Head of Quality in Frimley

The world around us is experiencing significant change — the greatest in generations. At Motion Applied, we accelerate the response to that change. Our vision is that our people and technologies will pioneer a better future, and our mission is to achieve breakthroughs in performance. Operating at the cutting edge of innovation across motorsport and automotive transportation, we engineer solutions that drive efficiency, enhance performance, and improve sustainability. Our technologies in electrification, telemetry, control, and analytics enable lightweight electric powertrains, next-generation motorsport systems, advanced connectivity solutions, and high-value insight for transport fleets. By applying our expertise, we deliver real benefits and pioneer a better future.

Purpose of the Role

The Head of Quality is the strategic leader and owner of the full quality ecosystem across Motion Applied. This role defines, oversees, and continually improves Internal Quality, Customer Quality, and Supplier Quality spanning both the Motorsport and Electrification business units. You will drive a culture of operational excellence, ensuring that products, processes, and partners consistently meet world-class standards. The role is accountable for the development of the Quality Management System, quality strategy, and organisational capability, ensuring that Motion Applied delivers high performance, exceptional customer experience, and robust supplier assurance.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Quality Leadership
  • Develop and own the enterprise-wide Quality Strategy covering internal, customer, and supplier quality for Motorsport and Electrification divisions.
  • Define quality KPIs, governance, and performance expectations for the business, aligning with corporate vision and regulatory standards.
  • Lead cross-functional quality improvement initiatives, embedding a proactive and preventative mindset across engineering, operations, programmes, and supply chain.
• Internal Quality Management
  • Support the Head of Certification with the operation of the Quality Management System (QMS) ensuring alignment to ISO 9001, IPC Class 3, and internal engineering/production standards.
  • Drive a culture of right-first-time through process optimisation, robust change control, and effective quality assurance.
• Customer Quality
  • Champion customer quality and satisfaction through ownership of field return data, customer-driven investigations, and management of customer-specific quality requirements.
  • Act as the senior escalation point for all customer quality issues, ensuring structured root cause analysis (8D, fault tree, problem-solving tools).
  • Present quality performance, risk, and improvement roadmaps to customers and senior stakeholders.
• Supplier Quality & External Interfaces
  • Lead the Supplier Quality Function and own the supplier approval, development, and risk management model.
  • Ensure robust qualification of new suppliers and scalability of supply chain partners through audit programmes, scorecards, and improvement plans.
  • Oversee resolution of supplier non-conformances, including MRB, NCM process governance, and long-term corrective actions.
  • Partner with Programme Management to identify and mitigate quality risks across NPI, production, and service support.
  • Support critical programmes by ensuring quality readiness, PPAP/FAI validation, and supplier quality assurance.
  • Ensure quality considerations are embedded early in design, sourcing, and manufacturing decisions.
• Leadership & People Development
  • Build and lead a high-performing multi-disciplinary quality organisation.
  • Coach Quality Engineers, SQEs, and internal stakeholders on standards, tools, and best practices.
  • Foster a culture of openness, accountability, and continuous improvement across the business.
  • Produce and present consolidated Supplier Quality, Internal Quality, and Customer Quality metrics.
  • Lead system-wide continuous improvement initiatives supporting the company goal.
  • Use strong data analytics to drive decisions and justify strategic or operational actions.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading end-to-end quality organisations across supplier, internal, and customer quality domains.
• Strong background in quality, engineering, automotive, motorsport, or electrification environments.
• Demonstrated experience developing and governing advanced quality systems (ISO9001, IATF16949 or equivalent).
• Experienced in leading complex internal and external audits; BSI Lead Auditor qualification preferable.
• Strong communicator capable of influencing at executive level and fostering cross-functional alignment.
• Demonstrated ability to build high-performing quality teams and drive cultural transformation.
• Highly analytical with deep understanding of best-in-class quality methodologies, tools, and industry benchmarks.
• Engineering degree or equivalent technical background.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary environments and leadership of quality strategy across organisational boundaries.

What we can offer you

In return for everything you bring to the table, we can ensure an exciting, challenging role in a dynamic business surrounded by some of the best people in their respective fields. At Motion Applied we firmly believe it’s the relationships and friendships we create while working that make us special. We’re also aware that the world is changing and we are part of that change. We all want and need different things from our work and home lives, so, if you have commitments outside of work, we’re open to talking through flexible working options that work for you and us.

• Annual leave (25 days + bank holidays, pro‑rated for part time colleagues).
• Enhanced Company Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave and pay.
• Flexible working policies, including Hybrid Working.
• Life assurance to the value of 4 times base salary.
• Opportunity to join the Motion Applied Pension Plan.
• Company funded individual private healthcare with the opportunity to extend to partner or spouse and/or dependents at a discounted rate.
• Electric car scheme – opportunity to drive a brand‑new car in a more affordable way through this salary sacrifice scheme. Employees are eligible to join the scheme after successful completion of their probationary period.

Who we are

Motion Applied are a medium‑size tech firm spun out of McLaren Group. We’re looking for people who will thrive in a non-hierarchical, growth‑oriented company, self‑starters who are flexible and somewhat entrepreneurial in their approach. Motion Applied are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) and promote DEI in all we do. Motion Applied are also members of the UK Government Disability Confident Scheme.