by Xandri Farr

• Venue:SKAO Cape Town Office, 2 Fir Street, Observatory
• Date: 12 June 2025
• Time: 16h45 – 18h15
• RSVP: To attend the event, please register online here by 10th of  June 2025

Abstract

Xandri Farr is looking at how Quality Assurance integrates with Systems Engineering. He outlines the background of quality as a field and explains how quality assurance differs from quality control. He brilliantly links the processes of quality assurance with those of systems engineering. In his discussions, he aims to bridge the gap between documented processes and best practices, as experienced in engineering, incorporating the perspectives of ISO standards.

About Xandri Farr

Xandri has a Master degree in Electronic Engineering (Stellenbosch), specialising in Satellite Sensors and Actuators, and was part of the SunSat Project, South Africa’s first Satellite in Space.  He has been involved in lecturing at the Stellenbosch Engineering Faculty, followed by work in the Space industry designing, manufacturing and qualifying Low Earth Orbit Satellites and their subsystems (SumbandilaSat, 2nd RSA satellite in Space, and others).  He changed fields in 2009 from space to radar and spent 12 years at Reutech Radar Systems designing and testing international Military and Naval Radar Systems, and since 2021 he has a role in Radio Astronomy.  Xandri currently fulfils the role of Consultant Lead Engineering for the SKAO MID Dish Assembly, Integration and Verification in Carnarvon.  Between 2012 and 2015 he spent 3 years in Quality Assurance at Reutech Radar Systems, as SE, under ISO 9001, supporting Totally Quality Management and interfacing with ISO9001 auditors to ensure company certification.  He fulfilled the role of Systems Engineering.