Job Description:

Quality Assurance Engineer

Ampthill, Bedfordshire
12-month fixed-term contract
37.5 hours | Four-day working week, Monday–Thursday
Aerospace & Defence

Build Quality into Mission-Critical Engineering

TXM Recruit is supporting a leading UK defence engineering organisation in the appointment of a Quality Assurance Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a highly regulated manufacturing environment, helping ensure complex parts and assemblies meet demanding quality, engineering, and customer requirements. You will create robust Control Plans from engineering drawings, manage non-conformances from initial containment through to effective root cause corrective action, and contribute quality expertise during design and drawing reviews.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate detailed Control Plans for manufactured parts and assemblies.
• Interpret engineering drawings, specifications and manufacturing documentation.
• Manage non-conformances from containment and quarantine through to closure.
• Lead or support Root Cause and Corrective Action activities.
• Ensure corrective actions are robust, timely and effective.
• Participate in design reviews and engineering drawing reviews.
• Identify potential quality risks before products enter production.
• Work with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Production teams to resolve quality issues.
• Support continuous improvement across products and manufacturing processes.
• Maintain quality records in accordance with AS9100 and business requirements.

About You

You will ideally bring:

• Experience within an AS9100-regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance and non-conformance management.
• Experience producing and maintaining Control Plans.
• Practical knowledge of RCCA and structured problem-solving methods.
• The ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Experience within aerospace, defence or another complex engineering sector would be advantageous. Knowledge of AS9102 First Article Inspection, SAP or a comparable ERP system, Lean Manufacturing, and Continuous Improvement tools would also be beneficial. An HNC, HND, degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing or Quality is desirable.

Why Apply?

• Work on complex, mission-critical defence engineering programmes.
• Join an established Quality and Mission Success function.
• Influence product quality from design review through to manufacture.
• Develop your experience within an advanced AS9100 environment.
• Benefit from a four-day working week, Monday to Thursday.
• Secure a 12-month fixed-term opportunity with a leading UK engineering organisation.

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance, with BPSS screening required before starting.