Senior or Principal Product Assurance Manager

CompanyAstroscale

LocationDidcot, England, United Kingdom

Posted At11/17/2025

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Description

Astroscale UK is seeking an attentive and thorough Product Assurance Manager to join our team at Senior or Principal level. You will lead PA activities across one or more of our flagship missions, supporting project and engineering teams. With opportunities to cover across hardware, software and ground segment, this is a great chance to broaden experience on a novel In-Orbit Service, Assembly, and Manufacturing mission.

Responsibilities

Lead Product and Quality Assurance activities within project teams
Provide Product and Quality Assurance related support to multiple Astroscale projects
Liaise with Customers’ PA and QA representatives as required
Support Supplier and Subcontractor related PA and QA activities, including assessment of supplier approaches, policies and processes, lead audits, and support ongoing supplier management activities in areas of PA and QA
Review materials, parts and processes against PA and technical requirements
Generate Product Assurance documentation for projects, and implement assurance plans as required in cooperation with the Project Managers and Project Teams
Witness manufacturing and testing activities and provide input as required, including at 3rd party facilities.

Check and maintain quality control data and records collected during PA/QA management activities.

Support the development of the Astroscale QMS

Support the Business Development team in preparing assurance aspects of proposals.

Review other PA Manager’s work and provide feedback

Mentor more junior PA Managers including setting tasks as needed.

Act as Project PA lead delegating work to other team members.

Proactively drive project work forward in accordance with project needs

Essential Skills

5+ years of experience in Product Assurance and /or Quality Assurance, preferably in Space or Aerospace Sectors
Ability to lead functional groups with respect to associated assurance requirements
Management and technical skills of high quality and reliability system products.
A pragmatic and logical approach to problem solving
Effective at working within a team as well as independently
Organisational and schedule management skills.
Flexibility to adapt with changes in plans and schedules
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent technical English written/verbal communication and presentation skills

Desirable skills

Experience with national space agencies as a customer
QMS Internal Auditor or experience as a third-party reviewer.
Experience with Ground segment product assurance
Experience with Software Product assurance

Benefits

Competitive base salary
Opportunity to work with a highly talented, diverse & dynamic international team with cutting edge technology
Flexible working around core hours in a friendly and supportive environment
Optional 9/75 working pattern
Hybrid working available (dependent on individual role requirements)
25 days holiday (increasing yearly up to a maximum of 28 days) + 8 days Bank Holiday
Life insurance and long-term sick pay
Private healthcare (taxable benefit)
Relocation allowance
State of the art office and cleanroom facility
Regular social events

Location

Astroscale UK (Harwell).

About Astroscale

Founded in 2013, Astroscale is the global leader in on-orbit servicing, dedicated to the secure and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations. We provide trusted and value-added solutions for government and commercial clients from their geography of choice, to drive the long-term, circular space economy. Astroscale is also collaborating with government and commercial stakeholders to develop

norms, regulations, and incentives that promote the sustainable growth of space.

Since our first successful launch in March 2021, Astroscale has proven rendezvous and proximity operations technologies in orbit during the ELSA-d and ADRAS-J missions, establishing the company as a leader in on-orbit servicing. Astroscale spacecraft have been selected for pioneering missions with JAXA, the U.S. Space Force, the European Space Agency, the UK Space Agency, and Eutelsat OneWeb. As more satellite operators adopt on-orbit servicing to routinely inspect, service and remove, the potential of a circular space economy — and a future of no waste in space — is being unlocked.

At Astroscale we pride ourselves on our inclusive culture. Our essential criteria are based solely on the requirements necessary to perform the role. If any criteria could present a barrier, we are open to discussing reasonable adjustments and are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. Astrsocale is also open to supporting job share arrangements, to further our flexible working offering.

Note to recruitment agencies: Astroscale operates a preferred Supplier List, and we do not accept unsolicited agency approaches. Please do not forward candidate CVs or details in response to this advert, or to any Astroscale employee.