Salary: £50,000 - £55,000
Location: Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Contract: 12-Month FTC
Pattern: 37.5 Hrs | 4-Day Working Week (Mon–Thu)
Security Clearance: BPSS required to start
The Opportunity
An excellent opportunity has become available for a QA Engineer to join a leading defence and aerospace organisation based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
Working within the Missiles & Fire Control business, you'll play a key role in ensuring product quality throughout the manufacturing lifecycle by supporting New Product Introduction, managing non-conformance activities, and driving robust quality assurance processes within an AS9100-regulated environment.
This role is ideal for a Quality professional with experience in aerospace, defence, or another highly regulated manufacturing sector.
Key Responsibilities:
* Generate Control Plans from engineering drawings for parts and assemblies.
* Manage the non-conformance process, from containment and quarantine through to effective Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA).
* Participate in design reviews and engineering drawing reviews.
* Support quality assurance activities across manufacturing and production.
* Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to ensure product compliance.
* Drive effective problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives.
Essential Skills & Experience:
* Quality Assurance principles
* Non-conformance management
* Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
* Experience working within an AS9100-regulated manufacturing environment.
* Engineering drawings
* Technical specifications
* Manufacturing documentation
* Experience producing and maintaining Control Plans.
* Strong knowledge of quality problem-solving methodologies.
Desirable Experience:
* Experience within the Aerospace or Defence manufacturing sectors.
* Knowledge of AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI) requirements.
* Experience using SAP or similar ERP systems.
* Understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
* Engineering, Manufacturing, or Quality qualification (HNC/HND, Degree, or equivalent).
Why Apply?
* 12-month fixed-term opportunity with a leading defence organisation.
* 4-day working week (Monday–Thursday).
* Flexible working arrangements.
* Opportunity to work on cutting-edge defence and aerospace programmes
Salary description
£50000.00 - £55000.00 per year