Job Description
Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), is a global space manufacturer delivering high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science, and orbital infrastructures.
We are seeking a qualified individual to join our team as a Quality Manager. This role will be responsible for ensuring that our services and products meet customer requirements, space standards, applicable rules, and internal quality requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and implement quality plans for projects, ensuring they meet customer and company requirements.
* Analyze customer quality requirements and ensure that our products and services meet these standards.
* Familiarize yourself with TAS Quality Management System (QMS) rules Chorus 2 and apply them to all processes and tools within the company in Italy.
* Manage and contribute to project reviews, including KO, EQSR, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, TRB, and DRB.
* Support technical departments during design reviews by providing validation plans, DDQS process activities, checklists, or BDREX inputs.
* C Coordinate and control product quality activities within projects, including RAMS, M&P, EEE Parts, Reliability, FMECA, etc.
* Document and manage changes and deviations of projects, including RFDs, NCRs, and RFWs.
* C Coordinate and supervise Non Conformance Review Boards (NRB) in case of deviations or non-compliance with product specifications.
* Identify and propose mitigation actions for critical points of projects and support product inspection activities (MIPs).
* Prepare COC and EIDP documentation, certifying that delivered products meet quality requirements and applicable standards.
* Guarantee and control that subcontractor quality requirements align with general project requirements.
* Supply data from audits, returns, and customer complaints to ensure follow-up and reporting for risk prevention.
Candidate Specification: Key Selection Criteria
Education & Qualifications
* Engineering degree or equivalent.
* Degree in Physical Sciences, Electronics, Industrial, or Telecommunications Engineering.
Skills and Ideal Experience
* Minimum Professional experience: 3 years.
* Title degree: Engineering or equivalent.
* Italian, English (customer interface), French would be a plus.
* Knowledge on hardware inspection and technical aspects of TAS Computing and Data Handling Products would be a plus.
* Knowledge on Quality standards for SW and HW projects as well as QMS applicable documents for PA/QA activities will be taken into account.
Behaviour and Personality
* External and Internal communication ability.
* Capability to work within a cross-functional team and independently.
* Methodological minded.
* Capability for argumentation and decision-oriented.
We provide CAREERS and not just jobs at Thales Alenia Space. With over 8,900 employees in 10 countries and 17 sites in Europe and the US, our mobility policy enables employees to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth.