Senior Quality Engineer

We are seeking a Quality/Senior Quality Engineer looking for that next step in their careers to help drive our company’s growth and success within our Quality team. Behind Mirus, is a group of dedicated, passionate people working towards a common goal – to move the world forward. Through modern methodologies, lean techniques, inspired innovation, and passion for being the best, Mirus is positioning itself to be the world’s leading aircraft seating supplier with a range of aircraft seats offering leading levels of passenger living space and comfort and the lowest possible operating costs with every take-off.

As our Senior Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring that Mirus and our products meet our high-quality standards required to minimize quality costs and maximize customer satisfaction, whilst ensuring that procedures and processes are adhered to. With your contributions, you will have a significant impact within our fast-growing organization, helping to shape the future of Mirus. Apply today and come on the journey with us .

About the role

As our Senior Quality Engineer, you will assist with the development and implementation of quality system continuous improvement activities that help ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards. You will support, maintain, and generate documents in accordance with such regulations and standards, whilst providing independent monitoring and, as applicable, act as a delegate for the Quality and Compliance manager.

You will also lead the use of structured problem-solving tools and risk management techniques to address non-conformances across the spectrum and use analytics to identify improvement opportunities and lead to resolution, aiming to prevent errors, reduce variation, and enhance customer satisfaction.

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

In your role as our Senior Quality Engineer , you will:

• Deputize and delegate for the quality manager as required.
• Support quality teams’ operational deployment and its effectiveness in execution of day-to-day activities and to coach the application of Quality tools and techniques.
• Promote and raise awareness of our quality system while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and process discipline within a just culture.
• Represent Mirus and/or quality departments as quality focal in customer or project meetings.
• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of the management systems throughout the organization to meet legislative/regulatory requirements, the needs of customers, the business, and its stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain the quality manuals, expositions, procedures, and processes for compliance with aerospace standards and regulations.
• Lead, compile, assist, and maintain documents, including quality plans, PFMEAs, flow charts, AS9102 first article inspection reports, and work instructions.
• Establish and maintain the internal audit/surveillance program commensurate with our approvals and certifications and ensure that any weaknesses identified are rectified and processes improved as appropriate.
• Monitor the QMS to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness, conducting periodic reviews with the functional owners, ensuring the update of procedures and processes.
• Investigate and manage non-conformances/occurrence reports and lead root cause analysis investigation and root cause corrective actions to resolution using structured problem-solving techniques.
• Manage customer quality issues and customer surveillance audits.
• Ensure the collection of quality performance data and its analysis to identify corrective or improvement action.
• Lead improvement or corrective actions, facilitating cross-functional work groups as required to achieve success.
• Monitor and report quality and/or business performance against agreed KPIs.
• Manage the facilitation of NC, RCCA, or improvement activities across the business functions.
• Perform any other activities necessary to ensure the quality department achieves its deliverables and objectives.

About you

To help Mirus continue our journey of growth, you will bring your expertise within a Quality Engineering capacity, a passion for innovation, problem-solving abilities, and drive for operational excellence along with the following skills, experience, qualifications, and attributes:

• Degree level or higher, desirable in business and/or technical disciplines.
• Extensive experience of ISO9001, AS9102, AS9100, ISO17025, CAA Part 21G & J, and Defense/Aerospace Quality Standards and requirements.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in quality assurance roles, within an aerospace, automotive, or similar highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of quality management systems and associated regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience using Lean/Quality tools (e.g., 8D methodology, FMEA, SPC, MSA, etc.) within a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement Techniques.
• Process mapping and creation of standard work/operating procedures and processes and policies.
• Able to read, understand, and interpret engineering information.
• Able to coach, mentor, and communicate compliance requirements.
• Fully versed in the use and application of the full range of structured problem-solving tools and techniques.

Desirable:

• Personal leadership and facilitation in the deployment of quality tools.
• Excellent report writing and verbal communication skills.
• Development of personnel.

Personal skills/attributes:

• High level of personal accountability and a strong bias for action.
• Embraces Mirus core values, ensuring it is a great place to work.
• Be highly self-motivated, able to work under own initiative, thrive in a challenging environment, be approachable and have a flexible attitude.
• Methodical and organized, with an ability to meet demanding deadlines.
• Enthusiastic with drive and high levels of self-motivation.
• Be able to build good working relationships with colleagues and work as a team.
• Eligible to work in the UK and ability to work flexible hours, as required.
• This position may require travel and the individual must hold a current passport and be willing to undertake short and long haul travel on an as-required basis.

Our benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Enhanced Pension – up to 8% contribution (4% Employee/ 4% Employer)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• An additional day off on or around your birthday
• Christmas shut down
• Refer a friend scheme
• Long Service Award
• Agile working – flexibility around start and finish times in line with our policy
• Early finish on a Friday
• Training and development – Support, coaching, and guidance from a team of industry-leading renowned specialists
• Generous Family Friendly Benefits
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• SimplyHealth – helps cover everyday healthcare costs such as eye tests and dental check-ups, as well as providing mental health support and access to GP services
• Social events throughout the year
• Free on-site parking

We really want to hear from you, so don’t miss your opportunity to join our community of passionate and exceptional people who challenge the accepted norm! Once you apply, your CV will be held on our central database. Please do let us know if you do not wish for us to retain your details. If your application is successful, you will be contacted in due course.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and be a part of a company that values your skills and contributions, we encourage you to apply for our Senior Quality Engineer position. Come on a journey with us and be part of shaping the future of Mirus with every take-off! #J-18808-Ljbffr