Quality Engineer (Aerospace)

Roundhouse Recruitment; Watnall; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Friday half-day

Overtime

Private healthcare

Career progression

Job summary

Nottingham-based aerospace manufacturer Roundhouse Recruitment seeks a senior Quality Engineer to ensure product quality across manufacturing processes. You will work closely with production teams to meet AS9100 standards, investigate issues and drive corrective actions, with a clear path toward Quality Manager.

You’ll join a growing business offering long-term stability, flexible working hours and strong progression into management, backed by mentoring from an established Quality Manager who

Qualifications

• Experience in quality engineering within an aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and production processes.
• Knowledge of AS9100 aerospace quality standards.
• Experience with corrective actions and inspections.
• Ability to write and maintain quality procedures and work instructions.
• Willingness to progress toward quality management.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day quality support to production and manufacturing teams.
• Investigate quality issues and implement corrective actions.
• Support inspection activities and manufacturing process improvements.
• Write, review and maintain quality procedures and work instructions.
• Review customer specifications and technical requirements.
• Prepare and maintain specialist process reports and documentation.
• Assist with First Article Inspections.
• Support internal audits and ensure processes remain compliant.

Skills

Quality Engineer

Manufacturing

AS9100

Problem solving

Job description

£40,000–£48,000 + Management Progression + Salary increases + Flexible Working Hours (choose your start and finish times) + Half day on Friday + Overtime + Private Healthcare

Nottingham

Are you a Quality Engineer or similar from an Aerospace / Manufacturing background looking for a senior role in a rapidly growing Manufacturer offering a progression plan into Senior Management?

Would you like flexible working hours, Friday afternoons off and the opportunity to develop towards a Quality Manager position?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly expanding aerospace manufacturer that has experienced significant growth and secured exciting new contracts with major names in the industry.

You’ll be joining a well-established engineering business offering excellent long-term stability, outstanding flexibility and the opportunity to learn directly from an experienced Quality Manager who has progressed through the business himself.

The Benefits

• Excellent career progression towards Quality Manager
• Flexible start times between 5:30am and 8:30am
• Friday half-days – finish as early as 10:30am
• Optional overtime at time and a half
• Ongoing training, mentoring and development
• Join a growing aerospace manufacturer with exciting new contracts

The Role

You’ll be working closely with manufacturing and production teams, ensuring that specialist engineering processes meet the required quality standards.

This is a varied position combining hands‑on manufacturing knowledge, quality assurance, problem‑solving and technical documentation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing day‑to‑day quality support to production and manufacturing teams
• Investigating quality issues, non‑conformances and implementing corrective actions
• Supporting inspection activities and manufacturing process improvements
• Writing, reviewing and maintaining quality procedures and work instructions
• Reviewing customer specifications and technical requirements
• Supporting AS9100 and Nadcap quality requirements
• Preparing and maintaining specialist process reports and documentation
• Assisting with First Article Inspections
• Supporting internal audits and ensuring manufacturing processes remain compliant

The Person

We’re particularly interested in speaking with Quality Engineers who have a practical manufacturing background, ideally having started their careers on the shop floor before progressing into quality.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience in quality engineering within an Aerospace Manufactruing environment
• A strong practical understanding of manufacturing and production processes
• Knowledge of AS9100 aerospace quality standards
• Experience investigating quality issues and implementing corrective actions
• Experience with quality procedures, technical documentation and inspections
• Good communication skills and the ability to work closely with production teams
• A genuine interest in developing your career towards quality management

Previous experience within aerospace manufacturing, Nadcap processes, special processes or precision engineering would be particularly advantageous.

One of the biggest attractions of this opportunity is the long‑term development potential.

You’ll be working directly alongside an experienced Quality Manager who has been with the business for approximately 15 years, having originally started his own career on the shop floor.

He’s now looking to mentor and develop someone with the ambition to progress into a future Quality Manager position, with increased responsibility and salary progression along the way.

If you’re looking for more than just another Quality Engineer position, this is an excellent opportunity to build a long‑term career within a growing engineering business.

Keywords: Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Process Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Aerospace Quality Engineer, AS9100, Manufacturing, Precision Engineering, Quality Inspector, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.

Experience in quality engineering within an Aerospace Manufactruing environment