Supplier Quality Engineer

Defence Supplier Quality Engineer ****

Seeking an Defence Supplier Quality Engineer full-time (37.5 hours per week) for 9 weeks near Milton Keynes, England.

Flexible working options, including 4-day week.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Supplier Quality Engineer to support a range of projects across our customers' organisation for a 9 week period.

The role will play a critical part in ensuring that quality standards are consistently met, maintained, and improved throughout the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will act as a key point of contact for all quality-related matters, working closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, manufacturing, and project management.
You will be responsible for identifying, managing, and resolving quality issues, ensuring compliance with internal procedures and external standards. This is a dynamic position requiring the ability to manage competing priorities, influence stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Job Responsibility

Conduct QA activities during initial acquisition and programme execution in accordance with company processes and procedures

Provide independent oversight on assigned programmes to ensure compliance with all required external standards, internal command media and contractual requirements

Participate in bid and programme Gate Reviews to assist the teams in achieving mission success

Work with multiple teams to assure Supplier Quality, including supplier on-boarding activities and ongoing supplier performance management, and ensuring projects complete quarterly assessments of critical suppliers

Assist with the flow down of QA requirements to suppliers

Support Risk and Opportunity Management activities on bids and programmes

Support sub-contract management activities during programme execution

Develop and document any programme-specific processes required

Ensure customer deliverables are of acceptable quality and meet all required standards and contractual requirements

Liaise with customers and other third parties including suppliers regarding all aspects of Mission and Quality Assurance for assigned projects

Provide QA reports on a weekly and as-required basis, escalating significant issues or risks to the Programme Manager and the Mission Assurance Manager

Collect, interpret and present QA metrics to the Programme Manager, Mission Assurance Manager and the Technical Director to support the development of process improvement initiatives

Follow up audits to validate the resolution of non-conformities and findings raised

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Quality Assurance experience, ideally in a systems engineering environment

Experience of UK MOD assurance requirements and working practices

Track record of delivering to identified Quality Assurance requirements

Experience of leading quality improvement activities, including lessons learnt, root cause analysis

Experience of risk identification, reporting and management

A good understanding of systems engineering principles and methodologies

Sound working knowledge of Defence engineering standards and working practices

Knowledge of ISO 9001 and 27001

Self-motivated and able to work both autonomously and as part of a wider team

Excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, suppliers and customers

Strong analytical, and problem-solving skills

Proficient IT skills, specifically in MS Office tools

Flexible and responsive attitude

Proficient at multi-tasking, working under pressure and to tight deadlines

Excellent attention to detail

Additional Requirements:

Must be a UK National (due to program security restrictions)
Ideally holds UK Government Security Clearance
Ability to travel within the UK, to include visits to our customer location for progress meetings.

This activity is inside IR35 (Umbrella Company Required)

This role is inside IR35, and candidates will be required to work via an Umbrella Company
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed