Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

About the role

An established manufacturer of precision-engineered components is looking for an experienced Senior Quality Assurance Engineer. The role covers manufacturing quality assurance, customer quality engineering, dimensional inspection and continuous improvement, with exposure to Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) processes.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate First Article Inspection (FAI), CMM measurement and dimensional evaluation against engineering drawings, GD&T and customer specifications.
• Manage customer quality issues: complaints, non-conformances, root-cause investigations, 8D reports and CAPA.
• Support incoming, in-process, final and outgoing quality inspections.
• Monitor SPC data, process capability, defect trends and quality performance.
• Coordinate supplier quality issues, CAR/SCAR and supplier improvement activities.
• Work with Production, Engineering and Tooling teams on process optimization, troubleshooting and defect reduction.
• Support NPI, process validation, FAI submissions and manufacturing improvements.
• Maintain quality documentation and support internal, external and customer audits.
• Support automotive quality requirements, including APQP, PPAP, IMDS and IATF 16949 compliance.

Required profile

• Diploma or degree in Mechanical, Materials, Metallurgical, Manufacturing Engineering or a related discipline.
• Preferably 3 years or more of experience in precision engineering, MIM, powder metallurgy or a similar environment.
• Experience in manufacturing QA, dimensional inspection and reading engineering drawings.
• Familiarity with 8D, FMEA, SPC, Control Plans and root-cause analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and cross-functional coordination skills.

Required skills

• Advantageous: CMM measurement, FAI, GD&T, MIM processes (injection moulding, debinding, sintering).
• Advantageous: knowledge of IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP and IMDS.

Candidates are invited to apply or contact the recruiter for a confidential discussion.