Senior Quality Engineer: Precision & Compliance Champion

EMBS Engineering; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Healthcare plan

My Wellness plan

25 Days holiday + BH

Annual pay reviews

Sick pay

Job summary

EMBS Engineering is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join a precision engineering SME in North Nottingham. You will lead QA/QC activities, drive compliance, and support PPAP stages on a daily basis.

You will collaborate with production, engineering and planning teams to resolve root causes, implement CAPA, audits and continuous improvement, and help maintain high quality for regulated markets.

Qualifications

• Strong background in quality engineering within regulated precision engineering industries such as Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear.
• Proven experience in compliance, audits, and quality documentation.
• Hands-on expertise in PPAP, NCRs, CAPA, and root cause analysis.
• Ability to engage with production teams and drive right-first-time quality.
• Problem solving with focus on process optimisation and efficiency.
• Experience in internal auditing to AS and/or ISO standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily QA/QC activities to ensure product compliance.
• Lead process validation and PPAP documentation.
• Implement real-time problem resolution on the shop floor.
• Ensure compliance through audits (internal, customer, third-party).
• Manage NCRs with thorough root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce rework and scrap.
• Support data collection and quality performance reporting for reviews.

Skills

QA/QC leadership

PPAP

NCR handling

CAPA and root cause

Audits (internal/customer/3rd party)

Continuous improvement

Data collection & reporting

Right-first-time culture

Tools

PPAP process

NCR tracking

CAPA process

Internal audits

Job description

EMBS Engineering is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join a precision engineering SME in North Nottingham. You will lead QA/QC activities, drive compliance, and support PPAP stages on a daily basis.

You will collaborate with production, engineering and planning teams to resolve root causes, implement CAPA, audits and continuous improvement, and help maintain high quality for regulated markets.