Product Assurance Engineer Verified today

The Role

As a Product Assurance Engineer at Spire, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and safety of our space systems as we expand our fleet and take on new missions. You will work closely with senior PA staff, engineering teams, and project managers to support the full lifecycle of Product Assurance activities.

What You'll Do

• Support the implementation of Product Assurance processes across assigned projects or subsystems
• Contribute to the definition and flow-down of PA requirements based on customer and project specifications
• Support compliance verification activities and help document or justify deviations where required
• Assist in the development and maintenance of Project PA Plans and ensure they are followed throughout the project lifecycle
• Participate in reviews, audits, and technical meetings, providing PA input as needed
• Support the management of non-conformities internally and with suppliers, ensuring proper documentation and visibility
• Help prepare, review, and maintain project Quality documentation
• Support reliability, dependability, and safety analysis activities under guidance from senior PA staff
• Contribute to supplier quality oversight, including documentation reviews and participation in supplier meetings
• Assist with hardware qualification, component selection, and technology validation activities
• Support risk management processes and contribute to mitigation planning
• Help capture and promote lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives across projects

Main Interfaces

• Spire Program Manager and PMO team
• Spire Program Delivery and Engineering teams
• Customer PA representatives (with support from senior PA staff)
• Supplier and partner QA representatives

Basic Skills and Qualifications

• Experience in the space, aerospace, or other high-reliability engineering domain
• Understanding of Product Assurance or Quality Assurance principles
• Familiarity with standards used in high-reliability environments (e.g. ECSS, NASA, DO-254/178, ISO)
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Detail-oriented mindset with a structured approach to documentation and compliance
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Knowledge of ECSS standards (or willingness to learn)
• Experience with non-conformity management tools or quality systems
• Exposure to reliability, safety, or dependability analysis
• Proactive, curious, and eager to develop within the Product Assurance discipline

Working Arrangement

Spire operates a hybrid work model. This position requires a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Export Control

Access to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses. This is not something candidates need to have before applying.