Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer - High-Integrity / Regulated ManufacturingLocation: AbingdonSalary: £48,000 + Training + Progression + Flexitime + Early Friday Finish

Are you a Quality Engineer who thrives in complex, regulated environments?Do you enjoy owning NPI, APQP and "right-first-time" delivery from concept through to production?

This is a great opportunity to join a highly technical engineering business supplying critical products into safety-led, high-integrity industries. You'll play a key role in ensuring new and existing products meet the highest quality, compliance and traceability standards, while working closely with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers and customers.

The RoleYou'll be the quality lead within project teams, supporting New Product Introduction and driving robust quality planning from day one. The focus is on prevention, not firefighting, ensuring products are compliant, traceable and delivered right first time.Key responsibilities include:

• Leading APQP and NPI activities from feasibility through to volume production
• Owning PPAP submissions and ensuring manufacturing readiness
• Managing non-conformances, root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Leading internal, external and supplier audits, including special processes
• Ensuring full traceability, lifetime records and material certification
• Supporting process validation, control plans and capability studies
• Acting as a key interface between engineering, manufacturing, suppliers and customers

What They're Looking For

• Quality Engineer within a regulated or high-integrity manufacturing environment
• Strong working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA and Root Cause Analysis
• Experience supporting NPI and transition from prototype to production
• Confident dealing with audits, suppliers and customers
• Able to read engineering drawings and understand manufacturing processes
• Background in nuclear, defence, aerospace, pressure equipment or similar environments is highly desirable

Interested in a confidential conversation?

Commutable from: Oxford, Didcot, Radley, Wantage, Grove, Witney, Wallingford, Milton, Sutton Courtenay, Wootton, Marcham, Drayton, Steventon, East Hagbourne, South Moreton, Clifton Hampden, Dorchester-on-Thames, Kennington, Botley, Swindon, Banbury

Key words: Nuclear, Regulated Engineering, Supplier Quality, Customer, Special Processes, Welding, NDT, Audit Management, Audits, Launch Readiness Review, Run at Rate, Process Capability, Cp Cpk, Control Plans, Manufacturing Readiness, Engineering Compliance, Quality Assurance Engineer, Quality Systems, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ASME, Pressure Equipment, Counterfeit Fraudulent Suspect Items, CFSI, Lifetime Records, Material Certification, BS EN 10204, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Right First Time