Quality Engineer – On-Site, Aerospace & Defence

Isembard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Job summary

Isembard's London factory is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to own QC for aerospace, defence, energy components. You will inspect parts, read drawings and shape QC governance.

The role emphasizes on-floor work, building procedures, and partnering with machining and CAM teams to drive measurable improvements. Location: Southwark, London.

Competitive salary and equity offered; opportunities to grow as the quality function expands.

Qualifications

• An engineering degree or equivalent technical experience.
• Confidence reading technical drawings.
• A willingness to work on the factory floor rather than next to it.
• Problem-solving, initiative and ownership: you will often be the person who notices what others missed.
• Manufacturing, quality or engineering experience, including from an internship or placement.

Responsibilities

• Inspect parts entering QC after cleaning and perform visual and dimensional checks with appropriate tooling.
• Read drawings and part requirements accurately, and disposition rework and nonconforming parts.
• Keep MasonOS and FlatBOM accurate; the factory plans against what you record.
• Build quality procedures and governance so quality is controlled in the process, not just at final inspection.
• Improve QC systems and SOPs, and strengthen handoffs into and out of quality.
• Drive measurable process improvements with machining and CAM teams.

Skills

Reading drawings

On-floor manufacturing

Problem solving

Manufacturing/Quality experience

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Isembard's London factory is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to own QC for aerospace, defence, energy components. You will inspect parts, read drawings and shape QC governance.

The role emphasizes on-floor work, building procedures, and partnering with machining and CAM teams to drive measurable improvements. Location: Southwark, London.

Competitive salary and equity offered; opportunities to grow as the quality function expands.