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