Role: Process Engineer - Surface Technologies (permanent) Salary: Up to £37,895 plus great benefits package Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday Location: Near Heathrow Airport, West London Seeking a highly skilled and motivated Process Engineer - Surface Technologies to join my aerospace engineering client close to Heathrow Airport. You will be responsible for developing, reviewing, and continuously improving plating shop processes and standards, driving tooling innovation, and troubleshooting production defects to ensure the highest quality output. You will also help define key quality metrics, support REACH and COSHH compliance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve production and improvement goals. Main Responsibilities: Develop, configure, and optimise plating shop processes from inception to steady-state operation. Analyse process data to identify best practices and continuous improvement opportunities. Create and maintain standards, technical documentation, and FMEA analyses for all plating shop processes. Define operational quality KPIs to support trend analysis and root cause investigation. Review plating solutions, equipment, and practices for compliance with OEM and approved industry standards (e.g., Boeing SOPM, CMM, ASTM). Identify and manage new tooling requirements, supporting design, manufacture, and documentation. Provide technical support to daily operations, lab activities, and proce...