Job title: Quality Engineer
Role Type: Full time, permanent role
Location & Hours: Redditch, 37h p/w M-F
As a Quality Engineer at Honeywell, in Redditch, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and improving the company’s Quality Management System, identifying areas of improvement. You will be a focal point for customers, which includes resolving issues as well as support client’s when auditing us on site.
Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.
Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.
Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.
Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain and improve the company’s Quality Management System (QMS)
- Conduct scheduled internal audits in line with quality standards, producing audit reports and raising non-conformances where required
- Analyse data and prepare reports to communicate quality metrics, trends, and performance to management as well as identifying areas for improvement & lead initiatives to enhance product quality and reliability
- Focal point for customers managing and resolving customer quality issues and facilitating on-site customer audits
- Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement
Key skills and qualifications:
- Full right to work in the UK without the need of sponsorship, and resides within a commutable distance to our Redditch site
- Proven experience in quality engineering, preferably in the aerospace manufacturing sector (within AS9100, ISO 9001 certification)
- Experience in Quality Tools & Techniques (8D, Six Sigma, DMAIC, Kaizen, SPC)
- Experience in non-conformance management & leadership of Root Cause Corrective Action
Our offer:
- Career Growth: Clear pathways for advancement, regular feedback, and mentorship opportunities
- Skill Development: Access to training and certifications
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible working arrangements and support for combining work with education
- Tech and Innovation: Access to modern tools, technologies, and innovative work environments
- Company Culture: Sense of community, team-building activities, and social events
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Join us now and make an impact!
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Skills Required
- Full right to work in the UK without sponsorship and resides within commutable distance to Redditch
- Proven experience in quality engineering, preferably in aerospace manufacturing
- Familiarity with AS9100 and ISO 9001 standards
- Experience with Quality Tools & Techniques: 8D, Six Sigma, DMAIC, Kaizen, SPC
- Experience in non-conformance management and leading Root Cause Corrective Action
- Experience conducting internal audits and producing audit reports
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
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What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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