Senior Quality Engineer

Overview

In this role you will drive quality excellence at Hexcel’s Duxford site. You will partner with manufacturing and cross-functional teams to uphold QMS compliance, lead investigations, and implement CAPA to prevent recurrence. You will manage customer quality communications, PPAP documentation, and KPI analysis to support continuous improvement. This position offers the chance to shape quality culture within a global leader in aerospace composites and high-performance materials. You will operate in a fast-paced, quality-focused environment and contribute to safeguarding product integrity and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Support internal, external and customer audits ensuring QMS, compliance with regulatory and customer requirements
• Manage non-conformance reports (NCRs) and corrective action implementation
• Provide specification interpretation and disposition decisions
• Support manufacturing teams with quality guidance and issue resolution
• Apply quality tools and methodologies to address issues
• Produce and maintain PPAP documentation as required
• Manage customer quality communications in a timely and professional manner
• Lead root cause investigations and facilitate product and process issue resolution
• Monitor, analyze and report on quality KPIs to drive performance improvements
• Promote a quality-focused culture and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

Key requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience in a Quality Engineering or similar quality-focused role within manufacturing
• Knowledge of aerospace/defence standards (AS9100 and NADCAP)
• Experience with customer quality management, specification review, contract requirements, and issue resolution
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills for cross-team collaboration
• Proven experience with root cause analysis and problem-solving techniques
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and identify improvements
• Demonstrated commitment to quality, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder relationships
• Eligible to work in the country of the position (UK)

• Effective communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Problem-solving mindset
• AS9100 knowledge
• NADCAP knowledge
• NCR/CAPA management

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