Aerospace Quality Engineer

ALTEN; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Essex is looking for a Quality Engineer to ensure manufacturing processes meet high standards in the aerospace sector. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in quality engineering, knowledge of ISO standards, and skills in problem-solving. This hybrid role offers personal development opportunities, competitive salary, and benefits including private medical insurance and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Flexible working

Social gatherings

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Quality Engineering within an aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience working in cleanrooms and with calibration processes.
• Strong ability to develop and enforce cleaning protocols.

Responsibilities

• Ensure manufacturing processes meet conformance requirements.
• Apply ISO 9001:2015 quality frameworks to support certification.
• Investigate and resolve non-conformance issues.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Problem-solving

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

ISO 9001:2015 standards

Job description

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Job Description

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Seniority Level: Junior - Mid (2-4YOE)

Location: Essex (Hybrid working)

About the Role

As a Quality Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring that manufacturing processes and products meet the highest standards of quality and compliance. You will be embedded within aerospace and defence manufacturing environments, working with cutting-edge technologies and systems that support mission-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure manufacturing processes meet conformance requirements and align with industry standards.
• Apply ISO 9001:2015 quality frameworks to support certification and compliance.
• Support cleanroom operations, including calibration and enforcing cleaning protocols.
• Investigate and resolve non-conformance issues, driving corrective and preventative actions.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to maintain aerospace-quality standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across aerospace manufacturing activities.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in Quality Engineering within an aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 standards and quality management systems.
• Hands-on experience working in cleanrooms and with calibration processes.
• Strong ability to develop and enforce cleaning protocols.
• Excellent problem-solving and root cause analysis skills for handling non-conformance issues.

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with QMS tools and continuous improvement methods.
• Having satellite experience within a quality engineering environment
• Background in manufacturing within aerospace

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience).

Additional Information

Why join us?

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)