At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead quality strategy and ensure top-notch product launches in the automotive industry.
- Company: Join a world-class manufacturer focused on premium vehicle technology.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and hands-on experience in quality engineering.
- Other info: Dynamic manufacturing environment with a focus on innovation and excellence.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on high-performance products and collaborate with industry leaders.
- Qualifications: Experience in quality engineering, APQP/PPAP knowledge, and problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Step into an exciting new challenge with the Advanced Quality Engineer role, where quality strategy, supplier collaboration and customer-ready approvals come together in the automotive industry. If quality drive and continuous improvement energise the working day, this position offers a real platform to influence new product introductions, support launch readiness, and help deliver products that meet demanding standards for premium vehicles.
What You Will Do:
- Coordinate APQP activities across all new product introductions.
- Control and track all APQP documentation through PPAP approval, ensuring customer submission dates are achieved.
- Execute PPAP submissions and manage Engineering Change requests for both customer and internal changes.
- Own project quality across project phases, acting as a single point of contact for customer project quality concerns.
- Oversee BEON/PPAP release status and contribute to lessons-learned workshops across the product range.
- Produce monthly PPAP/BEON status reports and escalate delays early when launch targets are at risk.
What You Will Bring:
- Significant experience in quality or project quality within a medium-volume manufacturing environment, ideally automotive.
- Strong APQP/PPAP exposure, including working knowledge of customer-specific PPAP requirements.
- Proven problem-solving capability using structured methodologies such as 8D, PPS, and advanced root cause analysis.
- Solid understanding of IMDS and experience working with customer and supplier stakeholders.
- IAFT 16949 auditing experience is essential, alongside confidence with Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint) and tools such as Minitab.
This role supports the company's transformation into a world-class manufacturer by strengthening quality discipline across new programmes and launch readiness. The company designs and manufactures products for premium car makers, with a strong emphasis on high-performance technology, rigorous testing capability and clean-room manufacturing excellence. In this position, quality ownership and cross-functional collaboration help ensure releases meet customer expectations and quality targets.
Location:
The role is based on-site in Buckinghamshire, within a manufacturing environment where customer milestones and launch timelines are managed with precision.
Interested?
If this role sounds like the next step for your quality expertise and influence on real launch outcomes, apply now and take control of your next career move.
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