Aerospace Supplier Quality Architect

Matchtech; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech seeks a hands-on Supplier Quality Engineer to develop and maintain an aerospace-ready supplier base across the manufacturing network. You will own supplier quality activities from qualification through RCCA, ensuring AS9100/EN9100 and ISO 9001 compliance.

Collaborating with Procurement, Supply Chain, and site Quality teams, you will drive risk-based audits, qualify suppliers, and coordinate surveillance of special-process providers to prevent nonconforming outputs and counterfeit parts.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in supplier quality engineering, manufacturing quality, or quality engineering within a precision manufacturing or regulated production environment.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 / EN9100 or ISO 9001 requirements for external providers, traceability, nonconforming outputs, and corrective action.
• Experience conducting supplier assessments or audits and evaluating process capability, manufacturing controls, and technical compliance.
• Practical experience with root cause analysis, corrective action, containment, and verification of effectiveness.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, tolerances, and inspection or certification requirements.
• Strong written documentation, supplier communication, data analysis, and cross-functional problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel to suppliers and manufacturing sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality qualification and approval activities, including capability assessments, risk-based audits, technical reviews, and recommendations for Approved Supplier List status and scope.
• Partner with Supply Chain to develop a supplier base with the manufacturing capabilities, quality systems, special processes, and capacity needed to support current and future demand.
• Evaluate supplier process controls, inspection methods, measurement capability, traceability, and readiness to manufacture aerospace-grade products.
• Define and communicate supplier quality requirements, including material certification, conformity documentation, flow-down clauses, special-process approvals, and customer-directed sourcing controls.
• Monitor supplier performance using quality escapes, nonconformance trends, responsiveness, delivery-related quality risks, and corrective action effectiveness; prioritize improvement activity based on risk.
• Own or coordinate supplier nonconformance investigations, containment, root cause and corrective action (RCCA / SCAR), and objective verification of effectiveness.
• Support receiving inspection strategies, source inspection where required, First Article Inspection (AS9102 where applicable), and verification of supplier documentation.
• Assess supplier changes in process, location, material, subcontractors, or quality systems; ensure required internal and customer approvals are obtained before implementation.
• Work with suppliers to prevent counterfeit parts, unauthorized substitutions, undocumented processing, and loss of material or lot traceability.
• Coordinate qualification and surveillance of special-process providers, including verification of required NADCAP or customer approvals where specified.
• Support customer and certification audits with objective evidence of supplier control, qualification, performance monitoring, and corrective action.
• Build practical, scalable supplier quality standards and records inQMS and MasonOS, while maintaining clear accountability between centralized Supplier Quality and site Quality teams.

Job description

Matchtech seeks a hands-on Supplier Quality Engineer to develop and maintain an aerospace-ready supplier base across the manufacturing network. You will own supplier quality activities from qualification through RCCA, ensuring AS9100/EN9100 and ISO 9001 compliance.

Collaborating with Procurement, Supply Chain, and site Quality teams, you will drive risk-based audits, qualify suppliers, and coordinate surveillance of special-process providers to prevent nonconforming outputs and counterfeit parts.