Quality Engineer

What you’ll do:

• Plan and carry out a schedule of audits and assessments with completion of associated documentation and activities in accordance with the QMS
• Support of any investigations arising from Quality issues through to their documented conclusion, with supporting root cause analysis and solutions to prevent re-occurrence
• Manage completion and effectiveness of Corrective and Preventative measures
• Ensuring Quality measures with associated targets are maintained for QA Compliance
• Support of external Quality audits, assessments and visits by customers and authorities
• Ensuring that regular shop floor checks are performed, reported and any associated issues are effectively resolved
• Support in the coordination and facilitation of timely responses and resolution of quality issues identified
• Assist with the generation of Quality Plans and proposals
• Support in the generation of First Article Reports internally as well as any associated customer facing activities for product verification.
• Support customer or supplier Source Inspection or Delegate Product Review Verification activities
• Facilitation of concession applications and engineering change requests
• Participate in Engineering Design Project reviews and auditing these projects to ensure compliance to internal QMS requirements
• Participate in Contract Reviews and New Business Proposal launches
• Support Operators Approval Processes, including issuing of Stamps and Scopes of Approval
• Ensure the departmental objectives are achieved in line with the job holders individual objectives:
• Perform duties in accordance with company policies, procedures and processes
• Develop and support of a business improvement culture and associated activities e.g. process mapping, lean, continuous improvements etc.
• Assist with the maintenance of company approvals e.g. EASA/CAA, FAR, ISO, AS etc. to maintain airworthiness
• There may be additional activities to perform from time to time in order to maximise the contribution to Ultra Electronics PCS goals and objectives

Qualifications:

• Certified Quality Auditor training
• Education linked to Engineering Qualifications
• Educated to at least A level at grade C or above (or equivalent)
• Ideally educated to degree level

Skills:

• Has a proven range of Quality/Business Improvement experience
• Proven experience working within a quality management system
• Experience with auditing, both internal and supporting external audits
• Knowledge of manufacturing environment and working with a supply chain
• Experience of liaising with internal and external customers
• Good communication skills demonstrated both verbally and in writing in the form of presentations and recommendations for improvement
• Works effectively with others
• Demonstrated experience in building good working relationships and gaining trust and respect with internal and external customers
• Plans work and delivers on time
• Demonstrates a “Can do” positive attitude
• Use own initiative within the scope of the role
• Makes timely decisions within the scope of the role
• Proactively able to manage own work to in order to achieve objectives
• Good application of Microsoft packages and relevant software for the role (Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

What we offer:

• Opportunity to work in a global, highly collaborative environment
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• Strong focus on learning, development, and career progression
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• A culture that promotes inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement

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