Senior Quality Engineer

Deep Sea Electronics Ltd; Filey; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Deep Sea Electronics Ltd seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to provide technical leadership across customer quality, supplier quality, audits, quality systems, and continuous improvement activities. You will be a key escalation point for quality issues and work cross-functionally to ensure products, processes, and systems meet the highest standards.

The role involves leading investigations, audits, supplier improvements, ISO 9001 maintenance, and mentoring Quality Engineers while driving continuous

Qualifications

• Significant manufacturing quality experience.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 QMS.
• Experience leading quality improvement projects with measurable results.
• Experience managing customer and supplier quality issues.
• Audit experience (internal and external).
• Root cause analysis using quality tools.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence change.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into major quality issues, customer complaints, and non-conformances.
• Be primary quality contact for key customers and support audits.
• Drive supplier quality improvements, performance reviews, and CAPA.
• Maintain and improve ISO 9001 QMS.
• Lead internal audits and support external certification audits.
• Facilitate root cause analysis using structured tools.
• Lead cross-functional continuous improvement projects to improve quality and customer satisfaction.
• Support NPI activities and quality planning processes.
• Lead PFMEA, Control Plan, and process capability reviews.
• Produce quality performance reports and analyse KPI trends.
• Mentor and coach Quality Engineers and operations teams.

Skills

Quality leadership

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Quality improvement

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing/Quality degree

Tools

PFMEA

Control Plans

CAPA

Process capability analysis

Job description

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across customer quality, supplier quality, audits, quality systems, and continuous improvement activities. Acting as a key escalation point for quality-related matters, you will work cross-functionally to ensure products, processes, and systems meet the highest standards.,

• Leading investigations into significant quality issues, customer complaints, and non-conformances
• Acting as the primary quality contact for key customers and supporting customer audits
• Driving supplier quality improvements, performance reviews, and corrective actions
• Maintaining and improving the ISO 9001 Quality Management System
• Leading internal audit programmes and supporting external certification audits
• Facilitating root cause analysis using structured quality tools and methodologies
• Leading cross-functional continuous improvement projects to improve quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction
• Supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and quality planning processes
• Leading PFMEA, Control Plan, and process capability reviews
• Producing quality performance reports and analysing KPI trends to identify improvement opportunities
• Mentoring and coaching Quality Engineers and operational teams

We're looking for a proactive and influential quality professional with a passion for problem-solving, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement.

You will have:

• Significant experience within a manufacturing quality environment
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
• Experience leading quality improvement projects and driving measurable resultsExperience managing customer and supplier quality issues
• Internal and external audit experience
• Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of quality tools and methodologies such as PFMEA, Control Plans, CAPA, and process capability analysis
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence change
• Strong analytical, organisational, and reporting skills, HNC, HND, or Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related discipline
• Lead Auditor qualification or equivalent audit experience desirable

Deep Sea Electronics (DSE) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle control systems. With customers in over 150 countries and a reputation for innovation, quality, and reliability, we continue to invest in our people, products, and processes.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to join our team at our Hunmanby, North Yorkshire headquarters.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in driving quality performance across the business, influencing key stakeholders, and championing a culture of continuous improvement.