Portfolio Quality Assurance Manager

Thales
United Kingdom
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Influencing","Change management","Risk-based decision making","Governance"]

Lead and manage quality assurance across a portfolio of engineering/defence programmes within the A2IS domain. Drive governance and assurance through bids, projects, design and development lifecycles, system validation, supply chain, manufacturing and customer acceptance. Provide independent advice and challenge to senior stakeholders, embed customer requirements, and ensure consistent quality reporting and representation during formal project reviews in Crawley.

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Thales
Thales
6 hours ago

Portfolio Quality Assurance Manager

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Job Summary

Lead and manage quality assurance across a portfolio of engineering/defence programmes within the A2IS domain. Drive governance and assurance through bids, projects, design and development lifecycles, system validation, supply chain, manufacturing and customer acceptance. Provide independent advice and challenge to senior stakeholders, embed customer requirements, and ensure consistent quality reporting and representation during formal project reviews in Crawley.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage and lead programmes in the portfolio to deliver quality assurance across bids, projects, and engineering lifecycles.
  • •Ensure consistent governance and assurance through gates, milestones, and lifecycle events, including customer-attended reviews.
  • •Provide independent quality reporting to senior programme stakeholders and ensure attendance at formal project reviews.
  • •Embed and deliver customer requirements and represent the customer at all times.
  • •Drive cost-effective and efficient quality assurance to meet customer/partner requirements and Thales business objectives.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Annual LeaveHealth InsurancePension SchemePaid LeaveGym MembershipEmployee DiscountVolunteering

Key Requirements

  • •Experience operating in a Quality Management role within a complex project/engineering environment.
  • •Ability to influence key stakeholders and secure buy-in to a quality vision.
  • •Experience working in fast paced design and development/engineering environments.
  • •Proven ability to instigate and drive effective change.
  • •Related professional qualification and membership (CQI preferred), plus a recognised auditor qualification.
Experience:EngineeringDefence
Skills:Stakeholder managementInfluencingChange managementRisk-based decision makingGovernance
Certifications:Lead auditor trainingRecognised auditor qualification
Tech Stack:AS9100ISO9001RCAQuality management system

Eligibility

Security Clearance:SC

Company Brief

Thales
Designs and delivers advanced systems and services for aerospace, defence, security, and digital identity and cybersecurity markets, serving government and commercial customers worldwide.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2000
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