Our client, a renowned organisation in the Defence and Security sector, is looking for a Principal Product Assurance Engineer to join their Product Assurance Engineering team on a contract basis. The individual will provide professional quality support to the Manufacturing team based in the UK.Key Responsibilities:Providing independent visibility and assurance that manufacturing and related processes are applied across all projects.Offering support and advice on all quality aspects within UK Manufacturing.Identifying and implementing sustainable process improvements to existing methods and processes.Supporting the identification and reduction of project risk or problem areas associated with process application or compliance.Providing professional support and advice on quality within Manufacturing UK to support business excellence and customer satisfaction.Offering quality assurance assistance to Manufacturing UK to support manufacturing excellence, including quality awareness and process training.Supporting Manufacturing UK on all programmes to achieve cost, time, and quality targets.Ensuring the Company Business Management System is tailored to and implemented in production programmes.Conducting independent assessments and audits to confirm that processes and quality requirements are successfully implemented and improved.Maintaining strong links with Quality Assurance colleagues to achieve quality objectives.Working with Product Assurance Managers to define and implement ris