1 00:00:00, --> 00:00:03,552 Brown: Working in the U.K. is a different experience than the States. 2 00:00:03,552 --> 00:00:13,482 Evans: We're currently situated right here in BAE facility where we are monitoring the production of the JSF, Joint Stryke Fighter, F-35 aircraft. 3 00:00:13,482 --> 00:00:16,677 Upbeat music. 4 00:00:16,677 --> 00:00:24,610 My name is Tim Brown. I'm an engineer at DCMA U.K. Samlesbury. I've been a DCMA engineer for 30 years. 5 00:00:24,610 --> 00:00:28,917 My name is Noah Evans. I'm a quality assurance specialist. 6 00:00:28,917 --> 00:00:33,651 My name is Michael Scott. I work for the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence. 7 00:00:33,651 --> 00:00:36,500 Quality assurance over here is kinda different. 8 00:00:36,500 --> 00:00:39,706 We perform a surveillance on a multitude of contractors. 9 00:00:39,706 --> 00:00:45,052 We have to delegate a lot of the hands-on surveillance to the Ministry of Defence. 10 00:00:45,052 --> 00:00:49,819 And they're a lifesaver for us because they are the people that have the corporate knowledge. 11 00:00:50,061 --> 00:00:52,286 They've been here for years and they know what's going on. 12 00:00:52,286 --> 00:00:57,183 We have a close relationship, in particular with the quality assurance people. 13 00:00:57,183 --> 00:01:04,840 We carry out quality assurance on their behalf. We carry out risk mitigation against DCMA defense programs within the U.K. 14 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:10,787 And the engineers, we speak to them and we sometimes get involved in audits they carry out. 15 00:01:17,671 --> 00:01:22,425 looking at all the use-as-is and repairs, dispositions for non-conforming material, 16 00:01:22,425 --> 00:01:26,778 making sure that they're acceptable for use and the root-cause corrective actions are adequate. 17 00:01:26,836 --> 00:01:32,339 Evans: We cover a lot of territory. All the way from Wyton to Scotland to Sweden. 18 00:01:32,339 --> 00:01:36,841 It's an exciting place to work. I've enjoyed my time here. I've been here for two and a half years. 19 00:01:36,841 --> 00:01:43,278 Enjoy the work, working with BAE, working with the Ministry of Defence counterparts in the U.K. 20 00:01:43,278 --> 00:01:49,140 Over here, the work is like drinking from a firehose because it's very fast-paced, a lot going on, 21 00:01:49,140 --> 00:01:53,748 you never get bored with the job because there's always something new going on every day. 22 00:01:53,830 --> 00:01:55,440 I enjoy it. 23 00:01:55,659 --> 00:01:59,144 Scott: Well, I think we've got a very good, close working relationship with DCMA. 24 00:01:59,144 --> 00:02:03,479 We carry out a number of different tasks on a number of different programs. 25 00:02:03,479 --> 00:02:08,326 We've been working together for a number of years now and I think that the relationship is very good. 26 00:02:08,326 --> 00:02:10,164 And long may it continue.