Quality Engineer – Aerospace, Data-Driven Zero-Defect Focus

Senior plc; Royston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Life Insurance

Health plan

Holiday allowance

Holiday buy/sell

Employee assistance

Job summary

Senior plc is seeking a Quality Engineer for its Aerospace Thermal Engineering division. You will ensure AS9100 and customer requirements, drive a zero-defect culture, and lead root-cause investigations across suppliers and internal processes.

You will support NPI activities with quality planning and risk management, maintain quality documentation, and drive continuous improvement using SPC and MSA techniques.

Qualifications

• Experience in AS9100 environments.
• Proven supplier quality and NPI involvement.
• Strong data-driven quality management expertise.

Responsibilities

• Ensure AS9100, customer and regulatory compliance across QMS.
• Drive zero-defect culture by reducing variation and COPQ.
• Lead root-cause investigations using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, DMAIC.
• Support MRB activities with risk assessment and containment.
• Facilitate cross-functional problem solving and CAPA execution.
• Support NPI via PFMEAs, Control Plans, Process Validation and APQP.
• Prepare FAIRs per AS9102 and customer requirements.
• Coordinate product concessions and RFIs from customers.
• Develop quality documentation, procedures, and traceability.
• Deploy SPC, Cp/Cpk, and MSA for quality improvements.
• Conduct internal audits and ensure corrective actions close.
• Manage supplier quality performance via audits and improvements.
• Be the Voice of the Customer to improve quality across the org.
• Create KPIs and visual management for data-driven decisions.

Skills

AS9100 knowledge

Root cause analysis

Data-driven quality

Problem solving

Education

Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

Lead Auditor qualification

Job description

Senior plc is seeking a Quality Engineer for its Aerospace Thermal Engineering division. You will ensure AS9100 and customer requirements, drive a zero-defect culture, and lead root-cause investigations across suppliers and internal processes.

You will support NPI activities with quality planning and risk management, maintain quality documentation, and drive continuous improvement using SPC and MSA techniques.