Compliance Engineer (Quality Engineer) - Part-145 (UK CAA / EASA)- Stansted-based MRO | Permanent | Occasional travel (Luton + UK/overseas)
Want a role where you can genuinely improve a Part-145 Quality Management System and influence safety and compliance on the hangar floor? This is a new opportunity to join the Compliance team at a respected aviation maintenance facility at Stansted, supporting base maintenance day-to-day with occasional visits to line station activity at Luton.
You’ll work closely with Part-145 managers and engineers to strengthen audit performance, raise standards, and drive continuous improvement—ensuring maintenance activities meet UK CAA, EASA and other applicable national regulatory requirements.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver internal Part-145 audits: maintenance sample checks, aircraft inspections, supplier/contractor audits
- Provide on-site quality and compliance support to base maintenance (Stansted) and, when required, line stations (Luton)
- Build strong relationships with Responsible Managers to promote robust quality and safety practices
- Define audit scope/standards; prepare and maintain audit plans, checklists and documentation
- Support internal approvals and supplier oversight (including supplier assessments and single event authorisations)
- Lead audit opening/closing meetings and agree findings, timescales and CAPA actions
- Maintain a professional interface with Regulatory Authorities
- Keep quality databases/KPIs accurate, analyse trends, and recommend corrective/preventive actions
- Support certifying staff authorisation activities (within competence)
What we're looking for
- Lead Auditor qualification (or the commitment and capability to achieve it)
- Strong knowledge of EASA/UK CAA Part-145 and Part-66; Part-CAMO awareness
- Confident stakeholder management, strong teamwork, and a practical, improvement‑led mindset
- Good IT skills (MS Office, particularly Excel)
- Able to prioritise under pressure, including in a matrix and/or remote working environment
- Willingness to travel occasionally within the UK and overseas
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