Quality Engineer - Automotive / Defence / Aerospace

Unipart; Coventry; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday including bank holiday

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Unipart Manufacturing in Coventry is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to support day-to-day quality control, process compliance, and technical assurance across high-volume electrification assemblies and injection moulding inputs. You’ll join a fast-paced project team sized to 200+ within four months.

Key responsibilities include maintaining QMS and process controls, ensuring ISO 9001/AS9100 and defence standards, performing dimensional checks, and driving root-cause investigations with 8D

Qualifications

• Hands-on quality engineering experience in manufacturing environments.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 or AS9100 with defence standards exposure is a strong advantage.
• Experience with electro-mechanical assembly, injection moulding inspection, or welded fabrications.
• Proficiency with core quality tools: APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, 8D/5-Why.

Responsibilities

• QMS and Process Control: maintain quality control plans and audits across production and NPI.
• Standards Compliance: ensure ISO 9001/AS9100 and defence standards adherence.
• Specialised Process Quality: perform dimensional checks, MSA studies, and quality assurance for assemblies and welding.
• Problem Solving and Documentation: lead investigations using 8D and manage CofCs and PPAP docs.
• SHE and Safety Compliance: follow SHE procedures and support regulatory requirements.

Skills

Quality engineering

ISO 9001/AS9100

Electro-mechanical assembly

APQP/PPAP/8D

Job description

Quality Engineer - Manufacturing assembly with electrification and injection moulding inputs

Coventry

£49,000 plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

About the Role

Unipart Manufacturing is launching a flagship, fast-paced manufacturing project in Coventry, combining high-volume electrification assembly with complex injection moulding inputs. Fully aligned with Unipart's Sector and Growth Strategy and The Unipart Way Forward Plan, this exciting venture will scale rapidly from zero to over 200 team members within a four-month period. We are seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to support the day-to-day quality control, process compliance, and technical assurance across complex manufacturing assemblies - integrating electrification systems, injection-moulded components, and specialised welding processes. Joining at the ground level, you will execute core quality activities, inspect components, and ensure adherence to rigorous customer and defence standards in a dynamic project environment.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll focus on:

• QMS and Process Control - Maintain quality control plans, execute process audits, and support Quality Management Systems (QMS) across production and New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Standards Compliance - Support adherence to quality management systems (ISO 9001, AS9100) and defence procedural standards (AQAP 2110 / DEF STANs)
• Specialised Process Quality - Perform dimensional checks, MSA studies, and quality assurance for electrification assemblies, plastic injection moulding tolerances, and structural welds
• Problem Solving and Documentation - Facilitate internal, customer, and supplier quality investigations using 8D problem-solving, maintaining Certificates of Conformity (CofC), and compiling PPAP documentation
• SHE and Safety Compliance - Strictly follow Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) procedures and support statutory and security compliance across all quality checks

About You

We'd love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you'd be able to perform well in this role!

• Quality Engineering Experience - Practical background as a Quality Engineer within automotive, aerospace, defence, or advanced manufacturing environments
• Technical Standards Exposure - Working knowledge of ISO 9001 or AS9100, with exposure to defence standards (AQAP 2110, DEF STANs) or regulatory frameworks considered a strong advantage
• Manufacturing Inputs - Hands-on experience with electro-mechanical assembly, plastic injection moulding inspection (ISO 20457 / UL 94), or welded fabrications
• Core Quality Toolkit - Proficiency in standard quality tools including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, and 8D/5-Why root-cause analysis

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it's your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you 'you' - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.