Quality Engineer - Aerospace

Location: Oxfordshire

Industry: Aerospace / Aviation / Advanced Engineering

Job Type: Full-time

About the Role

Are you an experienced Quality Engineer with a passion for aerospace innovation, airworthiness compliance, and high-integrity engineering standards?

We're seeking a proactive Quality Engineer to join a cutting-edge aerospace organisation working on next-generation aircraft systems. You will play a key role in Type Certification (TC), design assurance, and manufacturing quality.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute directly to complex aerospace programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support Type Certification (TC) and regulatory compliance activities across aerospace development programmes
• Ensure adherence to AS9100 quality management systems and aerospace industry standards
• Act as a key quality interface between design engineering, manufacturing, and test teams
• Conduct and support First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs) and APQP / product assurance processes
• Plan and execute internal and supplier quality audits
• Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement initiatives
• Monitor and report on quality performance metrics and KPIs

About You

• Degree or strong background in Aerospace Engineering or a related discipline (essential)
• 2+ years' experience in aerospace quality engineering or manufacturing quality
• Strong understanding of CAA / EASA / FAA regulations and airworthiness requirements
• Hands-on experience with AS9100, FAIRs, audits, and quality systems
• Familiarity with Type Certification or product certification processes (highly desirable)
• Strong analytical skills with a proactive, improvement-driven mindset
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work across multi-disciplinary engineering teams

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on advanced aerospace technology
• Highly collaborative, engineering-led environment
• Significant autonomy and ownership of quality deliverables
• Career progression within a growing aerospace organisation

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please get in touch with Jamie Birch at Shorterm Group