Aerospace Auditor

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Role: Aerospace Auditor

Location:  Home‑based in West England , with frequent travel to client sites across the UK
Languages: Fluent English required

About the role

BSI Aerospace team supports over 1700 clients globally. You know what excellence looks like in your sector (be it aerospace, space or defence), and you want to see it across your industry. As a BSI Auditor, you'll be part of enabling that. You’ll work with our clients to get to know their business whilst you audit their organisation or products against the relevant national and international management standards.  Your audit will allow them to continually reassess and improve their business performance. It's a busy, but extremely rewarding role. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assess client systems and processes against BSI, ISO, and AS/EN requirements, ensuring audits deliver real value.
• Prepare accurate, detailed assessment reports and clearly communicate findings and recommended corrective actions.
• Recommend certification decisions (issue, re‑issue, suspension, withdrawal) in line with BSI policies and timelines.
• Plan, conduct, and deliver audits professionally, maintaining BSI’s high standards across all interactions.
• Provide meaningful client feedback, demonstrating strong commercial and operational understanding.
• Maintain a consistent, professional, and engaging approach throughout all assessments.
• Lead assessment teams when required, ensuring effective planning and collaboration.
• Build strong relationships that support long‑term client satisfaction and business development.
• Provide timely information to internal teams and maintain accurate client records.

About you

Essential requirements:

• Minimum 4 years of aerospace, space, or defence industry experience within the last 10 years.
• Proven management system auditing experience.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and AS/EN 9100.
• Fluent in English.
• Willingness to travel frequently across the UK, including overnight stays.
• Strong integrity, professionalism, and customer focus.

Desirable requirements:

• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor qualification.
• AS/EN 9100 (AEA) Lead Auditor qualification or AATT course completion.
• Additional certifications such as AS/EN 9110 or AS/EN 9120.
• AEA authentication in the OASIS database.
• Additional European languages (e.g., German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch).

What we offer:
In addition to your ongoing training and development, we also offer; incentive bonus, company car. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional 5 days, private medical and dental insurance, excellent company-contributed pension scheme plus, a wide range of benefits which you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

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About Us

BSI is a business improvement and standards company and for over a century BSI has been recognized for having a positive impact on organizations and society, building trust and enhancing lives.
 
Today BSI partners with more than 77,500 clients in 195 countries and engages with a 15,000 strong global community of experts, industry and consumer groups, organizations and governments.
Utilizing its extensive expertise in key industry sectors - including automotive, aerospace, built environment, food and retail, and healthcare - BSI delivers on its purpose by helping its clients fulfil theirs.
Living by our core values of Client-Centricity, Agility, and Collaboration, BSI provides organizations with the confidence to grow by partnering with them to tackle society’s critical issues – from climate change to building trust in digital transformation and everything in between - to accelerate progress towards a better society and a sustainable world.

BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.