Quality Engineer

Pratt & Whitney; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Production Quality Engineer in Plymouth to support quality assurance on the manufacturing floor. The role involves compliance with industry standards, collaboration with operational teams, and quality reporting. Candidates should possess a relevant degree and experience in quality management. The company offers competitive salary, medical insurance, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Health & Wellbeing Cash Plan

Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

25 days annual leave

Employee selectable top up benefits

Peer Recognition awards

Support with professional fees

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)

Wellness Programs

Qualifications

• Prior relevant experience working within quality management.
• Basic awareness of AS9100, ISO9001 and ISO14001 standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance to AS9100 Standard and uphold company rules.
• Collaborate with Operations to ensure Quality standards are met.
• Generate FAI reports to the AS9102 standard.

Skills

Communication

Quality Management

Education

HND / Degree in Engineering / Quality

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

SharePoint

Minitab

Job description

Date Posted:

2025-04-30

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited, Clittaford Road, Southway, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6DE

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defence industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

A position has arisen within the Quality team for a Production Quality Engineer to support the FLS (front-line-support) and Operational teams at Collins Aerospace in Plymouth.

The Production Quality Engineer will act as the main focal between the Quality function, and the Plymouth FLS and Operational teams. The role will primarily be located within the manufacturing shop-floor environment and will include providing Quality support to the Joint Venture (Silicon Sensing Limited) as required. The successful candidate will need to be flexible, confident, self-motivated and consistently demonstrate the standards expected of RTX staff.

What You Will Do:

• Ensure compliance to the AS9100 Standard, Health, Safety and Environmental Policies and uphold company cardinal rules

• Collaborate with Operations and Project teams to ensure Quality standards are in effect and product conforms to requirements, providing guidance in all matters related to Quality

• Participate in the Deviation Review Board (DRB) to identify and manage risk to product, via internal concessions / production permits and the generation and maintenance of Quality Note Requests (QNR)

• Support change control management from initial planning through baseline implementation

• Generate FAI reports to the AS9102 standard, on time, to support customer delivery commitments

• Collate, analyse and report performance data in weekly/monthly quality reports as required

• Support on site customer visits and audits (1st, 2nd, 3rd Party) as required

• Participate in document reviews and provide constructive feedback to document authors via robust peer review

• Drive escape resolution and non-conformance management from initial containment through to completion, achieving key milestones within the process, i.e. Containment, Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action, Mistake Proofing (8D toolset)

• Support Joint Venture Quality related activities, such as PCN (Process Change Request), Control Tower Metrics, Goods-inwards product inspection and other tasks as required

What You Will Learn:

The Quality function supports across the entire Value Stream and provides impact, via value added activity, to the wider business and organisation. Our customer base demands compliance to not only the AS9100D aerospace standard – which is the minimum requirement, but their own stringent quality requirements.

We take the growth and development of our employees very seriously. We offer a host of RTX training and local materials to support development. Development of candidates will be a combination of hands-on training, mentoring as well as formal or informal qualifications.

Qualifications / Experience You Must Have:

• Ideally educated to HND / Degree level in an Engineering / Quality discipline

• Prior relevant experience working within quality management

• A basic awareness of AS9100, ISO9001 and ISO14001 standards

• Competent in the use of common IT software including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint

• Familiar with common Quality tools: PPAP / APQP / PFD / Control Plans / PFMEA / 8D etc.

• It is anticipated the successful applicant will have a high level of visibility both within the organisation and externally with key customers – strong communication skills will be required.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Knowledge of IPC-J-STD-001 Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Devices standards advantageous

• Knowledge of IPC-A-610 Visual Inspection Criteria of Electronic Devices standards advantageous

• Knowledge of SAP, Solumina, Enovia, DISCUS, Minitab systems would be advantageous

• CQI / CMI certifications

• AS9100D auditor training

• Lean, Six Sigma, Red X, APQP, PPAP /certification details

• Six Sigma Green / Black Belt

• DO-178 Software Consideration in Airborne Systems, DO-254 Design Assurance for Airborne Electronic Hardware

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary

• Private Medical Insurance

• Health & Wellbeing Cash Plan

• Fantastic Pension Scheme which operates as a 2:1 match up to 10%

• Life Assurance

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus the ability to buy / sell up to 5 days each year

• Employee selectable top up benefits

• Peer Recognition awards

• Support with professional fees

• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)

• Early finish on Fridays

• And so much more!

• Wellness Programs

• Employee Recognition

• Death in Service Benefit

• Early finish on Fridays

• And so much more!

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