Quality Assurance Engineer

Corin Group; Cirencester; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £34-42k contingent on exp.

Pension 6% to 9.7%

Life assurance

Private medical (BUPA)

Eye tests and flu vaccinations

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Corin Group is seeking a proactive QA Quality Engineer to bolster the Quality Assurance function. You will ensure products and processes meet ISO13485 and GMP standards while supporting cross‑functional teams in investigations, documentation and continuous improvement.

You will review SOPs and specs, assist with audits, and help manage CAPA/NCR activities. A GMP environment background and strong analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a highly regulated environment such as medical devices, pharma, aerospace or automotive.
• Knowledge of core Quality concepts (CAPA, NCRs, revision control, RCA).
• Hands-on quality engineering experience in a GMP/GxP setting.
• Familiarity with Quality Management Systems (QMS) and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate manufacturing and quality processes for ISO 13485, GMP and FDA 21 CFR 820 compliance.
• Support investigations, documentation, and continuous improvement with cross-functional teams.
• Assist with NCRs, root cause analysis and risk management activities.
• Support internal audits and review/approve SOPs and product/equipment specs.
• Maintain quality dashboards and KPIs.

Skills

Regulated environment

CAPA & NCRs

Root cause analysis

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Influencing

Planning & organizing

Education

Engineering degree

Engineering background

Job description

Job Description

QA Quality Engineer

We’re looking for a proactiveQA Quality Engineerto 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 £34-42k dependant on experience and a discretionary annual bonus of 7.5%
• 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 from £1,000 for each successful hire you recommend

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