Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Location Portsmouth
Job Type Contract
Salary £26.92 PAYE or £36.00 Umbrella
Reference JN -072025-4331_1751552634
Work Type Office-based

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

📍 Location: Portsmouth | 📄 Contract | 🛰️ Airbus Defence & Space

Are you a quality-driven professional with a passion for precision and improvement? Join Airbus' dynamic team as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer and play a key role in ensuring their products meet the highest standards in the defence and aerospace industry.

🔧 What You'll Be Doing

As Airbus' QA expert, you'll lead quality assurance activities across the full product lifecycle. From defining inspection plans to driving continuous improvement, you'll be the go-to person for ensuring everything runs smoothly and meets top-tier standards.

  • Creating and maintaining Quality Surveillance Plans (QSPs)
  • Leading key project reviews (MRR, IRR, TRR, DRB, etc.)
  • Writing inspection instructions and managing incoming inspection plans
  • Reviewing technical work instructions for quality compliance
  • Managing non-conformances and driving root cause analysis
  • Leading Internal Review Boards and implementing lessons learned
  • Reporting on Quality KPIs and supporting performance dialogues
  • Acting as the QA lead for critical movements in production

🧠 What You Bring

Must-Haves:

  • HND in a relevant field
  • Proven experience in Quality Assurance
  • Background in Defence and Aerospace

Nice-to-Haves:

  • A relevant degree is a plus

🚀 Why Join Us?

  • Be part of cutting-edge projects in a high-impact industry
  • Work with a passionate and skilled team
  • Opportunities for growth and development
  • Make a real difference in product quality and performance

Ready to take your QA career to the next level?

Apply now and help us build excellence into everything we do.