Quality Assurance Specialist-Intermediate

Quality Engineer/ Assurance Specialist

Aversan Inc.() is a trusted multi-service engineering and electronics manufacturing company. Aversan delivers leading-edge and reliable safety-critical electronics and software systems to the aerospace defence and space industries.

We are currently seeking a qualified Quality Assurance Specialist help to promote a culture of Quality within the organization providing leadership and guidance in Quality Assurance issues to Project Management Engineering Industry & Supply Chain and this role you will be allocated to manage project Quality as a Quality Assurance Manager (QAM) on low to medium complexity projects supporting all disciplines and underlying processes. The QAM represents the Quality authority ensuring that the level of quality provides value and satisfaction to customers.

Location: Toronto ON
Job Type: Contract (6 months)
Working Arrangement: Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Cascade and/or manage the Quality Assurance requirements.
• Adjust Quality Assurance activities with a risk-driven mindset anticipating and mitigating risks considering the maturity of the Project team and focusing on core Quality value-added activities.
• Guide the Project team in the definition and tailoring of the project baseline and validate the resulting plans.
• Control the execution of the Project (in relation to the plans): evaluate achievements at key milestones and deliverables and provide visibility through Quality Advice.
• Perform compliance assessment with support for Contractual Quality Assurance requirements.
• Write and execute Project Quality Assurance and Software Quality Assurance Plans on low to medium complexity Projects
• Support coach train the Project in applying processes proactively identifying risks and resolving problems.
• Participate in and act as one of the pillars of acceptance in Project Gates/milestones review meetings and prepare Quality input and assessment.
• Provide visibility to the management and alert when necessary; raise a veto in case of non-compliance not properly addressed or in case of a critical event/situation generating a major risk for the Project or for the company ensuring that action plans are implemented in a timely manner.
• Prepare and deliver the Quality Management Report with support to demonstrate the effectiveness of the quality management process as defined in the applicable plans and standards.
• Participate in Safety Case review and Safety Certification Readiness Review
• Closely monitor customer feedbacks (positive and negative) with the Customer Satisfaction Lead
  Perform Quality Assurance approval for various projects artefacts as specified in the respective processes checking that the Project deliverables comply with Customers requirements and with the applicable regulations and standards.
• Support project monitoring by preparing monthly reports on project health status through quality metrics to Project Core Team.
• Perform engineering artefacts QA assessments. Record and analyze Quality findings to identify trends or issues to address.
• Conduct Root Cause Analyses with support as required in conjunction with the other discipline groups (engineering Safety PMO...)
• Participate in Lesson Learned and Risk Review meetings ensure process adherence and evidence for compliance is available.
• Support Customer audits and perform internal In-Process audits (if required by contract); Monitor resolution of corrective action plans.

Qualifications

• Minimum B.S Computer Science/Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering or equivalent
• 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in Engineering System/Software development or Quality Assurance Specialist or Manager in a technology or manufacturing setting
• Must to have a solid understanding of general QA practices and procedures Quality Management System
• Ability to conduct investigations and Root Cause Analysis across multiple disciplines (System Software Hardware PMO....)
• Also required are excellent problem solving written verbal and communication skills Preferred Qualifications
• Hands-on Engineering System/Software development or Quality Assurance in complex System environment with certification constraints (Transportation Aerospace Medical Devices Nuclear Cybersecurity)
• Knowledge of Transportation domain / CBTC system is an asset.
• ASQ Certification (CQE CQA...)

Technical/Specialized Knowledge: o Basic Knowledge of Industry Standards: CENELEC/AREMA/IEEE standards o ISO 9001 o Project Lifecycle and Deployment
Please note:
Interested applicants must apply directly to this link to be considered for this position:Quality Assurance Specialist-Intermediate

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