Airworthiness and Quality Support Engineer

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation.  We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe. 

We are seeking an Airworthiness & Quality Support Engineer to provide maternity leave cover within the UK Engineering Quality function for a key client in the aerospace sector. The role will support key quality, airworthiness, and product safety activities across UK sites, with a primary base at the Global Technology Centre (GTC), Bristol, and flexibility to support from Western Approach or Cowes as required.

This is a fixed-term support role from mid-January 2026 through February 2027, working 37 hours per week. The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring compliance of Engineering functions with customer, regulatory, and internal Quality Management System (QMS) requirements, with particular focus on design assurance, audits, and safety management.

• Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of Engineering compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal quality requirements.
• Conduct all required UK site audits and customer audits, including Airbus surveillance audits.
• Provide Engineering Quality support to Hydrogen Systems programmes, including audit activity, Quality Plan updates, and general quality support.
• Support the Technical Approvals Process, including maintenance of signatory and approval processes.
• Support the implementation and ongoing development of the Safety Management System (SMS) across UK
• Develop, implement, and maintain Design Engineering Quality Assurance Plans for assigned programmes.
• Perform design assurance audits in accordance with agreed surveillance plans and regulatory requirements.
• Update and maintain quality procedures, work instructions, and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with design assurance requirements.
• Conduct audit reporting and ensure timely closure of findings within Design Engineering scope.
• Support investigations into non-compliance with design requirements, including development and coordination of corrective actions.
• Represent Aerospace Design Engineering Quality in third-party and customer audits, coordinating all associated activities within Design Engineering.
• Provide support and guidance on Airworthiness and Product Safety matters related to design assurance procedures.

• Recognised Lead Auditor qualification (AS9100:2016, ISO9001:2015, or equivalent).
• Relevant engineering or quality-related qualification, or equivalent industry experience in aerospace engineering quality or design assurance.

• Strong working knowledge of aerospace Quality Management Systems and regulatory frameworks (e.g. AS9100, EASA design assurance principles).
• Strong understanding of airworthiness, product safety, and design assurance requirements.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and control quality procedures, work instructions, and quality plans.
• Clear, professional communication skills with the ability to represent the organisation during audits.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple activities and priorities effectively.

• Familiarity with technical approval and signatory control processes.
• Knowledge of Airbus customer-specific requirements and surveillance processes.

• Demonstrated experience in aerospace engineering quality, design assurance, or airworthiness support roles.
• Experience performing audits and quality assurance activities within Design Engineering functions.
• Experience supporting customer and third-party audits, including preparation, execution, and follow-up.
• Proven ability to work within regulated environments and deliver compliance-focused outcomes to defined timescales.
• Proven experience conducting internal, customer, and third-party audits, including regulatory or OEM surveillance audits.
• Experience supporting design assurance processes and procedures within an engineering environment.
• Experience investigating non-compliances and coordinating corrective and preventive actions.
• Experience supporting Safety Management System (SMS) implementation within an aerospace organisation.
• Previous experience supporting hydrogen or alternative propulsion system programmes.
• Experience working across multiple UK sites and interfacing with both engineering and quality stakeholders.

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges  
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects   
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses  
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive