Senior Quality Engineer

Senior Process Quality Engineer
Coatbridge, Lanarkshire
Aerospace | Defence | Space
Permanent | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits Engineer Quality into Mission-Critical Products
TXM Recruit is partnering with an innovative aerospace and defence manufacturer to recruit a Senior Process Quality Engineer.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a business at the forefront of advanced thermal battery technology, supplying products used in mission-critical aerospace, defence and space applications where quality, precision and reliability are paramount.
As a senior member of the Quality Engineering team, you will play a key role in improving manufacturing capability, driving process excellence and ensuring robust quality systems are embedded throughout the product lifecycle.
Working closely with Design, Manufacturing and Production Engineering, you'll help deliver continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with AS9100 and customer requirements.
The Opportunity
This is a highly collaborative role for an engineer who enjoys solving complex manufacturing challenges and driving improvements at source. You'll combine technical expertise with a proactive approach to quality, ensuring manufacturing processes are capable, compliant and continually evolving.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead quality engineering activities across manufacturing processes, driving process capability and continuous improvement.
* Develop and maintain Process FMEAs, Control Plans and inspection strategies to minimise manufacturing risk.
* Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions using structured methodologies such as 8D and RCCA.
* Support New Product Introduction through process validation, First Article Inspection (AS9102) and manufacturing readiness.
* Analyse quality data and process performance to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
* Partner with Manufacturing and Design Engineering to improve process robustness and manufacturability.
* Support and enhance the AS9100 and ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
* Participate in internal, customer and third-party audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory and customer requirements.
About You
You are an experienced Quality or Process Engineer with a passion for manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement. You enjoy working cross-functionally, influencing engineering decisions and using data-driven problem-solving to deliver measurable improvements.
What We're Looking For
* Degree qualified in Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science or a related discipline.
* Experience within Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Quality in a regulated engineering environment.
* Strong knowledge of AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
* Experience using PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA and process capability techniques.
* Proven ability to lead root cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective actions.
* Experience supporting NPI, process validation and First Article Inspection activities.
* Ability to interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable
* AS9100 Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor qualification.
* Six Sigma Green Belt (or higher).
* Experience within aerospace, defence, space or other high-reliability manufacturing environments.
* Knowledge of advanced manufacturing, electro-mechanical assembly or battery technologies.
Why Join?
* Work on products that support critical aerospace, defence and space programmes.
* Join a collaborative engineering environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
* Influence manufacturing quality at source while developing your career within a growing, technology-led organisation.
* Be part of a business where engineering excellence and product integrity are fundamental to success