Job Description

My client, a high performance engineering consultancy rooted in motorsport and operating across a number of technical sectors, requires an experienced quality engineer for a contract role outside IR35.

Responsibilities

• Define, create, and manage a strategy for meeting the programmes quality requirement
• Ensure that customers requirements are met through establishing robust internal processes and providing engineering feedback where required
• Managing and continuously improving an agile quality management system and team
• Supporting FMEA activities
• Provide guidance to the inspection team and ensuring quality best practices are being followed
• Creating close working relationships with suppliers to ensure the development of safety critical parts are robustly manufactured
• Auditing suppliers for approval or performance assessment of new and existing suppliers
• Developing strategies to ensure visual carbon composites are in line with the customer requirements whilst having a right-first-time mentality
• Utilising 8D principles as a basis for effective problem resolution and able to facilitate the resolution of complex, cross functional issues
• Actively working with suppliers to collaboratively develop product specifications to align with process capability

Requirements

• Degree or similar Mechanical Engineering/Automotive Engineering
• Automotive Tier 1 / OEM or SQE experience, must have sound knowledge of APQP systems & procedures
• Evidence of client or customer facing experience
• Proven and skilled use of CAD (CATIA v5 preferred)
• Auditing experience
• Valid UK driving licence to be able to travel to supplier locations as needed