Quality Engineer: Proactive QA & Continuous Improvement

Gooch & Housego Torquay; Torquay; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

Corporate Cash Plan

Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Gooch & Housego Torquay is seeking a Quality Engineer to strengthen processes, support customer confidence, and drive growth of our photonics portfolio. You will lead audits, monitor compliance, and contribute to continuous improvement in a fast-moving, high-tech environment.

The role focuses on supplier collaboration, data analysis, and problem-solving to reduce defects and improve quality across the product lifecycle. Excellent attention to detail and proactive mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree preferred (not essential).
• Internal or Lead Auditor qualification (AS9100 or ISO9001) preferred.
• Experience in AS9100, ISO 9001, or ISO13485 environments advantageous.
• Ideally experience in optical, photonics or high-tech manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal audits across business and manufacturing processes.
• Support customer and third-party audits with integrity.
• Oversee First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs).
• Monitor product compliance and process repeatability.

Skills

Auditing capability across suppliers,?

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Quality mindset

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Engineering degree

Lead Auditor qualification (AS9100 or ISO9001)

Tools

FMEA

FTA

8D

A3 problem solving

Six Sigma

Job description

Gooch & Housego Torquay is seeking a Quality Engineer to strengthen processes, support customer confidence, and drive growth of our photonics portfolio. You will lead audits, monitor compliance, and contribute to continuous improvement in a fast-moving, high-tech environment.

The role focuses on supplier collaboration, data analysis, and problem-solving to reduce defects and improve quality across the product lifecycle. Excellent attention to detail and proactive mindset are essential.