Quality Assurance EngineerLocation: DerbySalary: £35,000 £40,000 per annum (DOE)Are you a hands-on Quality Assurance Engineer who thrives on fault finding, solving problems at source, and driving real improvements on the shop floor? This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role in protecting product integrity, ensuring compliance, and continuously raising quality standards within a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.You ll be at the heart of operations, working closely with production, engineering, customers, and suppliers not just reporting issues, but actively investigating, resolving, and preventing them.Key Responsibilities Quality Assurance Engineer:Champion internal quality procedures and ensure full compliance with regulatory and customer requirements.Conduct internal audits to recognised standards (AS9100), driving corrective actions and supporting audit readiness across the business.Take a hands-on approach to fault finding, investigating quality issues on the shop floor and leading root cause analysis activities.Lead non-conformance investigations, implementing effective corrective and preventive actions using structured methodologies such as 8D.Manage customer returns and supplier corrective actions, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication with internal stakeholders.Oversee calibration of gauges, instruments, and specialist equipment through approved external providers.Interpret and apply technical drawings, specifications, and work