Senior Quality Engineer / Lead – Aerospace Manufacturing

Executive Network Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Network Group is seeking an experienced Senior Quality Engineer/Lead for a Birmingham-based precision manufacturing environment serving aerospace markets. This role leads the quality team, manages in-process quality, and ensures conformance to customer requirements and quality systems.

The successful candidate will drive root-cause analysis, implement PPAP/APQP, and coordinate audits to uphold EN9100/AS9100 standards while mentoring engineers and inspectors across production lines.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of success in a complex/precision manufacturing facility producing aerospace/defence components.
• Experience leading and mentoring Quality Engineers, Technicians & Inspectors.
• Strong toolbox for quality management and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead and organize the production-focused quality team.
• Be the main contact for in-production quality issues and questions.
• Monitor and report key quality measures and drive corrective actions using root cause analysis.
• Ensure drawings, specifications and customer requirements are followed through audits.
• Lead problem solving and RCA to control and close out non-conformances.
• Collaborate with Operations, Supplier Quality and Project Quality to keep production on time and to quality and cost targets.
• Support internal and external audits and maintain EN9100/AS9100 and other approvals.
• Coach and develop team members and wider operations staff in quality practices.

Skills

Quality leadership

Root cause analysis

PFMEA

PPAP/APQP

AS9100

Auditing

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

APQP tools

Job description

Executive Network Group is seeking an experienced Senior Quality Engineer/Lead for a Birmingham-based precision manufacturing environment serving aerospace markets. This role leads the quality team, manages in-process quality, and ensures conformance to customer requirements and quality systems.

The successful candidate will drive root-cause analysis, implement PPAP/APQP, and coordinate audits to uphold EN9100/AS9100 standards while mentoring engineers and inspectors across production lines.