The Product Quality Manager is a senior leadership role within the Design Authority, accountable for defining and delivering the Product Quality Strategy for the STEP fusion programme. Reporting to the Head of Engineering Assurance, the role provides programme and regulatory confidence that products are safe, fit‑for‑purpose, certifiable, and perform as intended across the full lifecycle—from concept and design through manufacture, delivery, and operation.

STEP is a first‑of‑a‑kind, high‑consequence engineering programme, comparable in complexity and risk profile to advanced nuclear and space systems. In this environment, quality must be engineered in from the outset; opportunities to recover from poor quality post‑deployment are extremely limited. The Product Quality Manager therefore sets the vision, strategy, and governance for achieving performance‑driven quality in the presence of technical uncertainty, novel technologies, and evolving standards.<...