Aerospace Quality and Supply Chain Engineer

About the role

ALTEN, a global engineering and technology consultancy, is looking for an experienced Quality and Supply Chain Engineer in Broughton to support quality assurance and operational performance in a complex manufacturing and supply chain environment. The role works closely with suppliers, logistics providers, quality teams and operational stakeholders to ensure compliance, drive continuous improvement and manage supply chain risks. It is an onsite position open to clearable candidates.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and support supplier quality and logistics performance to meet contractual and operational requirements.
• Investigate quality issues and non-conformances, find root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Conduct operational audits, supplier assessments and surveillance to verify compliance and performance.
• Track quality incidents, non-conformities and improvement actions through to closure.
• Facilitate supplier performance reviews and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Analyse risks and implement mitigation plans to reduce operational and quality disruptions.
• Monitor and report quality and operational KPIs to stakeholders.
• Work with Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement and Logistics teams, and support the rollout of quality standards and best practices.
• Capture and share lessons learned and improvement opportunities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.
• Experience in supplier quality, quality engineering, supply chain, logistics or manufacturing.
• Experience working with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Desirable: aerospace, manufacturing, defence, automotive or other highly regulated industry experience; knowledge of quality management systems and standards; Lean or Six Sigma; international business experience.

Required skills

• Non-conformance management and corrective action processes.
• Root cause analysis, 5 Whys and similar structured problem-solving methods.
• Auditing, supplier assessment and performance data analysis.
• Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

What we offer

• Personalised career path and ongoing learning and mentoring.
• Diverse engineering projects across industries.
• Private medical insurance, cycle and tech scheme, employee assistance programme, life insurance and pension scheme.
• Social events and team building, flexible working depending on role.