Senior Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Be the quality lead in a highly regulated manufacturing environment. Work directly with major customers and regulators.

Our client is a global manufacturing organisation operating in a highly regulated, technically complex environment. They offer long-term stability, strong investment in quality and engineering, and clear opportunities for professional growth.

Job Description

• Maintain quality systems, procedures and policies to ensure compliance with AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 standards.
• Represent the business during third-party, customer and regulatory audits, ensuring effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Act as the primary quality liaison for customers, resolving quality issues and managing customer complaints.
• Ensure customer and regulatory quality requirements are effectively flowed down into internal processes and documentation.
• Manage and monitor corrective action programmes, ensuring root causes are addressed and recurrence is prevented.
• Develop quality plans for new product introduction using APQP/PPAP methodologies.
• Prepare and review First Article Inspection Reports in line with AS9102 and customer requirements.
• Review contracts, purchase orders and engineering changes to ensure quality requirements are captured and met.
• Participate in MRB activities, supporting disposition decisions and customer-specific requirements.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing and operations to drive continuous improvement.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 5-7 years' experience as a Quality Engineer within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of AS9100D and ISO 9001 quality standards.
• Aerospace industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working with customer quality release programmes (e.g. FAA, GE or similar).
• Proven ability to manage audits, customer interfaces and corrective action systems.
• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.

What's on Offer

• High-impact role with ownership of quality systems and customer relationships.
• Exposure to complex, regulated products and globally recognised standards.
• Strong collaboration with engineering and operations teams.
• Opportunity to develop technically and professionally within a stable organisation.
• Culture that values accountability, continuous improvement and quality excellence.

Job summary: Sector Engineering & Manufacturing, Sub Sector Quality, Technical, Industry Industrial / Manufacturing, Location Reading, Contract Type Permanent.