Senior Quality Engineer
On-site · Poole, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Senior Quality Engineer responsible for ensuring products and processes meet defined customer, regulatory, and business requirements; provides technical leadership in quality, driving supplier performance, risk-based decision making, and continuous improvement; interfaces with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, and external suppliers to understand, control, and reduce quality risks; responsibilities include ensuring specifications are met, resolving quality issues (NCRs, CAPA), leading structured problem-solving (8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa), monitoring process capability and measurement systems, managing nonconforming product and concession decisions, driving supplier quality actions, analyzing quality data (PPM, failure trends, warranty) to identify systemic issues, conducting internal/process audits for BMS compliance, and supporting development and improvement of the Business Management System; prefers candidates with experience in electrical/electronic/PCBA products and a degree or apprenticeship in engineering or related discipline; emphasizes continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration.
Required Qualifications
- Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
- Knowledge of QMS and process control principles (ISO 9001 desirable).
- Proficiency in Root Cause Analysis methods (8D, 5 Whys).
- Ability to analyse data and identify trends (Excel required).
- Understanding of inspection, measurement, and testing systems.
- Competent with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Office applications.
- Strong cross functional communication skills.
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