Principal Quality Officer

Posted: 15/10/2024

Closing Date: 15/11/2024

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Hume

Job Category: Quality Assurance & Safety

**Principal Quality Officer (Defence Systems)**

EOS Defence Systems is seeking a skilled and dedicated **Principal Quality Officer** to join our team.

**About Us**

The defence business develops and produces remotely controlled weapon systems and ancillary products. These systems are adaptable to suit potential customer weapon inventories and comprise state-of-the-art gimbal mounts, fire control systems and world-class sensor units. We continually strive to help our people achieve personal goals, engaging them in challenging and inspiring projects that shape our future.

**Benefits**
- Structured friendly and supportive team
- Learning and development opportunities
- Opportunities for further career development
- Free Parking
- Paid parental leave
- EOS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

**About the Role
**Reporting to the HSEQ Manager, this role focuses on quality assurance within our manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 and driving continual improvement across the organisation. You will play a key role in managing Supplier Quality, Production Quality, and the internal audit process, as well as assisting with external audits. Additionally, you will coordinate the MRB process with the finance team and maintain accurate quality documentation, including customer incident logs and warranty data.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Oversee and perform receiving inspections of incoming mechanical and electrical parts to verify design intent compliance.
- Supervise and manage the daily functions of the quality officers, ensuring their work quality and efficiency.
- Prioritise inspection workloads in line with project and production requirements.
- Generate and present team output reports, using data gathered from the ERP system.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with other departments to address and resolve inspection-related issues.
- Liaise with stakeholders to expedite the completion of First Article Inspection (FAI) parts.
- Participate in Material Review Board (MRB) activities, providing insights on non-conforming parts.
- Establish quality management processes to ensure ISO 9001 compliance and customer satisfaction.
- Help develop and maintain the company’s quality standards and procedures to meet customer needs, including feedback and return processing.
- Work with the Supply Chain team to define quality requirements for external suppliers, ensuring materials meet AS9100 standards.
- Plan, conduct, and manage risk-based internal audits to ensure ISO 9001 compliance.
- Support external audits and lead the resolution of corrective actions for non-conformances.
- Conduct final inspections of sub-systems and complete systems, ensuring timely documentation of Certificates of Conformance.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**Key Attributes**:

- Team-oriented with strong collaboration skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Detail-oriented, highly organised, and solutions-focused.
- Ability to think systemically and maintain process discipline.

**Qualifications**:

- Tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering (preferred).

**Experience**:

- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role.
- Proficiency with precision measuring tools (e.g., Vernier calipers, micrometers, height gauges).
- Good understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) systems (preferred).
- Experience with CMM equipment is advantageous.

**How to Apply**

Due to Australian Government security requirements for this role, you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent resident.