Design Quality Engineer

Belcan; Broughton in Furness; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Belcan is seeking a Design Quality Engineer in the aerospace sector for a 12-month contract based in Broughton. The role focuses on driving quality performance, leading continuous improvement, and resolving engineering quality issues across development programmes.

You will collaborate with engineering teams and suppliers across international locations to deploy quality strategies from design through product lifecycle, ensuring reliability and maturity of processes and products.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality engineering or design engineering.
• FMEA knowledge and structured problem solving experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality improvement projects across engineering programmes.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and problem-solving activities.
• Develop and monitor corrective and preventive action plans.
• Identify quality risks and coordinate mitigation.
• Support deployment of quality standards across teams.
• Monitor process performance and promote continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with global suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Capture and share lessons learned to improve maturity.

Skills

Quality engineering

Design engineering

FMEA

8D problem solving

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teams

MS Office

Google Workspace

Python

JavaScript

Automation scripting

Product lifecycle

Engineering drawings

Modification management

Manufacturing engineering

Tools

None

Job description

Design Quality Engineer

Role Overview

An exciting contract opportunity is available for a Design Quality Engineer within the aerospace industry based in Broughton. This Design Quality Engineer role focuses on driving quality performance, continuous improvement initiatives, and the resolution of engineering quality issues across complex product development programmes.

The successful Design Quality Engineer will work closely with engineering teams and suppliers across multiple international locations, supporting quality strategy deployment from the initial design phase through the full product lifecycle. This is an excellent opportunity for a Design Quality Engineer to contribute to high-profile projects within the aerospace industry while influencing quality standards, process reliability, and product maturity in Broughton.

Contract Details

• Location: Broughton
• Industry: Aerospace
• Duration:12 Months
• Rate: £34.76
• Work pattern:35 hours per week on-site between 7am - 7pm

Responsibilities

• Drive and deliver quality improvement projects that support engineering quality objectives.
• Facilitate structured root cause analysis and problem-solving activities.
• Develop, implement, and monitor corrective and preventive action plans.
• Identify quality-related risks within engineering deliverables and coordinate mitigation activities.
• Support the deployment and ongoing application of quality standards across engineering teams.
• Monitor process performance and promote continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers across global locations.
• Capture and share lessons learned to improve organisational efficiency and product maturity.

Skills and Experience

• Experience within quality engineering, design engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Knowledge of project management principles and delivery of improvement initiatives.
• Understanding of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Experience using root cause analysis and structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D or similar approaches.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across all organisational levels.
• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional and international teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and standard digital business tools.
• Knowledge of product lifecycle management, engineering drawings, modification management, manufacturing engineering, or programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or automation scripting.

Why this role is interesting

• Opportunity to influence quality performance on complex engineering programmes.
• Exposure to international engineering and supplier collaboration.
• Involvement in strategic continuous improvement initiatives within the aerospace industry.