Transfer of Work specialist

Who are we?

At Scalian, we are a leading multinational engineering consulting firm with 5,500 specialists and over 30 years of experience. We are specialized in Digital Systems (IT & Software and Systems Engineering) and Industrial Performance (Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, and Project Management).

Our expertise serves various technological sectors such as the aerospace, defense, rail, and energy industries while providing distinctive support to their development and operations.

We are seeking an experienced Transfer of Work (ToW) Specialist to lead the successful transfer and industrialisation of aerospace products, assemblies, and manufacturing activities across suppliers and production sites.

Location: Belfast

The role is responsible for coordinating all activities required to ensure a safe, compliant, and uninterrupted transfer of manufacturing work while maintaining quality, delivery, cost, and product conformity requirements.

You will work closely with Engineering, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Programmes, and external suppliers to manage transfer activities from planning through industrialisation and production readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Transfer of Work Leadership

• Lead end-to-end Transfer of Work (ToW) projects and industrialisation programmes.
• Define and manage ToW plans, milestones, deliverables, and governance reviews.
• Coordinate multifunctional teams to ensure transfer objectives are achieved.
• Ensure manufacturing readiness and gate review requirements are completed.
• Monitor project schedules, risks, costs, and dependencies throughout the transfer lifecycle.

Supplier Management

• Assess supplier readiness to receive transferred work packages.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding, qualification, and capability assessments.
• Work directly with suppliers to resolve technical, quality, and industrialisation issues.
• Lead supplier progress reviews and escalation meetings.
• Ensure supplier deliverables are completed on time and to required quality standards.

Quality & Conformity

• Support First Article Inspection (FAI) and production validation activities.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace quality standards and customer requirements.
• Drive closure of non-conformities, corrective actions, and quality risks.
• Support APQP, PPAP, process validation, and qualification activities where applicable.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality teams to ensure product conformity requirements are met.

Risk & Governance Management

• Identify and manage programme, supplier, quality, and industrial risks.
• Maintain risk registers, action trackers, and recovery plans.
• Escalate critical issues impacting delivery, quality, cost, or schedule.
• Prepare governance materials, reports, and management updates.
• Lead readiness reviews and transfer approval meetings.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Work closely with:
• Engineering
• Supplier Quality
• Manufacturing
• Operations
• Procurement
• Supply Chain
• Programme Management
• External Suppliers
• Ensure all stakeholders remain aligned on transfer objectives, timelines, and risks.

Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years' experience managing aerospace manufacturing or industrialisation projects.
• Proven experience leading Transfer of Work (ToW) activities.
• Experience working directly with aerospace suppliers.
• Strong understanding of aerospace manufacturing processes.
• Experience managing risks, actions, schedules, and programme governance.
• Experience coordinating multifunctional teams.
• Knowledge of product conformity and quality requirements.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• Airbus, Airbus Atlantic, Airbus Aerostructures, Airbus suppliers, or A220/A350 programme experience.
• Aerospace OEM or Tier 1 supplier background.
• Experience with:
• First Article Inspection (FAI)
• AS9100
• AS9102
• APQP
• PPAP
• Industrialisation programmes
• Supplier audits
• Supplier quality management
• Experience with aerostructures, metallic components, composite structures, machined parts, or aircraft assemblies.

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