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Senior Quality Inspector – Aviation Engineering Centre
Role ID: SF20212
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Are you ready to be part of the future?
At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining it—we’re creating it. From revolutionary defence technology to ground-breaking aerospace innovations, our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Quality Inspector at our Boscombe Down site, where you’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry, working with cutting-edge technology to drive tomorrow’s breakthroughs.
About the Role
As a Senior Quality Inspector, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the highest standards of quality across electrical, mechanical components, and assemblies, partnering with our Aviation Engineering Centre (AEC) team to deliver compliant products to all customers.
Reporting directly to the Production Manager, you’ll own the sustainment of product quality across all production activities while ensuring full adherence to regulatory requirements. Your work will be essential to maintaining CAA/EASA approvals and supporting continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Inspect and certify detailed parts and assemblies in full compliance with design data, work instructions, applicable standards, and regulatory documentation (e.g., PART 21G, AS9100).
- Final sign-off of components and assemblies using:
- Part 21 Form 1
- AS9100 Certificate of Conformity (COFC)
- Maintain, document, and review manufacturing records and test results.
- Support closing actions and regulatory audits, including root-cause analysis of defects.
- Provide critical input to the Production Manager in implementing continuous improvement plans and process optimisation.
- Identify engineering deviations and raise queries-based on discrepancies against approved design data, collaborating with stakeholders to resolve technical challenges.
Essential Experience
You must demonstrate:
- Proven knowledge of aviation industry regulations, with a Part 21G regulation background (CA and/or EASA).
- Quality management experience within a highly regulated environment, preferably in aviation, aerospace, or defence.
- Hands-on experience with premium and certified mechanical tests, including:
- Hardness and conductivity measurements
- Tensile tests
- Heat treatment procedures
- Competency in precision measurement using:
- Standard measuring tools (e.g., calipers, micrometers)
- Digital and calibrated instruments
- Software for test analysis and report generation
- Quality auditing involvement, including managing action closures for non-conformance items.
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Essential Qualifications
- HNC or equivalent qualification in Engineering, or evidence of aviation/A&D production experience (where formal qualifications cannot be demonstrated).
- Certificate in CAA/EASA Part 21G Production Organisation approval (or equivalent recognised regulatory course).
Note: We embrace diversity and are committed to providing equal opportunities. If you can demonstrate the required experience or willingness to develop your skills, please share your application. Formal qualifications are not the only route to success at QinetiQ.
Working Arrangements
- Hours: 37 per week ( finden subject to five-day minimum presence at our Boscombe Down site).
- Flexible working options available.
About our Boscombe Down Site
MOD Boscombe Down is the UK’s sole flight-testing hub for military aircraft, operating the longest Section 20 runway in Britain. Renowned as a key hub of aviation evolution, the site supports the development, testing, and airworthiness certification of aerospace systems—ensuring the UK’s defence and security excellence.
Key highlights: Critical role in UK aviation-readiness testing Facet support for military aircraft from concept through service An epicenter for aviation safety and innovation
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must meet UK government criteria for Security Clearance (SC) level vetting or higher.
For guidance on national security vetting, visit: UKSV National Security Vetting (GOV.UK).
The QinetiQ Difference
Come and Be Part of What Comes Next
QinetiQ exists to remove obstacles—pushing boundaries, tackling complex challenges, and building tomorrow’s critical systems today. We’re a workplace where people like you thrive by:
- Collaborating across disciplines: Our teams blend diverse expertise to solve problems that require creativity, intellectual rigor, and exponential thinking.
- Authentic workplace culture: A safe, inclusive environment where you can innovate without fear—where minds meet in a flat hierarchy and your diverse perspective is valued.
- Real Purpose: From national security to effecting change on the broader global stage, your work will be directly connected to positive impact.
- Career growth: Advancing alongside a company whose mission keeps evolving—to protect and enhance lives worldwide.
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Benefits
As part of QinetiQ, you’re more than an employee—you’re part of a mission-driven community. We invest in your success and reward it with:
- Pension Progression:
- Company pension matched along with life assurance benefits.
- Flexible Time and Leave:
- Generous 30+ days holiday leave (with optional purchase of additional days).
- Quality of Life:
- Access to Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance (PMI), and comprehensive Dental coverage.
- Employee Savings Discounts:
- Portal offering Discounts on Personal Accident, Travel, Technology, Restaurant, Cinema, and many more.
- Defence Commitment:
- Hold the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Standard award; honour the Armed Forces Covenant—we’re proud supporters of veterans in our ranks.
- Impact and Volunteering:
- Structured opportunities to contribute to charity and empower local communities.
Diversity & Equaulity
At QinetiQ, we’re dedicated to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace where:
- Everyone feels valued—regardless of background.
- Diverse points of view enhance discovery and progression.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during recruitment—such as flexible working conditions, accessible interviews, or alternative arrangements—please inform us by email: internal_recruitment@qinetiq.com. One of our team will arrange this promptly.
QinetiQ aligns with UK disability inclusion and accessibility standards, proactively ensuring we welcome all candidates into a fair process.
Additional Information
-Various roles at QinetiQ may require additional vetting or national clearance restrictions (e.g., nationality, S1/S2 security checks).
- Employees with existing vetting clearance at the appropriate level may transfer this upon successful joining.
Ready to Create Change?
sebe part of the future at QinetiQ. Contact us today to explore how your skills can revolutionise defence, aerospace, and the critical industries of tomorrow.
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