Quality procurement manager; SCQ

Position: Quality procurement manager (SCQ)
Location: Progress

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

Permanent responsibility:  The SCQ manager shall assure the Quality of Space equipment and products  purchased from external suppliers, in the frame of specific Projects.  Normative and Standards:  The SCQ have to know the Quality Management System fundamentals according to  ISO 9001, ISO 14001, EN 9100, AQAP 2110 and ECSS requirements, in particular series  Q.  The candidate shall be able to manage external/internal standards in order to assure  the quality for products purchased from our suppliers all along the phases of a  project:  
• Conformity of the Products with EC Directives (CE marking, WEE, RoHS)  
• Compliance to Reach Regulation  
• Compliance to ECSS series Q

Location:

Torino or Roma  Task description:  The candidate will ensure the quality aspects of purchased items in the different  segments (Electrical, RF, mechanical, propulsion and ground support equipment) for  the entire life cycle of the products.  Proposal phase:  
• The candidate shall be involved in the up streaming phase of a project taking  active part to the Suppliers Selection process (TEB/PVET activities), in  collaboration with buyer and engineering, for all quality aspects. Specifically  the SCQ is responsible for the verification and negotiation (RFP phase) of  Suppliers conformity to:  
• Customer Quality Requirements (flow down):  o Product Assurance and Safety Requirements for sub-contractors and  suppliers  
• Specific Statement of Work and Statement of Applicability (including list of Ads  and PA DRL)  
• Technical specification.  
• Qualification status of the hardware proposed.  Supply Chain Quality Manager (Quality  procurement manager)    EQSR and Design Reviews phase:  The SCQ is called to participate to the main Subcontractors reviews of a program,  starting from the KO up to the manufacturing, testing and delivery of  Equipment/Units. In particular:  
• The SCQ is called to manage an efficient equipment qualification status review  (EQSR) with Subcontractors, together with engineering and procurement in  order to verify:  Qualification status of a candidate solution and adequacy/coherency with the  category, and relevant model philosophy, proposed by each Subcontractor.  
• Level of understanding and compliance with the requirements of a specific  project. This activities imply the EQSR data package review and the team  evaluation of maturity level both for technical and quality aspects.  
• Where the out-come of an EQSR establish the need of a delta qualification  activity or when a new development is foreseen design reviews to be  performed. The primary purpose of the review’s team (Quality, engineering and  procurement) is to provide a comprehensive assessment of the project status  against targets and requirements. SCQ will perform the review of quality  aspects (documentation and performed analysis) in coordination with quality  discipline from time to time involved.  

Monitoring of the Supplier during Manufacturing, Test phase and delivery:  
• SCQ shall be able to monitor (OTD and OQD) and grant on time delivery and  on quality delivery of the hardware. This imply:  
• Monitoring and managing of quality matters during manufacturing and  qualification test campaign of a new hardware, including any new mounting  technologies to be qualified.  
• Monitoring and managing of quality matters during manufacturing and delta  qualification test campaign established by EQSR, including possible new  mounting configuration technologies.  
• Monitoring and managing of quality matters during manufacturing and test  campaign in case of recurrent hardware.  
• To manage delivery review board…