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Quality Inspector in Portsmouth, Hampshire

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Location

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Contract

Quality Inspector

6 month contract

Based in Portsmouth

Offering £35ph Inside IR35

Do you have experience working to quality standards such as ECSS-Q-ST-70-08, 28, 38, 61?

Do you have experience performing design and integrity verification inspections on flight hardware and test set-up?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Quality Inspector, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

  • Ensure conformity of production and test operations within the Cleanroom in accordance with Plans, Processes and Procedures for Space Equipment production, to approved quality standards in particular ECSS-Q-ST-70-08, 28, 38 or ECSS-Q-ST-70-61
  • Responsible and accountable for the correct "as built as design" validation
  • Responsible for the environmental and H&S control of assembly, integration & test activities in accordance with the appropriate standards
  • Support Key Inspection Points (KIPs) for the physical inspections
  • Monitor and drive workmanship standards and clean room practices/processes
  • Perform design and integrity verification inspections on Flight Hardware and Test set-up in accordance with inspection criteria in addition to ECSS-Q-ST-70-08, 28, 38, or ECSS-Q-ST-70-61
  • Identify and record non-conformities and investigate with manufacturing engineering, PA, M&P/Process Owner
  • Support Root cause analysis of non-quality events
  • Perform internal audits on cleanroom activities as directed by Equipment Quality group
  • Complete QVP verifications as directed by Equipment Quality Assurance group
  • Support specific operational tasks such as critical move, Ready for Test process activities and flight packing
  • Ensure work environment in cleanroom is compliant with Health & Safety policy and any risks are mitigated
  • Perform documentation checks, paperwork completion, and approval of reworks
  • Control and maintenance of quarantined Equipment

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Quality Inspector

6 month contract

Based in Portsmouth

Offering £35ph Inside IR35

Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Job reference 130263_1784199587
Date posted 16 July 2026

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