QA Quality Engineer

Corin Group; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension 6-9.7%

Life assurance 6x salary

Private medical insurance

Eye tests & flu vaccinations

Referral bonus £1,000

Job summary

Corin in Cirencester seeks a proactive QA Quality Engineer to support the Quality Assurance function and ensure our products and processes meet the highest regulatory and quality standards. You will evaluate manufacturing processes for compliance and help drive continuous improvement across cross-functional teams.

Key responsibilities include supporting audits, reviewing SOPs, and maintaining quality data dashboards.

Qualifications

• Experience in highly regulated environments (medical devices, pharma, aerospace, automotive).
• Knowledge of GMP core quality requirements.
• Engineering degree or HNC/HND is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate manufacturing and quality processes for ISO 13485, GMP, and FDA 21 CFR 820 compliance.
• Support investigations, documentation, and continuous improvement across teams.
• Support NCRs, root cause analysis, and risk management in manufacturing.
• Support internal audits.
• Review/approve SOPs and product/equipment specifications.
• Adhere to QMS requirements per Corin GMP ISO13485 and FDA21 CFR Part 820.
• Collaborate with R&D, Operations and Validation and other stakeholders.
• Analyse quality data and support product complaint investigations.
• Maintain Quality Dashboards/KPIs.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Root cause analysis

NCR management

Data analysis

Documentation

Education

Engineering degree or HNC/HND

Job description

Job Description

Posted Thursday 9 April 2026 at 00:00

QA Quality Engineer

We’re looking for a proactive QA Quality Engineer to support our Quality Assurance function and ensure our products and processes meet the highest regulatory and quality standards.

What you’ll do:

• Evaluate Manufacturing and Quality processes for compliance with ISO 13485, GMP, and FDA 21 CFR 820.
• Support Quality, Manufacturing and cross‑functional teams with investigations, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Support continuous improvement to manufacturing process through NCRs, root cause analysis and risk management activities.
• Support internal audits.
• Review/approve SOPs and product/equipment specifications.
• Adhere to Quality Management System (QMS) requirements in line with Corin’s Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) as per ISO13485 & FDA21 CFR Part 820.
• Work with multiple stakeholders internally; R&D, Operations and Validation plus many others.
• Analyse quality data, support product complaint investigations, and maintain Quality Dashboards/KPIs.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in a highly regulated environment e.g. medical devices, pharma, aerospace, automotive.
• Knowledge of upholding core Quality requirements within GMP environment.
• Background in quality, engineering or with manufacturing experience. Degree or HNC/HND in Engineering beneficial (ideally mechanical or biomedical).
• Hands‑on experience in a similar role with quality requirements.
• Knowledge /understanding of core quality concepts such as of CAPA, NCRs, revision control, and root cause analysis .
• Strong organisation, analytical thinking, and decision‑making skills.
• Influencing : Develop a network of internal resources to facilitate completion of tasks, ability to challenge and promote high quality output is key.
• Planning and organi s ing: Complete daily work to meet established schedule, re‑prioritise activities to support business needs .
• Driving decision making and making an impact: Exercise authority within pre ‑ established limits and approval .

What's in it for you:

• A competitive salary and a discretionary annual bonus
• Excellent pension – starts at 6%, going up to 9.7% after 18 months.
• Life assurance – Six times your basic salary
• Private medical insurance with BUPA for you and your family
• Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations
• Employee referral program where you can earn up to £1,000 for each successful hire you recommend

Why Corin?

Join a company where technology and innovation improve lives every day.

Corin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.