Quality Test Engineer

Position: Quality Test Engineer

Location: York Area, North Yorkshire

Salary: £41,600

Nicholas Associates has an excellent opportunity for a Quality Test Engineer, to join an established & growing client in the York area.

You will be responsible for supporting the Quality Management certification requirements and growing customer demands across the organisation's aerospace, defence and space programmes.

The role will ensure that Business first article inspection, materials testing and equipment calibration needs are met.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

To measure product and compile First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR's) against customer and Business requirements
To manage the organisations calibration database
To calibrate the company's measuring equipment against internal standards
To manage the calibration of off-site calibrated equipment
To carry out the tensile test of cast test bars/castings against customer and business requirements
To carry out the hardness test of cast test coins against customer and Internal requirements
To carry out cast material composition testing against customer and Internal requirements.You will have:

Qualifications/Education/Training

Engineering Degree (or equivalent) ideally including
Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Manufacturing / Production Engineering
Material or Industrial EngineeringExperience

Minimum 5 years' Engineering experience
Working knowledge of IS9001 / AS9100 principles
Exposure to process control and quality assurance models
Manufacturing experience, a good understanding of materials, manufacturing processes and mechanical principles
Aerospace, Defence and Space sector experience (or highly regulated manufacturing, such as medical, nuclear, automotive)
Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams
Database management experience
Product measurement experience, including the use of digital vernier calipers, height gauges, micrometer, CMM
Working knowledge of AS9102 (Aerospace FAIR standard)
Ability to read and interpret technical engineering drawings
Working knowledge of materials testing standards (tensile/hardness/composition)
Working knowledge of measurement device calibration.About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

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