Senior Process Quality Engineer – Coatbridge, Lanarkshire
Aerospace | Defence | Space | Permanent | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
Engineer Quality into Mission-Critical Products
TXM Recruit is partnering with an innovative aerospace and defence manufacturer to recruit a Senior Process Quality Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to join a business at the forefront of advanced thermal battery technology, supplying products used in mission-critical aerospace, defence and space applications where quality, precision and reliability are paramount.
The Opportunity
This is a highly collaborative role for an engineer who enjoys solving complex manufacturing challenges and driving improvements at source. You’ll combine technical expertise with a proactive approach to quality, ensuring manufacturing processes are capable, compliant and continually evolving.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead quality engineering activities across manufacturing processes, driving process capability and continuous improvement.
- Develop and maintain Process FMEAs, Control Plans and inspection strategies to minimise manufacturing risk.
- Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions using structured methodologies such as 8D and RCCA.
- Support New Product Introduction through process validation, First Article Inspection (AS9102) and manufacturing readiness.
- Analyse quality data and process performance to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Partner with Manufacturing and Design Engineering to improve process robustness and manufacturability.
- Support and enhance the AS9100 and ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
- Participate in internal, customer and third-party audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory and customer requirements.
About You
You are an experienced Quality or Process Engineer with a passion for manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement. You enjoy working cross-functionally, influencing engineering decisions and using data-driven problem-solving to deliver measurable improvements.
What We’re Looking For
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science or a related discipline.
- Experience within Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Quality in a regulated engineering environment.
- Strong knowledge of AS9100 and/or ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
- Experience using PFMEA, Control Plans, SPC, MSA and process capability techniques.
- Proven ability to lead root cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective actions.
- Experience supporting NPI, process validation and First Article Inspection activities.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable
- AS9100 Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor qualification.
- Six Sigma Green Belt (or higher).
- Experience within aerospace, defence, space or other high-reliability manufacturing environments.
- Knowledge of advanced manufacturing, electro-mechanical assembly or battery technologies.
Why Join?
- Work on products that support critical aerospace, defence and space programmes.
- Join a collaborative engineering environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
- Influence manufacturing quality at source while developing your career within a growing, technology-led organisation.
- Be part of a business where engineering excellence and product integrity are fundamental to success.
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