Senior Quality Engineer

I'm working on behalf of a client in the defence sector who is looking to appoint a Senior Quality Engineer at their facility in Dorset. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well respected and exciting engineering business that delivers complex, safety-critical systems.

The site is involved in the design and manufacture of high-performance components and subsystems. With decades of heritage and a strong reputation for innovation, the organisation continues to play a vital role in supporting aerospace programmes across the globe.

The Role As Senior Quality Engineer, you'll play a key role in ensuring customer and regulatory requirements are fully met across the product lifecycle. You’ll represent the voice of the customer internally, helping to maintain a high standard of quality assurance and driving a culture of continuous improvement.

You’ll work cross-functionally as part of an Integrated Product Team, taking ownership of quality processes from bid and design phase through to final product delivery.

Key Responsibilities: Provide Quality input during bids, proposals, and contract reviews

Create and implement quality plans in line with customer, business, and regulatory expectations

Lead investigations into non-conformances using structured problem-solving tools (8D, RCCA, etc.)

Manage customer audits, source inspections, and internal QMS compliance

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