QA Engineer

Professional Technical Ltd; Streatley; Hybrid; GBP 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Professional Technical Ltd in the United Kingdom seeks a senior QA Engineer to join an aerospace business in the Luton area on a 12-month contract. The role offers hybrid working with competitive rates of £50-£55 per hour.

Applicants must live within a commutable distance to Luton and be ready to start asap. Responsibilities include site championing for root-cause corrective actions, ensuring airworthiness compliance for design changes, supporting PDR/CDR reviews, and APQP tool deployment (PPAP,

Qualifications

• Experience in Aerospace QA role.
• 8D problem solving (Six Sigma) desirable.
• APQP tools PPAP, FMEA, MSA knowledge.
• AS9100 QMS and ISO9001 familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Champion root cause corrective actions and support QA process across the program.
• Ensure airworthiness compliance for design changes and customer requirements with Part 21G/org.
• Support design reviews (PDR/CDR) and DEV phases to integrate quality, safety, and producibility.
• Lead production quality analysis with RCA for customer feedback; report NCRs and actions.
• Drive APQP deployment for Part 21G, ensuring robust deployment of NPI.

Skills

Aerospace QA experience

Root cause analysis

8D problem solving

Tools

PPAP

FMEA

MSA

AS9100 QMS

ISO9001

Job description

New contract opportunity for a senior level QA Engineer to join a leading Aerospace business situated in the Luton area. Offering highly competitive rates between £50 to £55 p/h, with a 12-month contract and hybrid options. Applicants will need to live in a commutable area to Luton and be available to start their next contract asap.

Responsibilities

• Site champion, facilitating and supporting root cause corrective actions
• Ensure all design, design change and technical documentation for product continues airworthiness meet EASA/CAA Part 21J airworthiness and customer requirements when working with Part 21G organization.
• Support design reviews PDR/CDR and all stages of DEV program to integrate quality, safety and producibility into initial design
• Production organization defect analysis supported with RCA implemented for effective customer feedback
• APQP process champion enabling manufacturing techniques for Part 21G organization and robust deployment.
• Strategy for APQP tools deployed for NPI created and deployed.
• Supporting DFMEA/PFMEA for industrialization improvements and Part 21G organization performance
• Internal/External FAIRS/PPAPs compiled where required with status report.
• Customer interaction to accommodate for quality escapes and request for customer approvals in conjunction with the specific program.
• Customer EASA, CAA, ISO9001 and AS9100 requirements and audits supported with NCR closeout oversight and follow on sessions implemented.

Requirements

• Highly experienced in the Aerospace industry in a QA role.
• Problem solving proficiency including 8D with Six Sigma and Green or Black being desired.
• APQP Tools knowledge with proficiency demonstrated working with PPAP, FMEA and MSA
• Working knowledge of AS9100 QMS and ISO9001 standards, deployment and implementation.
• Understanding of EASA/CAA part 21J and/or Part 21G
• Experienced in both internal and external auditing
• Configuration and data management experience
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, CAD models and technical specifications.

In return you will receive a highly competitive rate, long-term contract, hybrid with one of the leading Aerospace companies in the UK. Offering highly competitive rates and the possibility of further extension