Quality Engineer

Overview

As a Quality Engineer in this aerospace manufacturing setting, you will support quality management, continuous improvement and regulatory compliance across the business. You’ll work within a team to audit products and processes, contribute to design reviews and NPI, and handle quality issues with customers and regulatory bodies. The role sits at a Centre of Excellence for aerospace manufacturing, offering exposure to advanced fuel systems and a culture focused on reliability and safety. This is a chance to shape quality practices and drive operational excellence within a growing team.

Pay / Benefits

• permanent opportunity
• learning and training programmes
• career progression opportunities
• exposure to advanced aerospace fuel systems
• focus on reliability, safety, sustainability and wellbeing
• collaborative engineering environment

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply Quality Engineering tools (SPC, Gauge R&R, FMEA, Six Sigma, attribute charts, control plans)
• Support continuous quality improvement initiatives and wider business objectives
• Prepare and present KPIs in Management Quality Reviews (weekly/monthly)
• Investigate quality issues to resolution with internal teams, customers and external bodies
• Involve in product recalls per regulatory and customer requirements (CAA)
• Participate in Design Reviews, New Product Introduction, PFMEA and 8D investigations
• Compile/maintain quality documentation, self-certification programmes and certifying staff training
• Complete Business System Audits and Product Audits per plan
• Support maintenance and progression of company approvals (BS EN ISO 9001, EASA Part 21, AS EN 9001 and customer approvals)

Key requirements

• Experience in a Quality Engineering role in engineering/manufacturing
• Engineering degree, HNC or equivalent relevant experience
• Understanding of aerospace standards and regulatory requirements (EASA, AS9100)
• Practical experience with SPC, Gauge R&R, FMEA, Six Sigma, control plans, attribute charts
• Experience PFMEA, 8D problem-solving and continuous improvement
• Audit training, ideally Lead Auditor level
• Strong IT skills with Excel, Word, Access and other business systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical thinking and problem-solving

• strong communication
• analytical thinking
• problem-solving
• SPC
• Gauge R&R
• FMEA

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