EQL

Lieu : Charleroi, Belgium Acteur spatial mondialement reconnu dans les domaines des télécommunications, de la navigation, de l’observation de la terre, de l’exploration et de la réalisation d’infrastructures orbitales, Thales Alenia Space est une Joint-Venture entre les groupes Thales (67%) et Leonardo (33%). Thales Alenia Space Belgium est expert dans plusieurs domaines de hautes technologies. En effet, Thales Alenia Space Belgium est le leader mondial en conditionnement et distribution d’énergie à bord des satellites et le plus important fournisseur d’électronique pour Ariane 5. Thales Alenia Space Belgium est implanté sur 3 sites, un à Charleroi, un à Leuven et le dernier sur Hasselt (assemblage des cellules photovoltaïques pour panneaux solaires des satellites). Nous vous offrons : l’opportunité de travailler au sein d’une entreprise mondialement reconnue pour la qualité de ses produits, des opportunités de carrière au sein d’une entreprise en constante évolution, un domaine d’activités attractif à la pointe de la technologie.

Quality Expert – Thales Alenia Space Belgium

Global Missions

• Ensure the Engineering Quality Leader mission
• Upgrade our New Product Development process through the APQP Core Tools project and become APQP Leader for Thales Alenia Space Belgium
• Change and improve Project and Product Assurance for New Product Development
• Support the Head of Quality Assurance by leading quality improvement projects

Mission 1 – Engineering Quality Leader

Global mission The Discipline Quality Leader (DQL) is the Quality & Customer Satisfaction partner assigned to the Engineering Discipline. He/she improves the quality performance of the Discipline, in close collaboration with the Discipline Manager, by providing independent analysis on recurring, cross-functional problems. Major activities

• Represent and speak for the customer and the principal stakeholders (regulations, suppliers, etc.) with regard to the Discipline, to improve quality performance and customer satisfaction.
• Manage quality performance for the Discipline and anticipate risks, so as to achieve long-term operational excellence based on indicators (On-Conformity Delivery, Cost of Non-Quality, Maturity Risk Index, etc.).
• Assist in defining and implementing the Quality Performance Plan (QPP).
• Manage the reduction of non-quality costs in his/her Discipline.
• Measure the maturity of the Discipline, contribute to its improvement and play a proactive role in implementing the resulting changes.
• Identify recurring problems and coordinate cross-functional improvement action plans.
• Ensure the deployment and development of a quality culture within the Discipline, based on a continuous improvement approach.
• Provide methodological expertise in continuous quality improvement practices.

Professional knowledge and experience

• Engineer, Master’s degree or VAE equivalent
• Comprehensive knowledge of New Product Introduction processes or Product Development Plans
• Project management knowledge
• Mastery of problem-solving, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies (EN9136)
• Proven experience of EN9145 / APQP methodology
• Successful experience in managing transformation plans
• Proficiency in English and French
• 10 years’ experience in the Discipline

Mission 2 – APQP Leader & Project and Product Assurance for New Product Development

Introduction The development and industrialization of new products is a critical process that determines both risk management effectiveness and future competitiveness. In this context, the management of Thales Alenia Space Belgium aims to improve these processes through enhanced risk management and better control of the cost of poor quality associated with the introduction of new equipment. The entire mission and its deliverables must follow a clearly demonstrated approach focused on simplification, maximizing the value contribution of people, and drastically reducing the cost of poor quality related to the introduction of new equipment. Phase 1 – Understand, audit, identify gaps and recommend

• Understand and assess the consistency of the development and industrialization process, including its overall risk management approach and the methods used to ensure project quality.
• Benchmark the process against the APQP Core Tools (FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, MSA, PPAP according to EN9145) and identify gaps and improvement opportunities impacting project and product quality.
• Based on these gaps, provide value-added recommendations for each phase of the process: define required inputs and outputs and th