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The Project Quality Engineer will be ensure that projects complies with contractual, customer-specific, project-relevant and company-internal quality requirements for the products and the processes used.

As a Project Quality Engineer, you can anticipate some of your day-to-day tasks to include:

• Provide high level quality management support services to enable effective decision making and delivery of sound quality project outcomes;
• Contribute to the development of relevant division and project staff induction and training material;
• Guide project staff in the effective use of quality management systems and tools;
• Support the development and implementation of a business management system it relates to project and operational assurance requirements and processes;
• Prepare project quality reports and attend relevant project meetings;
• Support project level management system review meetings, including business level reviews and customer reviews;
• Develop and maintain product specific quality plans, Inspection and Control Plans, Test & Inspection Plans;
• Conduct and manage Failure, Deviation and Complaint Management across the projects assigned;
• Track the inspection, surveillance and records collation activities on individual vehicles and facilitate progressive assurance reviews with relevant stakeholders;
• Conduct, inspect and audit to assure that an acceptable level of build quality is achieved for the vehicles;
• Plan, coordinate and conduct acceptance tests (FAT/SAT);
• Analyse quality, operational data, inspection reports and other performance data to identify quality improvement needs;
• Create quality requirements for supplier contracts/commissions;
• Define and manage project related overall measures for quality improvement; and
• Provide quality assurance support and guidance to Engineering.

About your new team

Reporting to the Quality Manager - Planning, this role will work alongside a team of 6 Project Quality Engineers. The Quality team currently has close to 40 employees but continues to grow each month. The majority of the Quality team are based at our Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence in Redbank.

Find Your Why at Rheinmetall

Our values of Safety, Partnership, Openness, Respect and Trust (SPORT) supports our team members to create a workplace environment where our employees value each other, live up to their promises, communicate openly and work safely every day.

The experience and skillset best suited to this role includes:

• Experience in a Quality Assurance, Quality Engineer or QA Manager role working on multidisciplinary Engineering Projects including hardware, software and mechanical projects;
• Experience working in a defence, automotive, aviation, transport manufacturing or maintenance environments would be desirable;
• Experience in dealing with suppliers and auditing suppliers would be desirable;
• Comprehensive understanding of ISO 9000 family of standards;
• Relevant Tertiary qualifications (Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering/Computer Science/Science);
• Formal Qualification and training in Quality;
• Knowledge of SAP Quality Management;
• Developed stakeholder management skills and experience working with Senior Management and Technical Experts where customised solutions and a consultancy based approach are key;
• Ability to travel internationally and interstate, when required; and
• Must hold or be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance (must hold Australian Citizenship).

What we offer you

• Work as part of a team with real purpose in what we do;
• Attractive remuneration packages with salary sacrificing and novated leases;
• Access to exclusive employee discounts with over 400 retailers in Australia to help cost of living;
• On-site subsidised café with themed days and multiple dietary options;
• Long weekends every second week with a 9 day working fortnight;
• Flexible working practices;
• Opportunity to work on major projects within our Vehicle Systems (Logistic, Tactical Wheeled, Tactical Tracked), Electronic Solutions, Weapon & Ammunition Divisions);
• Generous internal incentive and referral program;
• Genuine career development and progression opportunities;
• Extensive Employee Assistance Program to support overall health and wellbeing; and
• We are proud to be recognised as an Endorsed Employer for All Women by WORK180.

Our inclusive culture

Rheinmetall fosters a culture of equality, fairness, diversity and inclusion for all our employees and provides a safe and secure work environment where everyone can feel comfortable and supported to bring their unique self to work every day.

If you would like to know more information about how we are supporting our employees, you can view our policies and initiatives via our Work180 profile at work180.com/rheinmetall

To learn more about life at Rheinmetall, please visit: www.rheinmetall.com/career-au

Next steps

Apply now!

Preferred candidates will be required to complete background checks including pre-employment verifications and national police checks.

A Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian Citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain appropriate clearance.

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable and as such, your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role.

Further information regarding clearance is available at: www.defence.gov.au/security/clearances

Applications close: 9th of August 2023

Please note that we will not be accepting any recruitment agency applications for this role.

Questions

For further information about this opportunity, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team at Recruitment.Australia@rheinmetall.com.au and quote REF#AU01504.