Quality Engineer – Coatings & Chemicals (Aerospace) Location: West London Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 Sector: Aerospace Manufacturing Employment Type: Temp to Perm / Perm
Overview A well-established aerospace manufacturer is looking to appoint a Quality Engineer with a strong focus on coatings, materials, and chemical processes.
This is a hands-on Quality Engineer role focused on driving improvements across coatings, materials, and chemical processes within a complex aerospace environment.
You’ll take ownership of quality performance across a varied product range, working closely with production and engineering to reduce defects, improve process capability, and strengthen compliance across special processes and surface treatments.
The role is well suited to either an established Quality Engineer or someone stepping up from a senior inspection background who wants to move into a more process-driven, improvement-focused position.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead continuous improvement activities across manufacturing and quality processes
- Own root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA)
- Manage non-conformances (NCRs) and customer quality issues end-to-end
- Improve processes linked to coatings, surface treatments, and chemical processing
- Work closely with production and engineering to improve process capability and yield
- Support and develop supplier quality, particularly across special processes and coatings
- Ensure compliance with AS9100 and support audit activity
- Contribute to FAIRs (AS9102) and validation of new or updated processes
- Drive improvements in quality systems, documentation, and standards
Required Experience & Skills
- Experience as a Quality Engineer within aerospace or high-spec manufacturing
- Strong working knowledge of AS9100 and regulated quality environments
- Proven track record in continuous improvement, RCA, and CAPA
- Strong understanding of GD&T and its application within manufacturing and inspection
- Experience working with coatings, surface treatments, or chemical processes
- Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings and technical specifications
- Confident working cross-functionally with production, engineering, and suppliers
Desirable
- Exposure to special processes and NADCAP environments
- Experience with chemically etched, machined, or fabricated components
- Knowledge of FAIR requirements (AS9102)
- Understanding of inspection methods and measurement systems
- Experience operating and/or programming CMM equipment
Candidate Profile
- Process-driven with a strong continuous improvement mindset
- Comfortable taking ownership of quality issues and driving resolution
- Analytical, structured, and solutions-focused
- Strong communicator able to influence across teams
- Looking to make a tangible impact in a quality-focused aerospace environment
For more information or to apply, please contact: (url removed) (phone number removed)
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