Quality Engineer

Job Description

Do you want to be involved with one of the most prestigious car manufacturers in the world Can you help them manufacture to IATF 16949 and ISO 26262 standards as a Quality Engineer Based in Bedford, we manufacture for industrial, telecommunication, IoT,data processing, consumer electronics, automotive and aerospace sectors. There is an opportunity to grow and lead a team below you.BASIC SALARY: Up to £60,000 dependant on experienceBENEFITS:· Bonus scheme worth 5% of your salary· 25 days holiday + bank holidays – rising to 28 days after 3 years· Full access to company benefits scheme including our company pension worth up to 8%LOCATION: BedfordCOMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough, Milton Keynes, Buckingham, Leighton Buzzard, Luton, Aylesbury, Cambridge Stevenage, Letchworth, Peterborough, Huntingdon, St Neots.Why you should join us:· The chance to work with one of the world’s most prestigious car manufacturers· The chance to grow and lead your own team of IATF Quality Engineers · Internal and external training and development - if you are a solid Quality Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer within electronics we can teach you the IATF 16949 standardsJOB DESCRIPTION: Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer - EMS, Electronics, Automotive IATF 16949, ISO 26262We are looking to recruit an experienced engineer with an appreciation of Quality Engineering and/or Manufacturing Engineering.You will have the knowledge and experience to competently work to IATF 16949 and ISO 26262 standards (after training). You will have customer facing experience, allowing you to work closely with prestigious car manufacturers answering their questions andproblem solving regarding manufacturing and quality related issues.Reporting to the Engineering Manager and the Quality Manager in a dual role, you will manage multiple projects and spin lots of plates at the same time.You will take face to face customer meetings either at our site in Bedford, or at the customers headquarters near London. There may also be occasional trips to Poland too.RESPONSIBILITIES: Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer - EMS, Electronics, Automotive IATF 16949, ISO 26262· Working to IATF 16949 and ISO26262 Standards· To represent manufacturing engineering & quality assurance in the Customer Focus team and report on your current projects· To ensure the project coordination of the engineering and quality team during Customer Quotation, New Product Introduction, change order and mass production in order to meet customer requirements and delivery times.· To support customer facing colleagues for all engineering and quality issues.· Travel to client sites or to facilitate client meetings at our site in Bedford.BACKGROUND: Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer - EMS, Electronics, Automotive IATF 16949, ISO 26262· A proven track record in quality engineering / manufacturing engineering within electronics (EMS)· Automotive experience (IATF 16949) would be advantageous but we are open to various electronics manufacturing backgrounds· Ability to write technical reports and support internal and external audits (ISO:26262)You could be apprentice trained or have a HNC / HND / B.ENG / M.ENG in an electronic engineering subject or discipline. You will hopefully have a full working understanding of IATF16949 and ISO 26262 legislation (including PPAP, APQP, PFMEA) but at the veryleast ISO:9001, AS9100, ISO:13485 etc..You will be a master of manufacturing / assembly processes, test systems, lean and quality fundamentals within an electronics manufacturing environment, have project management experience and be able to solve complex manufacturing problems quickly and effectively.Your computer knowledge will likely cover Microsoft Office, PLM, BoM Management, ERP & MES.THE COMPANY:Located in Bedford, only 45 minutes from central London, our facility is highly experienced in industrial, telecommunication, Internet of Things, data processing, consumer electronics, automotive and aerospace related devices. Serving many European OEM’s,our Bedford facility has developed specific state-of-the-art expertise related to the high demands of these industry sectors.PROSPECTS:External training to benefit you in your role and the company. We will support you to grow and lead your own team, this will be driven by you, once you have helped us set up this function.It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Quality Engineer, Production Engineer - TS16949, IATF, 26262, PPAP, APQP, EMS, electronics, automotive, motorsport,PFMEA, AS9100, aerospace, medical, CEM, ISO:13485.INTERESTED Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.REF: JAC17321, Wallace Hind Selection