broader quality-management experience across aerospace, defence, electronics and regulated industries. His expertise covers Product Assurance planning, supplier quality, software quality, auditing, non-conformance management, qualification and design reviews, technical change control and QHSE systems. He has held senior quality roles with Airbus, Astrium and ABSL Space Products and is experienced in working with suppliers, customers and multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure compliance, product conformity and successful delivery. He combines practical space PA experience with deep knowledge of standards including AS9100, ISO 9001, AQAP and IPC, making him particularly well suited to organisations requiring experienced assurance support, supplier oversight or quality-system improvement.

Relevant project experience

  1. 01

    Managed Product Assurance for major space projects, including PA planning, supplier approvals, qualification and design reviews, NCR management, Delivery Review Boards and technical change control.

    Airbus - Principal Product Assurance Equipment Engineer

  2. 02

    Led QHSE systems, internal and external audits, corrective actions, risk management, regulatory compliance and quality-system improvement activities.

    ABSL Space Products - QHSE Manager

  3. 03

    Supported major space programmes with supplier quality, PA requirements, manufacturing and test reviews, non-conformance management and customer/supplier interfaces.

    Astrium - Product Assurance Manager

  4. 04

    Extensive earlier experience across Marconi, Racal and other technology companies, covering defence quality standards, electronics, manufacturing quality and process assurance.

    Defence & Electronics Quality Assurance

  5. 05

    Broad experience implementing and maintaining standards such as AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AQAP and IPC, alongside lead auditing, software auditing and continuous improvement.

    Quality Systems & Audit Leadership

Expertise

Product AssuranceQuality AssuranceQHSESupplier QualitySoftware Quality AssuranceSupplier AuditingAS9100ISO 9001AQAPIPC-A-610

Skills

Quality Assurance ManagementQHSE ManagementProduct Assurance PlanningSupplier PA Plan ApprovalNCR ClosureQualification ReviewsManufacturing Readiness ReviewsTest Reviews

Programme experience

AirbusABSL Space ProductsAstriumDefence & Electronics Quality Assurance

Mission phases

Phase BPhase C/DPhase E

Sectors

DefenceSpace HardwareCommercial spaceElectronicsTelecommunicationsMedical DevicesAutomotive

Tools & frameworks

PANDORASPRINTSAP

Languages

English

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