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Quality Engineer
We are looking for an experienced Quality Engineer to join our Quality Assurance team based in Dundee. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a small, close-knit team supporting the manufacture of highly engineered products for the defence, space, and aerospace sectors.
Operating in a niche, technically demanding market, we deliver innovative interconnect solutions where quality, precision, and reliability are critical. As a Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining our Quality Management System (QMS), supporting manufacturing operations, resolving customer and supplier quality issues, and driving continuous improvement across the business.
What You'll Be Doing
As a member of the Quality Assurance team, you will:
- Design, implement, and maintain quality assurance protocols and methods for manufacturing processes and finished products.
- Develop and improve inspection, testing, and evaluation methods to ensure product quality and process capability.
- Analyse quality and production data to identify trends and recommend improvements to quality standards and procedures.
- Lead investigations into customer complaints, supplier issues, internal non-conformances, and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions using structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Support production teams with quality-related queries and technical problem solving.
- Ensure compliance with internal procedures and external standards, including AS9100, ISO standards, and continuous improvement frameworks.
- Participate in and support internal and external audits.
- Work collaboratively with customers, suppliers, engineering, and manufacturing teams to improve quality performance.
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About You
We're looking for a proactive and solutions-focused individual who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is passionate about quality excellence.
You will have:
- Previous experience in a Quality Engineering or Quality Assurance role within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong problem-solving and investigation skills, including experience with methodologies such as DMAIC, 8D, or similar structured approaches.
- The ability to understand and work with highly technical products and components.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing demands.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation.
- Experience supporting or conducting internal audits (desirable).
- Exposure to Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles (desirable).
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Why Join Us?
- Work on cutting-edge technologies serving the defence, aerospace, and space industries.
- Be part of a supportive and collaborative team environment.
- Gain exposure to a highly specialised manufacturing operation.
- Opportunity to influence quality performance and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
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At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
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