Quality Assurance Engineer

QA Engineer

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.