Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Derby

Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 per annum (DOE)

Are you a hands-on Quality Assurance Engineer who thrives on fault finding, solving problems at source, and driving real improvements on the shop floor? This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role in protecting product integrity, ensuring compliance, and continuously raising quality standards within a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.

You’ll be at the heart of operations, working closely with production, engineering, customers, and suppliers — not just reporting issues, but actively investigating, resolving, and preventing them.

Key Responsibilities – Quality Assurance Engineer:

• Champion internal quality procedures and ensure full compliance with regulatory and customer requirements.
• Conduct internal audits to recognised standards (AS9100), driving corrective actions and supporting audit readiness across the business.
• Take a hands-on approach to fault finding, investigating quality issues on the shop floor and leading root cause analysis activities.
• Lead non-conformance investigations, implementing effective corrective and preventive actions using structured methodologies such as 8D.
• Manage customer returns and supplier corrective actions, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication with internal stakeholders.
• Oversee calibration of gauges, instruments, and specialist equipment through approved external providers.
• Interpret and apply technical drawings, specifications, and work instructions with precision.
• Create, review, and maintain quality documentation including procedures, work instructions, and technical specifications.
• Work closely with the Quality Leadership team to maintain and improve technical standards.
• Act as a key interface with customers, suppliers, and external auditors during quality investigations and audits.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, reducing defects, variation, and waste across manufacturing processes.
• Deliver high-quality work consistently, meeting deadlines while maintaining attention to detail. 

Skills & Experience for this Quality Assurance Engineer position:

• Proven background in Quality Assurance or Engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Aerospace experience is essential.
• Strong hands-on experience in fault finding, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Solid knowledge of corrective action methodologies (8D preferred).
• Experience conducting internal audits to recognised standards (AS9100 desirable).
• Familiarity with continuous improvement tools and techniques.
• Experience working in high-precision or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Confident communicator with the ability to manage customer and supplier relationships effectively.
• Able to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications required for this Quality Assurance Engineer position:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related discipline
• (ONC, BTEC Level 4, NVQ Level 4 also considered).
• Proficient in MS Office and Quality Management Systems.

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday

Flexible shift patterns available:

 07:00 – 16:00 (Mon–Thu), 07:00 – 12:00 (Fri)

OR

08:00 – 17:00 (Mon–Thu), 08:00 – 13:00 (Fri)

If you like the look of this Quality Assurance Engineer position, click Apply Now or contact Jamie Garcia-Courtice at [email protected] for more information.

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