Customer Quality Engineer

Customer Quality Engineer (CQE)

Hourly Rate: £38 per hour – 37 hours per week

Contract: Inside IR35, contracted via an umbrella company

Location:

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (customer facility)

We are seeking a Customer Quality Engineer (CQE) to support several upcoming NPI programs over the next 18-24 months. The role will focus on customer-facing APQP and coordinating quality activities across internal teams and the internal supply chain. Aerospace/defence experience is beneficial, but candidates from automotive or other APQP-driven industries are strongly encouraged.

• Act as the primary interface for customer-facing APQP, representing the organisation at customer reviews, quality gates, and technical meetings.
• Coordinate all APQP activities across the NPI lifecycle, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and internal programme milestones.
• Support the development, review, and maintenance of APQP deliverables including PFMEA, Control Plans, process flows, PPAP elements, and associated documentation.
• Communicate quality status, risks, issues, and readiness clearly across internal engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.
• Work with internal supply chain to ensure process readiness, capability, and compliance with customer expectations prior to production launch.
• Drive timely issue resolution using structured problem‑solving methods (8D, 5‑Why, Ishikawa), ensuring containment, corrective actions, and effective verification.
• Identify and support continuous improvement opportunities within NPI and APQP processes.

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Quality Engineer in aerospace, defence, automotive, or other high-reliability industries.
• Proven experience delivering customer-facing APQP as a core part of the role.
• Strong working knowledge of APQP tools and methods, including FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, and PPAP.
• Demonstrated ability to lead quality discussions with customers and internal cross‑functional teams.
• Effective communication, problem‑solving, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Familiarity with AS9145, AS9100, and NPI/industrialisation frameworks.
• Experience working closely with internal supply chain, engineering, and manufacturing teams.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Manufacturing

Industries: Manufacturing