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Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Posted: a month ago

Salary: £ 50,000 - 55,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent Contract
Location: MK45, How End, Central Bedfordshire

Expire in: 18 hours

Job Description

QA Engineer

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000

Location: Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Contract: 12-Month FTC
Pattern: 37.5 Hrs | 4-Day Working Week (Mon–Thu)
Security Clearance: BPSS required to start

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity has become available for a QA Engineer to join a leading defence and aerospace organisation based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Working within the Missiles & Fire Control business, you'll play a key role in ensuring product quality throughout the manufacturing lifecycle by supporting New Product Introduction, managing non-conformance activities, and driving robust quality assurance processes within an AS9100-regulated environment.

This role is ideal for a Quality professional with experience in aerospace, defence, or another highly regulated manufacturing sector.

Key Responsibilities:

  * Generate Control Plans from engineering drawings for parts and assemblies.

  * Manage the non-conformance process, from containment and quarantine through to effective Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA).

  * Participate in design reviews and engineering drawing reviews.

  * Support quality assurance activities across manufacturing and production.

  * Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to ensure product compliance.

  * Drive effective problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Skills & Experience:

  * Quality Assurance principles

  * Non-conformance management

  * Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)

  * Experience working within an AS9100-regulated manufacturing environment.

  * Engineering drawings

  * Technical specifications

  * Manufacturing documentation

  * Experience producing and maintaining Control Plans.

  * Strong knowledge of quality problem-solving methodologies.

Desirable Experience:

  * Experience within the Aerospace or Defence manufacturing sectors.

  * Knowledge of AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI) requirements.

  * Experience using SAP or similar ERP systems.

  * Understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.

  * Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality qualification (HNC/HND, Degree, or equivalent).

Why Apply?

  * 12-month fixed-term opportunity with a leading defence organisation.

  * 4-day working week (Monday–Thursday).

  * Flexible working arrangements.

  * Opportunity to work on cutting-edge defence and aerospace programmes

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