Quality Control Inspector

Cambridge Aerospace; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Stock options

Private Medical & Dental

Cycle to work scheme

Lunchtime catering on site

Job summary

Cambridge Aerospace in Cambridge is seeking a Quality/QC Inspector to ensure components conform to engineering drawings, specifications and quality requirements. You will perform incoming, first-off, in-process and final inspections using precision measuring tools and interpret GD&T to verify conformity.

The role requires strong attention to detail, experience with conventional inspection methods, and maintaining accurate quality records.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Quality/QC Inspector role within precision engineering or manufacturing.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Competent in conventional dimensional inspection and measuring equipment.
• Good understanding of tolerances, GD&T and inspection methods.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate record keeping.
• Practical understanding of product quality and traceability.

Responsibilities

• Conduct incoming, first-off, in-process and final inspection.
• Inspect product against engineering drawings, specifications and defined acceptance criteria.
• Use precision measuring equipment including micrometers, verniers, height gauges and bore gauges.
• Interpret engineering drawings, tolerances and GD&T.
• Complete inspection records and maintain product identification and traceability.
• Verify manufacturing records, material certification and Certificates of Conformity.
• Support AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI) activities where required.
• Identify, document and control non-conforming product.
• Ensure measuring equipment is suitable for use and within calibration.
• Support Production and Quality in resolving product conformity issues.
• Ensure product is only accepted or released where conformity has been demonstrated.

Skills

Read drawings

GD&T understanding

Dimensional inspection

Measurement tools

Attention to detail

Education

Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent

Tools

CMM inspection

Micrometers & gauges

Verniers & height gauges

Job description

Overview

To ensure materials, components and assemblies conform to engineering, customer and quality requirements through effective inspection, verification and accurate quality records.

Responsibilities

• Conduct incoming, first-off, in-process and final inspection.
• Inspect product against engineering drawings, specifications and defined acceptance criteria.
• Use precision measuring equipment including micrometers, verniers, height gauges and bore gauges.
• Interpret engineering drawings, tolerances and GD&T.
• Complete inspection records and maintain product identification and traceability.
• Verify manufacturing records, material certification and Certificates of Conformity.
• Support AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI) activities where required.
• Identify, document and control non-conforming product.
• Ensure measuring equipment is suitable for use and within calibration.
• Support Production and Quality in resolving product conformity issues.
• Ensure product is only accepted or released where conformity has been demonstrated.

Requirements

• Experience in a Quality/QC Inspector role within precision engineering or manufacturing.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Competent in conventional dimensional inspection and measuring equipment.
• Good understanding of tolerances, GD&T and inspection methods.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate record keeping.
• Practical understanding of product quality and traceability.

Preferred Qualifications / Experience

• Aerospace, defence or similarly regulated manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of AS9100 and AS9102.
• Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
• CMM inspection experience.

What We Offer

Competitive compensation and stock options

Private Medical & Dental

Cycle to work scheme

Lunchtime catering on site

About Us

The mission of Cambridge Aerospace is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe. That risk comes from the air – low-cost drones and cruise missiles now manufactured in colossal volumes by our adversaries, ballistic missiles capable of ending the world as we know it, and a new generation of hypersonic weapons that evade every existing defence.

We’re building low-cost interceptors that defeat these threats, and the surveillance systems to detect and target them – at a cost taxpayers can afford, at the pace the threat demands, and with sovereign supply chains that assure delivery.

We have immense backing from the world’s best venture funds. We’re one of the fastest growing defence technology companies in history. And we’re hiring the best engineers to prosecute the mission.

If you are in the top 1%, willing to work harder than you ever have, build technology better than anyone else, and contribute to the defining challenge of our time, now is the time to join us.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.