Quality Conformance & Lineside Engineer
Location: Broughton (on‑site)
Hours: 35 hours per week, 4.5‑day working pattern (between 7am-7pm)
Clearance: BPSS+ (completed by Airbus Security)
IR35: Inside
Pay: £24.64 per hour PAYE / £32.96 per hour Umbrella
Join a team shaping the future of aerospace manufacturing
We're excited to partner with Airbus to offer an opportunity for a Quality Conformance & Lineside Engineer within their Quality Development Programmes & Major Industrial Projects team in Broughton.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about quality improvement, problem‑solving and supporting world‑class manufacturing. You'll play a key part in ensuring product safety, industrial excellence, and the continuous improvement of processes that support aircraft modification, development and serial production.
What you'll be doing
As a Quality Conformance & Lineside Engineer, you will:
Champion quality standards
Apply and deploy APQP and quality frameworks across major industrial programmes.
Support Production Organisation Approval (POA) activities, helping maintain the highest levels of product safety.Drive process improvement
Lead and facilitate FMEAs across design, process and machinery.
Create and update Control Plans and support Key Characteristic (KC) and Critical Item (CTI) cascades.
Plan and execute Production Process Verification (PPV) to validate routings and ensure robust manufacturing processes.Support industrialisation of new and modified products
Ensure the full quality industrialisation of Major Mods, STEP Mods, Incremental and Full Developments, and major industrial transfers.
Provide lineside support during test campaigns and Start of Production phases.Lead on quality performance
Forecast Cost of Non‑Quality and support improvement or mitigation activities.
Feed quality considerations into risk reviews, planning and multi‑functional stakeholder discussions.What you'll bring
We welcome people from diverse backgrounds. Experience is valued more than formal qualifications.
We're keen to hear from you if you have:
Experience within aerospace, aeronautical, or automotive industries.
A strong understanding of quality methodologies such as APQP, FMEA, and PPV.
A proactive attitude with the ability to collaborate across design, engineering and manufacturing teams.
A drive to solve complex issues and make processes more effective, reliable and repeatable.What's in it for you?
A truly exciting engineering environment
You'll be part of a team working on aircraft modifications and industrial development projects that have real impact.
Career growth & development
You'll develop skills and experience in:
Advanced Quality Planning (APQP)
Industrial System Development
Operational Quality Management
Project management and problem‑solving methodologiesThese are highly sought‑after competencies that open doors across aerospace and other industries.
Ready to take off?
If you're looking for a role where you can influence quality at every stage of aircraft development and contribute to one of the world's most advanced manufacturing environments, we'd love to hear from you.
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