Quality Engineer - Automotive

Proftech Talent; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Lunch allowance

Job summary

Proftech Talent is seeking a Quality Engineer for an established automotive business in Tamworth. The role covers warranty investigations and vehicle quality across the UK, with occasional travel to ports and pre-delivery centres.

You will test warranty-returned parts, analyse data, and drive quality improvements. Key responsibilities include inspecting parts, monitoring warranty data, and communicating findings to regional teams.

Qualifications

• Automotive warranty investigation or quality inspection experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confident communication and ability to build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, test and perform initial analysis of warranty-returned automotive parts.
• Monitor warranty claims and dealer order data using internal systems.
• Identify emerging faults and trends within early vehicle use periods.
• Prepare accurate technical reports and communicate findings to UK and European quality teams.
• Respond to technical enquiries and support warranty investigations.
• Occasionally visit UK ports and pre-delivery inspection centres to inspect vehicles and support repairs.
• Support benchmarking and broader quality improvement activities.
• Build strong internal and external relationships with technical teams, customers and dealer networks.

Skills

Automotive diagnostics

Warranty investigation

Quality inspection

Analytical thinking

Communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Self-motivation

UK travel

High-voltage EV experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Quality Engineer - Automotive

Tamworth | £38,000-£40,000 Company Car, plus lunch allowance

Our client, an established automotive business, is recruiting a Quality Engineer to support vehicle quality and warranty investigations across the UK market.

The role is based in Tamworth, with occasional travel to UK ports and vehicle pre-delivery inspection centres. It combines hands‑on testing of warranty-returned parts with analysis of claim data to identify issues and support improvements in vehicle quality.

Key responsibilities

• Inspect, test and carry out initial analysis of warranty-returned automotive parts.
• Monitor warranty claims and dealer order data using internal systems.
• Identify emerging faults and trends, particularly within the first three and twelve months of vehicle use.
• Prepare accurate technical reports and communicate findings to UK and European quality teams.
• Respond to technical enquiries and support warranty investigations.
• Occasionally visit UK ports and pre-delivery inspection centres to inspect vehicles, support preventative repairs and report findings.
• Support benchmarking and wider quality improvement activities.
• Build effective relationships with technical teams, customers and dealer networks.

Skills and experience

• Relevant practical automotive experience, such as vehicle diagnostics, technical support, warranty investigation or quality inspection.
• Good general vehicle knowledge and strong technical ability.
• A hands‑on approach to testing, inspection and fault investigation.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Confident communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Self‑motivated and able to manage workloads with minimal supervision.
• Flexibility to undertake occasional UK travel.
• High‑voltage electric vehicle experience would be an advantage.

Package

• £38,000-£40,000 salary.
• Lunch allowance.
• Tamworth‑based position with occasional travel.
• Company Car