Quality Engineers (Aerospace / Motor Sport)

Quality Engineers - Contract
3-6 months (Outside IR35)

As Quality Engineer, you own the quality management system (QMS) that lets us ship flight- and road-ready lightweight structures with confidence. Write the quality plans and procedures, run audits, manage our approved supplier list, produce FAIR reports and turn production data into improvements. Shape quality from the ground up as the factory scales.

Duties:
- Build and run quality control: Develop, implement and maintain procedures that ensure every part meets design specifications and regulatory standards.
- Solve problems at the root: Investigate product and process failures, run root cause analysis and drive corrective actions that stick.
- Make production better: Recommend and lead improvements that reduce defects, raise quality and increase efficiency as we scale.
- Own the paper trail: Compile and maintain inspection, audit, test and corrective action records (including FAIR and ISIR), and report findings clearly to management.
- Audit and keep us compliant: Run internal audits against our quality standards and regulatory requirements.
- Manage supplier quality: Work with suppliers so materials and components meet our standards, and resolve issues quickly when they don't.
- Grow quality culture: Train production staff on quality standards, tools and techniques.
- Collaborate across teams: Work with engineering, production and R&D to feed quality learnings back into product design and manufacturing processes.
- Let the data lead: Analyse defect rates, returns and other quality data to spot trends and prioritise continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

Essential
- 3+ years in a Quality Engineering or related role
- Working knowledge of QMS frameworks (e.g. ISO 9001, AS9100), tools (e.g. FMEA, SPC) and techniques (e.g. root cause analysis, Six Sigma)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with quality testing equipment, measurement tools and software
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to work with both shop-floor teams and management
- Sharp attention to detail and a commitment to high standards

Desirable Qualifications

- Quality management systems certification
- Experience with statistical analysis software and data analysis tools
- Familiarity with industry standards in aerospace, automotive or composites

Working Conditions:

- 08.30 - 17.00 Monday to Thursday / 08.30 - 14.30 Friday
(Overtime at Time + Half after 40 hours worked per week)
- £30.00 per hour (first 40 hours in week / £45.00 per hour after 40 hours per week
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed