Supplier Quality Engineer - Airframe

Vertical Aerospace; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering firm in electric aviation as a Supplier Quality Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of air mobility. This dynamic position involves developing supplier management strategies, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with aerospace standards. You'll work with a passionate team dedicated to innovation and excellence, contributing to the successful launch of groundbreaking technology. If you're ready to embrace challenges and make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment, this is the opportunity for you. Be part of a mission that redefines aerospace best practices and drives sustainable aviation forward.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

5 extra days to buy or sell

5 extra days holiday for marriage

4% salary for extra benefits

Award-winning health service

Company Share Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

Daily breakfast provided

Qualifications

• Degree qualified preferred, experience may be taken in consideration.
• Experience with airframes, composite materials, and quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Onboard suppliers and ensure quality product delivery.
• Run regular audits against aerospace standards to support supplier development.
• Manage supplier performance and promote continual improvement.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Effective Communication

Self-motivation

Education

Degree in Engineering

Experience in aerospace or automotive

Tools

CATIA

Quality Management Systems

Six Sigma Tools

Job description

Our Mission

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The VX4, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), ‘zero emissions’ aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky.

We won’t realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to ‘redefine’ aerospace best practices.

We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals of having the VX4 in service by 2030.

What to expect

As a Supplier Quality Engineer, you will be required to assist in multiple aspects of developing our end-to-end Supplier Management strategy. This will involve onboarding suppliers, regular auditing to aerospace standards (Part21, AS9100), supporting supplier development, managing supplier performance and supplier verification activites. It will also include managing supplier quality records, goods receiving controls. The role will require using KPI-driven data for supplier scorecards and process improvement activities.

You will report directly into the Head of Supplier Management and be a key member of the Supplier Management team, supporting the continued development of our in-house expertise, specialist knowledge and capabilities.

What you'll do

• Onboard suppliers to ensure they can deliver quality products, and they have the capability to fulfil their scope of approval.

• Run regular audits against aerospace standards (Part21, AS9100) to assess/support suppliers development

• Manage supplier performance, focusing on nonconformances and RCA

• Support suppliers on inspections, reviewing FAIR and make sure the PFMEA is correctly applied

• Verify the supplier measurement system and review metrology reports

• Manage goods receiving controls and supplier quality records

• Use KPI-driven data for supplier scorecards and process improvements

• Communicate regularly with strategic suppliers to maintain relationships and review trends

• Promote continual improvement and cost-effectiveness through supplier initiatives

• Support systems and processes for compliance with aerospace management systems

What you'll bring

• Degree qualified preferred, experience may be taken in consideration

• Experience with airframes and composite materials.

• Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA in a regulated environment (e.g. aerospace, defence, automotive)

• Lead auditor accreditation for ISO9001 as minimum

• Experience in quality management systems (ISO 9001, AS9100, IATF 16949)

• Strong analytical skills and use of six sigma and quality tools such as PFMEA, 8D, 5Whys, process mapping

• Proven experience auditing to ISO 9001:2015, AS9100, IATF 16949, or CAA Part 21requirements

• Competent in reading Engineering drawings or CAD models and experience on using CATIA

• Effective communication and data presentation skills

• Self-motivated with a positive attitude

What can you expect from us?

We're on a mission. Where others see limits, we see opportunity, and we work at pace. Working at Vertical isn't your average role but for those seeking a challenge, a flexible, supportive organisation and an incredible team; working here is an opportunity to do the best work of your career.

Our approach promotes ingenuity and courage, while our environment builds success through diligence in safety and being open in the way we work. The only way we're going to assure the next chapter of aviation history is by working as a team, relentlessly, towards our goal.

Our benefits

Our people matter - we're not going anywhere without them. Which is why our company benefits go beyond the essentials.

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday

• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)

• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership

• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits

• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)

• Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee

• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it

• Breakfast on us, every day

We may just be the hardest job you've ever had, but we're confident it will be the most rewarding. Join the team today and help us shape the future of Advanced Air Mobility.

Disclaimer Statement

We encourage you to apply even if you may not have all the experience listed in the advert. We recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone. As part of our desire to review and make our processes fair, we may ask you questions related to these aspects during the application process. For more information on how we will use your data, see our Legal section.