Quality Engineer

Shirley Parsons are supporting a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation in the defence sector to recruit a Quality Engineer to join a growing quality team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a quality professional with a strong mechanical engineering or manufacturing background looking to work on complex, safety-critical engineering programmes. Working closely with engineering, production and inspection teams, you will play a key role in ensuring quality standards are maintained across bespoke, low-volume manufacturing projects.

Key responsibilities:

• Support and maintain the ISO 9001 Quality Management System
• Conduct internal audits and support compliance activities
• Investigate non-conformances and drive corrective actions
• Lead root cause analysis using tools such as 8D, 5 Whys and Ishikawa
• Review engineering documentation, Inspection Test Plans (ITPs), quality records and certification packs
• Challenge processes where required and raise concerns when quality standards or compliance requirements are at risk
• Work closely with engineering and production teams to improve quality performance and drive Right First Time (RFT) delivery.

What we're looking for:

• Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship, NVQ, HNC, HND or equivalent engineering qualification
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001:2015 and quality management principles
• Experience within defence, aerospace, marine, heavy engineering, rotating equipment or other highly regulated sectors
• Experience using root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications and GD&T

What's on offer:

• Opportunity to join a well-established, globally recognised engineering business
• Varied and technically challenging work
• Competitive salary and benefits package

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be eligible to meet security clearance requirements.