Senior Quality Engineer

Company: Airbus Belfast Limited
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Location: Dundonald
Job Description:

Job Overview

Join our Belfast-based team at the forefront of commercial aviation, directly supporting major Airbus programs and global aerostructures. You will have the unique opportunity to oversee the quality of advanced wing components where your technical expertise ensures the safety of the next generation of aircraft, driving engineering excellence within a world‑class manufacturing site in Northern Ireland’s aerospace hub.

Job Details

  • Security Clearance: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance or subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check)
  • Travel Required: Occasional
  • Location: Belfast
  • Employment Type: Full time

Benefits

  • Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options
  • 36‑hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary steward of product integrity, ensuring all components departing the facility strictly adhere to international aerospace standards.
  • Interpret complex customer specifications and lead cross‑functional teams to resolve non‑conformances through robust corrective action.
  • Hold a central position within Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) processes, providing critical oversight and quality assurance from the initial design stages through to final delivery.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Strong professional background within a manufacturing or engineering function.
  • Comprehensive understanding of manufacturing and assembly techniques – planning, procurement, tools – ensuring quality is seamlessly integrated into every stage of the production cycle.
  • Solid grasp of quality tools and technical documentation; experience with aerospace standards (e.g., AS9100) is advantageous, not mandatory.
  • Compliance‑minded, with awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to integrity.

Support & Flexibility

Many staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part‑time. Discuss flexibility needs with the interviewer; adjustments can be made for the selection process, such as accessible facilities, auxiliary aids, or room layout.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Airbus UK is a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is committed to equal opportunities for all. We will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process.

Data Consent

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.

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Posted: July 9th, 2026