Senior Quality Engineer – Lead QMS & Audits

Chess Dynamics; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension

Income protection

Wellbeing programme

Life assurance

Share incentive

EV salary sacrifice

Learning & development

Gym discounts

Recruitment referral bonus

Onsite parking

Job summary

Chess Dynamics in the United Kingdom is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to act as the Quality SME for designated programmes, providing technical leadership across the Business Management System and driving continual improvement.

You will lead internal audits, complex investigations into non-conformances, and provide guidance at design reviews, while mentoring Quality Engineers and coordinating with customers and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing and improving quality management systems in design, development, and manufacturing.
• Experience managing audit programmes including internal, supplier, customer, and third-party audits.
• Qualified to HNC/HND level or equivalent in an engineering discipline with quality engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the governance and continual improvement of the Business Management System (BMS).
• Provide SME guidance on quality management across programmes and business areas.
• Support audits, regulatory interactions, and compliance activities.
• Lead internal audit programme and drive corrective actions.
• Lead investigations into non-conformances and perform root cause analysis.
• Provide quality leadership at design, programme, and lifecycle reviews.
• Mentor Quality Engineers and other stakeholders.
• Help define quality strategy and improvement roadmaps.

Skills

Quality management systems

Audit programmes

Leadership

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering

Job description

Chess Dynamics in the United Kingdom is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to act as the Quality SME for designated programmes, providing technical leadership across the Business Management System and driving continual improvement.

You will lead internal audits, complex investigations into non-conformances, and provide guidance at design reviews, while mentoring Quality Engineers and coordinating with customers and suppliers.