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Quality Engineer
Salary: Dependent on experience
Location: Coventry, UK
Contract: Permanent

Role Summary

The Quality Engineer will support the design, manufacture, and delivery of aerospace products by developing, implementing, and improving quality systems, processes, and tools. This role acts as a key technical resource for product and process quality, ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory, and industry requirements, while driving defect prevention, variation reduction, and continuous improvement across the value stream.

Role & Responsibilities

• Support product and process quality activities across the value stream, ensuring compliance to AS9100, AS13100, ISO9001, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct Layered Process Audits, product and process audits, and review First Article Inspection Reports to AS9102.
• Lead containment, root cause analysis, and corrective actions using methodologies such as 8D, A3, and 5 Why.
• Maintain, analyse, and improve key quality metrics including First Pass Yield, defect rates, audit findings, RPPM, and cost of poor quality.
• Support incoming quality activities to ensure materials meet specification and collaborate with suppliers to improve performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including Zero Defect activity, Kaizen events, and process capability improvements.
• Work closely with internal teams, customers, suppliers, regulators, and auditors to resolve quality issues and maintain compliance.

Requirements of the Role

• The successful Quality Engineer will have working knowledge of Part 21 Subpart G, ISO9001, AS9100, and AS9102, with the ability to interpret regulations, technical specifications, and engineering drawings.
• A relevant engineering or technical degree, or an aircraft technician or maintenance engineer qualification with acceptable additional education.
• Experience within the aeronautical industry or a similar industry/field.
• Strong experience in problem resolution tools and methods such as 8D, A3, Root Cause Analysis, 5 Why, Cause and Effect, and Design of Experiments.
• Proficiency in APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP, Control Plans, and Root Cause Analysis.
• Proven experience in continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma.
• SAP or similar MRP system experience and good IT literacy.
• Strong organisational, communication, influencing, and leadership skills, with a hands-on and customer-focused approach.

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If you are an experienced Quality Engineer with a background in aerospace or a comparable regulated industry, this Quality Engineer opportunity offers the chance to support quality excellence across a high-performing manufacturing environment.