Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Description

Due to continued growth, Dowty Propellers (a GE Aerospace company) is offering an opportunity for a Supplier Quality Engineer to join the new build manufacturing site in Brockworth, Gloucester.

• Drive quality for assigned suppliers, including quality plan implementation.
• Select suppliers through qualification processes, manage supplier results, and drive improvements using supplier scorecards.
• Own supplier audits, ensure compliance, and develop improvement plans, providing tangible real‑time benefits.
• Assist key suppliers toward industrial standards of excellence, covering supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, and performance monitoring.
• Apply technical understanding of engineering drawings and vendor management.
• Expand knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures in your discipline to execute functional policy/strategy.
• Use business driver understanding to accomplish goals and objectives.
• Exercise autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework, resolving issues with sound judgment.
• Work within a complex team environment to AS9100 standards.

• Experience in Sourcing & Supplier Quality Engineering.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to develop strong customer relationships and act as an interface between customer and GE.
• Ability to tailor communication to explain technical information accessibly to team members, stakeholders, customers, and vendors.
• Manufacturing background preferably from automotive, aviation, defence or aerospace sectors.
• Experience working to AS9100.
• Experience on the manufacturing shop floor (highly desirable).
• Knowledge of working to NADCAP and operating special processes (highly desirable).

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained.

Applicants requiring sponsorship to work in the UK are welcomed. However, under UK immigration rules, candidates without the right to work may not be appointed if a suitable candidate without sponsorship is available.

GE Aviation offers flexible working arrangements and a flexible benefits plan called Flex Choice. Benefits include:

• Non‑contributory pension.
• Life assurance.
• Group income protection.
• Private medical cover.
• Holiday: hourly equivalent of 26 days, with flexible option to buy or sell.

Brockworth, Gloucester.

No relocation assistance is provided.