Job Description

MERITUS are recruiting for Product Assurance Engineer to join our client in Bristol on an initial 12 month contract to work within the Defence industry. PLEASE NOTE - This is a Hybrid role with 1 day a week expected on site in Bristol.

PRODUCT ASSURANCE ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - 40- 50 PER HOUR - 12 MONTHS - BRISTOL - HYBRID - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that risk management activities are properly documented and aligned with contractual and regulatory expectations.
• Ensure compliance with AQAP 2105, leading quality and assurance activities throughout the R&D lifecycle.
• Conduct Design Assurance Reviews, ensuring requirements verification and validation against defence standards.
• Drive independent quality assessments to challenge and validate design assumptions, safety margins, and performance criteria.
• Support the definition and execution of verification and validation (V&V) plans, ensuring product reliability and functional integrity.
• Act as the primary quality interface between R&D, programme management, safety, regulatory compliance, and customers.
• Provide independent assurance to senior stakeholders, ensuring that product development aligns with quality and risk expectations.
• Ensure robust configuration and change management processes to maintain product integrity and traceability throughout development.
• Prepare and present product assurance reports, risk registers, and compliance evidence to internal stakeholders.
• Engage with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure their deliverables align with the Quality Plan (QP) and risk expectations.
• Support customer audits, contract reviews, and regulatory assessments, ensuring product assurance compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing risk management, assurance processes, and collaboration across teams.

Technical & Domain Expertise

• Defence Standards & Compliance - Strong understanding of AQAP 2105, DEF STANs, AS9100D, and other defence/quality assurance regulations.
• Product Assurance & Quality Planning (QP) - Experience developing and implementing Quality Plans (QP), ensuring alignment with contract requirements.
• Risk Management & Analysis - Expertise in risk assessment methodologies (e.g., FMEA, DFMEA) to drive informed decision-making.
• Verification & Validation (V&V) - Knowledge of test planning, qualification activities, and validation processes for defence-related R&D projects.
• Configuration & Change Management - Understanding of requirements traceability, configuration control, and impact assessment in complex R&D environments.