Quality Engineer GTFSD Full Time

Position Overview

Here at Ansty Park we’re looking for experienced Quality Engineers who will support the design, manufacture, and delivery of aerospace products that meet customer, regulatory, and Parker quality requirements by developing, implementing, and continuously improving quality systems, processes, and tools. The Quality Engineer serves as the primary technical resource for product and process quality, leading root cause analysis and corrective actions, driving variation reduction and defect prevention, supporting AS9100/AS9145 and customer compliance, and partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure robust qualification, configuration control, and ongoing conformance throughout the product lifecycle.

This role executes and supports the value stream quality strategy, serving as a key technical interface to customers, supplier quality/management, internal functions, and value stream leaders. The position requires an experienced quality professional who can interpret and communicate customer requirements, translate them into effective controls and standards, and ensure internal value streams and external suppliers achieve and sustain zero-defect performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Govern key business metrics that demonstrates compliance to AS9100/AS13100/ISO9001, customer, and regulatory requirements
• Conduct Layered Process Audits (LPA), Product and Process audits to industry standards (e.g. ISO9001, AS9100/9110/9120, CAA, EASA etc.)
• Provide quality support to the value stream(s)
• Ensure containment for concerns are implemented & drive root cause, corrective actions using effective problem resolution methodologies such as 8Ds in a timely manner to business objectives
• Lead quality performance improvement initiatives internally and externally
• Roll-out and support the implementation of the ZeroDefect program to reduce DPPM

Essential skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for this position

• A relevant engineering or technical degree, or an aircraft technician or maintenance engineer qualification with additional education that is acceptable to the competent authority.
• Relevant work experience, of which at least 2 years should be from the aeronautical industry or an equivalent industry/field
• Experienced in driving quality performance
• Comprehensive understanding of and ability to read engineering drawings and specifications
• Knowledge of a relevant sample of the type(s) of aircraft or components gained through a training course or on the job experience working with the products
• Experience in the effective use of problem resolution processes such as A3 or 8D and Root Cause Analysis tools e.g. 5 why analysis, Cause & Effect, Design of experiments, etc.
• Proficient in APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP, Control Plans, Root Cause analysis.
• Proven Experience and demonstrable success in Continuous Improvement best practices, such as Lean, Six Sigma.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• AS/EN/JISQ 9100 Lead Auditor Certified
• Comprehensive knowledge of part 21/part 145 and AS9100/AS13100
• Knowledge & Experience in Safety Management Systems (for application in a part 21 environment)
• Understanding of Calibration systems.

What We Offer

Parker Meggitt is proud to offer a competitive total rewards framework designed with our colleagues’ health, wealth, and well-being in mind to help our employees balance a successful career. Our competitive package will include:

• Funded membership of a professional body
• Focused career development planning with opportunities to progress
• Pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contribution
• Income protection scheme
• Life Assurance x4 basic salary
• Share buying scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell up to 5 days
• Service-related holiday (3 years = 1 day and increase up to max 5 days)
• Cash Plan or Private Medical Cover
• Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing
• Free on-site car parking
• Employee Referral Scheme
• An on-site restaurant and Starbucks offering subsidised food
• Employee Perks – offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services

EMEA Business Descr

Parker Hannifin EMEA Sàrl (“PHEMEA”), based in Etoy, Switzerland, is the Principal Operating Company for Parker in the EMEA region. It is supported by a network of Parker Manufacturing Divisions and Sales Company Entities. The Aerospace Group EMEA is a strategic business Group within PHEMEA. Hydraulic Systems Division EMEA (HSDE) is a key service provider to PHEMEA.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on grounds of age, race, religion, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability in relation to recruitment and employment.