Quality Inspector - Satellite Components

Quality Inspector - Space Industry (Portsmouth)

Contract | Inside IR35 | Permanent Option Available

We are supporting a major customer in the space sector and seeking a Quality Inspector to ensure satellite components meet stringent quality standards. This role is based on-site in Portsmouth and involves inspection of electrical/electronic components in a cleanroom environment, ensuring compliance with ECSS standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections per ECSS-Q-ST-70-08, 28, 38 or latest ECSS-Q-ST-70-61.
• Verify flight hardware and test setups against design and quality rules.
• Ensure "as built as design" validation and support environmental/H&S controls.
• Monitor cleanliness, contamination, and ESD control.
• Identify and report non-conformities; support root cause analysis.
• Promote a quality-first mindset and continuous improvement.
• Support documentation, rework approvals, and flight packing.

Essential Skills & Experience

• ECSS certification from an ESA-approved training school.
• 3+ years in space, aerospace, or military electronics.
• Expertise in high-reliability electronics, RF products, and surface mount assembly.
• Familiarity with CAD, CAM, SAP, and manufacturing execution systems.
• Strong interpersonal and team-working skills in a matrix environment.
• Proactive approach to change and improvement.

Additional Info

• Flexibility required: overtime, night shifts, weekends.
• Contract role inside IR35; permanent option available based on preference and experience.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.