Quality Engineer - Lightweight Composite Manufacturing

ICOMAT; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Stock options

Job summary

iCOMAT is pioneering rapid tow shear and advanced composite manufacturing. As a Quality Engineer, you will own the QMS, write quality plans, run audits and manage supplier quality to ensure defect-free parts as the factory scales.

You\'ll transform production data into improvements and drive conformity across design and manufacturing. You will lead root-cause investigations, implement corrective actions, and collaborate with engineering, R&D, and production teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a Quality Engineering or related role.
• Working knowledge of QMS frameworks (e.g. ISO 9001, AS9100), tools (e.g. FMEA, SPC) and techniques (e.g. root cause analysis, Six Sigma)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with quality testing equipment, measurement tools and software
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to work with both shop-floor teams and management
• Sharp attention to detail and a commitment to high standards

Responsibilities

• Build and run quality control: Develop, implement and maintain procedures that ensure every part meets design specifications and regulatory standards.
• Solve problems at the root: Investigate product and process failures, run root cause analysis and drive corrective actions that stick.
• Make production better: Recommend and lead improvements that reduce defects, raise quality and increase efficiency as we scale.
• Own the paper trail: Compile and maintain inspection, audit, test and corrective action records (including FAIR and ISIR), and report findings clearly to management.
• Audit and keep us compliant: Run internal audits against our quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Manage supplier quality: Work with suppliers so materials and components meet our standards, and resolve issues quickly when they don\'t.
• Grow quality culture: Train production staff on quality standards, tools and techniques.
• Collaborate across teams: Work with engineering, production and R&D to feed quality learnings back into product design and manufacturing processes.
• Let the data lead: Analyse defect rates, returns and other quality data to spot trends and prioritise continuous improvement.

Skills

ISO 9001

AS9100

FMEA

SPC

Root Cause

Six Sigma

Analytical skills

Measurement tools

Communication

Tools

Statistical software

Data analysis tools

Job description

iCOMAT is pioneering rapid tow shear and advanced composite manufacturing. As a Quality Engineer, you will own the QMS, write quality plans, run audits and manage supplier quality to ensure defect-free parts as the factory scales.

You\'ll transform production data into improvements and drive conformity across design and manufacturing. You will lead root-cause investigations, implement corrective actions, and collaborate with engineering, R&D, and production teams.