Senior Aerospace Design Quality Assurance Engineer

Safran UK; Pitstone; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran UK is seeking a Design Quality Assurance Engineer on a 12-month fixed-term contract at the Pitstone site. You will ensure designs meet safety, regulatory, and customer requirements before production, with a focus on risk mitigation and airworthiness compliance in a highly regulated aerospace environment.

You will maintain DOA/DOH-aligned design assurance, support PDR/CDR activities, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with cross-functional teams including operations, supply

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience within the aerospace industry or a similarly regulated engineering environment.
• Experience in engineering, design and development, quality assurance, or quality engineering roles.
• Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) programmes.
• Proven experience conducting internal and external audits.
• Experience working within quality management systems and regulated environments.
• Experience with configuration control and data management processes.
• Experience working directly with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional project teams.
• Experience supporting problem-solving and continuous improvement activities within engineering or manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all design, design change, and continued airworthiness documentation complies with EASA/CAA Part 21J and customer requirements.
• Provide design assurance oversight in accordance with Design Organisation Approval (DOA) and Design Organisation Handbook (DOH) requirements.
• Support design reviews, including PDR and CDR activities, ensuring quality, safety, reliability, and producibility are integrated into designs from the outset.
• Review and validate technical documentation to confirm design intent and performance requirements are met.
• Drive defect prevention activities and support continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and production functions.
• Facilitate Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Failure Reporting, Analysis & Corrective Action (FRACA) investigations to prevent recurrence of quality issues.
• Support Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities throughout New Product Introduction (NPI) programmes.
• Champion DFMEA and PFMEA deployment and maintenance during the development lifecycle.
• Compile, review, approve, and report on FAIR and PPAP submissions where required.
• Conduct and support internal and external audits, identifying opportunities for improvement and ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
• Provide guidance and coaching on quality assurance tools, methodologies, and best practices. Key escalation point for product quality matters within project teams. Support customer meetings, regular reviews relating to quality and compliance performance.

Skills

APQP

FMEA

PPAP

Root Cause Analysis

AS9100

EASA/CAA Part 21J

Auditing

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Engineering, Science, or a related discipline

Job description

Safran UK is seeking a Design Quality Assurance Engineer on a 12-month fixed-term contract at the Pitstone site. You will ensure designs meet safety, regulatory, and customer requirements before production, with a focus on risk mitigation and airworthiness compliance in a highly regulated aerospace environment.

You will maintain DOA/DOH-aligned design assurance, support PDR/CDR activities, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with cross-functional teams including operations, supply