Lead Quality Engineer

Advanced Resource Managers
Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Today
£60,000 – £70,000 pa

Salary

£60,000 – £70,000 pa

Seniority
Lead
Posted
17 Jul 2026 (Today)

Lead Quality Engineer

Permanent role

Based in Ampthill

Offering up to £70,000

Do you have experience working with complex systems?

Do you have experience driving continuous improvement of processes, tools, and people?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Lead Quality Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

  • Define & execute the quality strategy for a range of defence projects
  • Align quality objectives with business KPIs such as yield, cost-of-quality, and on-time delivery
  • Accurate reporting of team performance and program quality matters
  • Manage a team to deliver against the requirements
  • Own end-to-end quality assurance and control of the products
  • Develop an audit schedule for the area and ensure those audits are undertaken with any corrective actions implemented

Your skillset may include:

  • Experience within a Defence, Aerospace, or other highly regulated manufacturing environment
  • Previous leadership or management experience within a Quality function
  • Proven ability to lead teams and deliver against quality and business KPIs
  • Experience managing quality activities across complex projects or manufacturing programmes
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Quality Management Plans (QMPs)
    • PFMEA
    • Control Plans
    • FAIR / AS9102
    • Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
    • Internal and external auditing
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
  • Certified Internal Auditor
  • SAP QM or equivalent ERP experience
  • Supplier Quality Management experience
  • Experience using digital or AI-enabled quality tools
  • Working knowledge of AS9100 quality management systems

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Lead Quality Engineer

Permanent role

Based in Ampthill

Offering up to £70,000

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

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