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Airbus Operations Limited

Product Assurance Manager

Airbus Operations LimitedPortsmouth· hybrid· Full-time
Added 29 Sept · still live

Likely

Sponsorship likelihood

This employer has issued visas recently

Not disclosed

Salary

Not disclosed by employer

248262% match

SOC code · predicted

Quality assurance and regulatory professionals

£48,200

Going rate

Skilled Worker going rate

This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa

SOC 2482 (62% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £48,200, and Airbus Operations Limited is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.

We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:

  • Likely 2482 (Quality assurance and regulatory professionals) · 62% match
  • Likely 2481 (Quality control and planning engineers) · 36% match
Your salary route

New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.

What each route needs for this job

Occupation code
New entrant
70% of going rate
STEM PhD
80% of going rate
Relevant PhD
90% of going rate
Standard rate
100% of going rate
2482 Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
Most likely code
£33,800
£38,600
£43,400
£48,200
2481 Quality control and planning engineers
Also possible
£33,400
£33,400
£37,500
£41,700

We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code

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About the role

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check)

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Minimal travel to Airbus sites and customer sites

LOCATION: Portsmouth - this role is mainly office and cleanroom based with only 1 day a week working from home

TYPE: Full time, STEM returners are welcomed


WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

  • Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more
  • Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL.

There are no core hours on Friday afternoons. Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion, provided they fulfil their contractual working hours and meet business needs (such as urgent deadlines or client requirements)

  • Personal Development: Personalised development plan and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
  • Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime pilates
  • Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave
  • Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity) 

About the role....


We are looking for a Product Assurance Manager to join a small, collaborative, Assurance team who look after the Onesat programme

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. Onesat is the world's first software-defined satellite that can be fully reconfigured by different customers, including telecommunications, government and military customers. 


The career progression for this role can be technical or Project Management


How you will contribute to the team…

  • Manage Non-Conformance Report and Non-Review Board (NCR/NRB) activity and coordinate customer engagement for major non-conformances
  • Support the whole product lifecycle from Kick-Off, to Test Review Board / Delivery Review Board
  • Coordinate and manage the Product Assurance Plan, Non Conformance Analysis and Consolidated Action Plan and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) key Business Deliverables such as Quality Plan Timing (when owner).
  • Ensure the communication and implementation of the customers requirements (including safety and reliability) throughout the company’s operational processes (develop, fulfil, support and source).
  • Collect, analyse, visualise and interpret the performance data, ideally with a focus on optimisation and automating the data reports

About you?

  • Product Assurance experience from a Space, Aerospace, RF or Digital equipment background
  • Self-motivation, autonomy and ability to work proactively 
  • Lean / Six Sigma / APQP knowledge
  • Comfortable working within a fluid environment, with a lot of moving parts, happy to ask for support from the wider team

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.
 

How we can support you


Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. 


Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Quality Assurance

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [email protected].

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Ready to apply? This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa.

This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Airbus Operations Limited, so check their own site for the current details.

Where this offer sits in the market

Quality assurance and regulatory professionals (SOC 2482) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~137k in sample
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SOC 2482
  • Middle half £39,520–66,040
  • Median £49,504
  • Going rate £48,200
  • Threshold £41,700
  • New entrant £33,800–43,400

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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?

Not necessarily. Airbus Operations Limited holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.

What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?

The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2482 going rate of £48,200. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.