Supplier Quality Engineer

At Hypersonica
, we’re redefining what’s possible in European defence technology. We exist to deliver speed, resilience, and technological independence at a pace that sets a new standard. We are a small, elite team working on problems that matter, and solving them fast.

By joining Hypersonica
, you’re not stepping into a predefined role. You’re joining a talent dense environment where every individual shapes the direction of the company. Our philosophy is to hire a small number of exceptional people with broad, deep technical capability, strong judgement, and the ability to operate autonomously.

We hire for talent, not rigid boxes. This role represents a business need, but the way it evolves will be shaped by the individual. If you’ve achieved what others said was impossible, or you bring a unique combination of skills that doesn’t fit a traditional mould, we want to hear from you. The work you do here directly contributes to Europe’s technological independence.

That means relying on suppliers to manufacture hardware that is complex, high consequence and often being produced for the first time.

We are looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer to own quality across our UK supply base and help turn capable suppliers into reliable aerospace production partners.

You will work directly with suppliers producing complex mechanical, structural, propulsion, electronic and specialist-process hardware, making sure the parts arriving at Hypersonica are not simply compliant with a drawing, but capable of performing the job they were designed to do.

This is not a desk‑based supplier assurance role.

You will spend time with suppliers, understand how parts are actually being manufactured, identify risks before they become escapes and work alongside Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to solve problems at source.

Sometimes that means qualifying a new supplier.

Sometimes it means getting into the detail of a manufacturing process that is not stable.

Sometimes it means standing on a supplier’s shop floor with an NCR, understanding what actually happened and making sure the corrective action fixes the root cause rather than the paperwork.

• Own supplier quality across Hypersonica’s UK supply chain.
• Qualify and develop suppliers producing complex aerospace and defence hardware.
• Work closely with Supply Chain and Engineering during supplier selection to assess technical capability, quality maturity, manufacturing processes and production risk.
• Lead supplier audits and capability assessments across machining, fabrication, composites, electronics, assembly, special processes and other critical manufacturing activity.
• Define appropriate supplier quality requirements from prototype through industrialisation and repeatable production.
• Drive APQP and production-readiness activity where appropriate, including PFMEA, control plans, process capability, FAI and PPAP.
• Review and approve First Article Inspection activity in line with AS9102 and programme requirements.
• Ensure suppliers understand drawing requirements, specifications, key characteristics, tolerances and acceptance criteria before production begins.
• Work directly with Design and Manufacturing Engineering where supplier feedback identifies manufacturability or process risk.
• Support the qualification and validation of new manufacturing processes.
• Identify critical and special processes and ensure appropriate controls, qualification and supplier oversight are in place.
• Own supplier NCRs and quality escapes, driving structured containment, root-cause analysis and permanent corrective action.
• Lead 8D, RCA and other problem-solving activity with suppliers where required.
• Issue and…