Aerospace & Defence Project Quality Lead

Tekever; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKEVER is seeking a Project Quality Manager to lead quality assurance across projects and new opportunities. You will work with project managers, engineering, supply chain and delivery to ensure deliverables meet contractual and regulatory requirements.

The role sits at the centre of delivery, embedding quality across design, software development, integration and supplier activities. The ideal candidate will have aerospace/defence or regulated engineering experience, with proven QMS delivery

Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace/defence or regulated engineering environments.
• Proven delivery within AS9100/ISO 9001 QMS environments.
• Experience with Defence standards or AQAP (2105/2310/2210 desirable).
• Ability to manage quality across design, development, integration, test and delivery.
• Strong understanding of configuration management, risk-based QA and supplier quality controls.
• Experience engaging with customers, regulators or assurance authorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of the Project Quality Management Plan (QMP) and ensure alignment with AQAP, AS9100 and contract requirements.
• Act as primary interface with the customer for quality and assurance activities.
• Ensure full requirements traceability from contract through design, verification and release.
• Oversee risk-based quality management to identify issues early in processes.
• Drive configuration management and change control across hardware, software and documentation.
• Manage supplier quality, including supplier approval, performance monitoring and corrective actions.
• Ensure objective evidence is generated to demonstrate conformity to requirements.
• Lead nonconformance management and CAPA processes with root-cause analysis.
• Support design reviews, verification and validation activities to meet acceptance criteria.
• Contribute to performance reporting and management reviews for continual improvement.

Skills

Aerospace/Defence experience

AS9100/ISO 9001

AQAP standards knowledge

Lifecycle quality management

Configuration management

Risk-based QA

Supplier quality management

Customer/regulator engagement

Job description

TEKEVER is seeking a Project Quality Manager to lead quality assurance across projects and new opportunities. You will work with project managers, engineering, supply chain and delivery to ensure deliverables meet contractual and regulatory requirements.

The role sits at the centre of delivery, embedding quality across design, software development, integration and supplier activities. The ideal candidate will have aerospace/defence or regulated engineering experience, with proven QMS delivery