Quality Assurance Engineer

• Location: Portadown
• Earnings: Salary discussed on application

The Quality Assurance Engineer will be responsible for ensuring that all quality tasks and deliverables are completed on time and to the required standard. This role supports assembly, new product introductions, and supplier performance. It focuses on preventing defects through proactive risk management, effective problem solving, and promoting built in quality across the product lifecycle, all while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Operating in a fast paced environment, the Quality Assurance Engineer will rely on strong teamwork within both the design and production organisations to drive compliance, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction, ensuring the delivery of business class seating for the worlds leading airlines.

Responsibilities

• Work in accordance with all health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors
• Ensure that all products are manufactured and assembled in accordance with the relevant standards
• Support the maintenance and development of the Quality Management System to ensure continued AS9100, Airworthiness/Regulatory, OEM and Customer compliance
• Drive defect prevention and embed a culture of built in quality across production and the new product introduction processes
• Work within integrated project teams throughout the product lifecycle to influence the Engineering, Supply Chain and Operational processes to ensure that Quality standards can be achieved on a repeated basis
• Conform test articles and test plans to the required standards
• Ensure that new products are developed and introduced in accordance with the VNPI process
• Support customer and OEM milestone reviews
• Create Quality Alerts, Quality Inspection Plans, First Article Inspection Reports & Product Quality Standards
• Provide on the ground Quality support to assembly areas, ensuring we respond with solutions in a timely manner
• Support the review of Engineering drawings and technical data
• Support supplier quality activities, including non conformance management and continuous improvement initiatives
• Work alongside manufacturing and assembly to improve operational performance
• Lead MRB disposition and investigations
• Lead and facilitate quality improvement activities through structured problem solving
• Support the internal and external audit programme

Reward

• Competitive salary
• Flexi time working
• £5,000 employee referral bonus
• Health cash plan
• Contributory Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme - Salary Sacrifice
• Electric Car Scheme - Salary Sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme at x4 gross salary
• Competitive enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• IVF & Assisted Conception Policy
• Women in Business - Corporate Member
• Wellbeing Initiatives
• Employee Recognition scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Local charity / sponsorship activities
• Dedicated employee parking
• Discounted Gym membership
• Learning and development opportunities
• Career progression

Requirements

Essential

• Degree or a higher-level qualification, such as HNC/HND, in a relevant discipline
• Demonstrate working knowledge of AS9100 or ISO9001 standards
• Knowledge of quality management principles, tools and techniques
• Experience of working within a manufacturing and/or a Quality environment
• Effective communication skills - both verbal and written
• Proven ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative to achieve targets
• Possess strong IT skills including Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent problem solving and decision making
• The ability to interpret technical drawings
• Experience liasing with customers and suppliers

We reserve the right to enhance criteria on shortlisting.

Thompson Aero Seating is an Equal Opportunities employer.

The closing date for applications is the 17th May 2026 at 17:00.

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