Job Title: Engineering Quality & Safety Assurance Engineer
Salary: £47,600- £58,500 per annum dependent on experience
Location: Carterton, Oxfordshire
A leading aviation services provider committed to employee development, we are looking for a Senior Engineering Quality & Safety Assurance Engineer to join our Fleet Engineering Department.
Reporting into the Engineering Quality & Safety Assurance Manager, you will be part of the Compliance team, supporting the implementation and management of all aspects of the Quality and Safety Management System, including CAA, MAA, Part 145 and Part CAMO requirements. You will support regulatory approvals, audits, engineer authorisations, risk assessments, hazard analysis and improvement actions, and interface with other quality and safety focal points across the business. This is a hybrid role: 3 days per week in the office and 2 days per week from home.
Responsibilities
* Operate in a continuous‑improvement mode to identify, recommend and implement changes enhancing operational delivery and customer service, engaging all functional managerial levels.
* Participate in external CAA Aircraft Continuous Airworthiness Monitoring, Part 145 and Part CAMO audits as required by the CAA audit programme.
* Participate in external MAA Part 145 audits as required by the MAA audit programme.
* Ensure effective implementation and maintenance of the company’s Part 145 and Part CAMO Quality Assurance processes to fulfil UK requirements.
* Ensure effective implementation and maintenance of the company’s MAA Part 145 Quality Assurance processes to fulfil the requirements of the UK requirements.
* Functionally run the Company Authorisation system requirements in accordance with Part 145.A.35, including the control and issue of Personal Authorisations.
* Plan and conduct Licensed Aircraft Engineers B1 / B2 / A Authorisation boards to assess engineer competence and issue certificates of release to service.
* Be accepted and approved by the UK CAA to review and recommend the issue and extension of Aircraft Engineers Licences.
* Facilitate resolution of intra‑departmental processes that support timely issue/reissue of Licensed Aircraft Engineers Licences and Authorisations.
* Conduct Safety and Quality Assurance audits in line with the audit plan throughout the Fleet Engineering Department and, when required, in other departments. Audits include preparation, briefing of line managers, audit activity, debriefing, reporting, recording findings in AQD and following up action items.
* Undertake out‑of‑hours and off‑site audits to ensure regulatory compliance with contractor and subcontractor requirements.
* Evaluate suppliers for Engineering and Maintenance functions and support in accordance with regulatory requirements.
* Perform regulatory assessments of subcontractors, specialist services and vendors regarding the performance of contracted Fleet Engineering services.
* Manage and develop audit checklists in AQD for allocated audits against relevant regulations and company processes.
* Provide subject‑matter expertise and approve line maintenance activities required by 145.A.10 at planning meetings, including C‑Checks, modification programmes and defect rectification.
* Manage ownership of allocated Compliance procedures to ensure good practice and regulatory compliance.
* Perform detailed analysis of incidents and occurrence‑report trends, including safety and maintenance‑related issues, and support the creation of trend reports for submission to management.
* Be responsible for managing, bringing to the attention of line management, any nonconformities and/or opportunities for improvement identified.
* Engage fully with the role in line with the requirements of the SMS, Quality and Environmental Management Systems, maintaining awareness of company safety and quality policies and hazard analyses.
* Operate as an integral member of the Compliance Team, contributing effectively to all business matters.
* Participate in management of the AQD quality and safety database for recording occurrences, unsafe situations and audit findings; ensure responsible line managers take agreed actions in a timely manner, monitor trends and disseminate outcomes to line managers and staff.
* Work collaboratively with other departments to ensure successful compliance goals are achieved.
Benefits
* Annual salary up to £58,500 dependent on experience
* Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days remotely)
* Annual bonus scheme
* Contributory pension scheme
* 25 holiday days plus bank holidays
* Private medical insurance
* Electric vehicle scheme
* Health cash plan
* Income protection
* Life assurance cover
* Employee assistance programme
* Local gym discount
Qualifications
Essential
* UK CAA Part 66 licence or equivalent Aeronautical Engineering degree and experience in continuing airworthiness
* Proven track record working in a civil 145 / CAMO environment (ideally fixed‑wing aircraft) or experience in a civil 145 / CAMO auditing role (ideally fixed‑wing) or a UK CAA Part 66 licence holder (large aircraft)
* Significant previous experience in a Quality Assurance and/or Safety Management role
* Formal aeronautical maintenance training
* Significant demonstrable ability to conduct audits and produce accurate reports
* Extensive understanding of CAA regulatory structure
* Significant previous experience in a position within an approved organisation with appropriate responsibilities
* Eligibility for SC (Secret Level) UK Security Clearance
Desirable
* UK CAA licence or a recognised postgraduate technical qualification
* Proved acceptable to CAA as ARC signatory SRG 1769 Part.CAMO.A.305(e) ARC signatory
* Experience in A330 maintenance operations
* Previous military experience
* Experience with AQD
* Familiarity with MEDA methodology
* Significant computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel pivot tables and diagrams
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