Strategic Quality Bids & Proposals Engineer

Mane Contract Services; Ampthill; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mane Contract Services in Ampthill, England, is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer/QA to join our defence-focused bids team. You will ensure quality requirements are understood, costed and integrated into competitive proposals.

You will work with Business Development, Engineering and Manufacturing to align quality activities with bid strategy and manufacturing capabilities, supporting risk reviews and approvals.

Qualifications

• Background in Quality Engineering or Quality Assurance within manufacturing or aerospace/defence sectors.
• Experience supporting bids, tenders or proposals in regulated industries such as defence or aerospace.
• Good understanding of AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications and customer requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong organisational, planning and coordination abilities.

Responsibilities

• Review customer specifications and contractual requirements to define the quality scope of work.
• Develop and maintain Quality BOEs, ensuring quality activities are planned, costed and resourced.
• Collaborate with Quality SMEs to validate labour hours, inspection requirements and delivery approaches.
• Identify quality assumptions, dependencies and exclusions in bid documentation.
• Assess quality risks and opportunities; support mitigation plans and bid reviews.
• Identify tooling, equipment, certifications, training, or resources needed.
• Represent Quality during bid reviews, approvals and sign-off activities.
• Maintain and improve Quality bid templates and response content.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to align quality with manufacturing capability and business goals.
• Ensure all proposed quality activities comply with customer, regulatory and company standards.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Bid support

AS9100

Drawing interpretation

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Tools

SAP

ERP/MRP

Job description

Mane Contract Services in Ampthill, England, is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer/QA to join our defence-focused bids team. You will ensure quality requirements are understood, costed and integrated into competitive proposals.

You will work with Business Development, Engineering and Manufacturing to align quality activities with bid strategy and manufacturing capabilities, supporting risk reviews and approvals.