Quality Assurance Engineer - EV / Automotive / eVTOL - Milton Keynes - £40k to £50k

Description

• Ensure compliance with internal specifications, engineering requirements and relevant industry standards.
• Support build readiness by ensuring documentation, standards and inspection criteria are in place.
• Provide quality input during design reviews, build planning and engineering change processes.
• Maintain accurate inspection records, traceability logs and non-conformance documentation.
• Investigate non-conformances, determine root causes and work with engineering/production to implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support the development, implementation and maintenance of quality procedures and documentation.
• Coordinate the closure of NCRs and ensure timely resolution of quality issues.
• Support supplier quality activities including incoming quality checks, reporting supplier issues and providing feedback.
• Perform in-process and final inspection on sub-assemblies and completed builds.
• Work closely with engineering, production, procurement and test teams to ensure quality requirements are understood and met.
• Interpret engineering drawings, BoMs, tolerances and specifications accurately.
• Assist in maintaining audit readiness and supporting internal/external audits when required.
• Produce quality reports, inspection summaries and build sign-off documentation.
• Track recurring issues and support long-term process improvements.
• Work with procurement and suppliers to resolve quality concerns and improve delivered part performance.
• Maintain up-to-date quality records, calibration logs and inspection tools/equipment.
• Conduct incoming inspection of mechanical, electrical and composite parts against drawings and specifications.

Requirements

Non-Conformance & Root Cause Analysis

• Familiarity with ISO9001, AS9100 or other relevant quality standards (preferred but not essential).
• Competent with documentation control, inspection reporting and traceability systems.
• Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer, Quality Inspector, or similar role.
• Background in aerospace, motorsport, engineering, manufacturing or complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience with NCR management, root cause analysis and corrective action processes.
• Full UK driving licence preferred.
• Strong understanding of inspection techniques, measurement tools, tolerances and engineering drawings.

Benefits

Salary: £40,000–£50,000 (negotiable depending on experience)

Training + Development

Interview process

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