Product assurance engineer

Job Description

A fast-growing advanced manufacturing / high-tech engineering business is looking to hire a Product Assurance Engineer to strengthen its quality and customer-facing investigation capability.

This is an on-site role in the South West of England, supporting complex, precision-built products used in demanding environments.

The role (high level)

You'll take ownership of product-related quality investigations across multiple value streams, with a strong focus on:

• Customer returns / RMA management end-to-end
• Non-conformance control and driving effective containment
• Leading / supporting MRB (Material Review Board) activity
• Owning / driving CAPA activity and preventing repeat defects
• Working cross-functionally with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain
• Producing clear, structured investigation updates and reports for internal and external stakeholders

What they're looking for

• Experience in Product Assurance / Quality Engineering / Manufacturing Quality
• Strong hands-on use of structured problem-solving tools (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, Pareto)
• Confident working in an engineering/manufacturing environment with tight quality requirements
• Comfortable managing multiple investigations and priorities at once
• Engineering degree preferred (or equivalent experience)

Nice to have

• Exposure to precision assembly / test environments (high-reliability, regulated, or complex electromechanical products)
• Lean / CI mindset (Six Sigma experience beneficial)
• Supplier quality / incoming quality exposure

Package

• Permanent position, 40 hrs/week
• Benefits include enhanced annual leave and standard corporate benefits (details shared on application)

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