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Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Vertical Aerospace Bristol, United KingdomHybridFull Time

Key Notes

Aerospace supplier-quality experience, ideally around ten years, is requested for this full-time Bristol position. You will work across supplier development, industrialisation and quality assurance, reporting to the VP of Procurement and Supply Chain with a functional Quality reporting line. Global travel is approximately 25%, mainly within Europe; equivalent practical experience is valued alongside a preferred degree.

What You'll Work On

  • Develop supplier quality strategy, governance and performance measures, aligning processes with aircraft certification, industrialisation and the transition towards production.
  • Support supplier development and improvement activity, working with engineering, procurement and operations to identify quality risks and strengthen manufacturing capability.
  • Use performance data to prioritise corrective work and evolve supplier processes, maintaining effective relationships as the programme and production requirements expand.

Why This Role Matters

  • Valo’s transition towards production changes supplier-quality demands, requiring processes that connect development decisions with manufacturing capability and certification expectations across the supply network.
  • Supplier performance data reveals process weaknesses before production expands, giving engineering, procurement and operations a shared basis for prioritising supplier development and corrective actions.

What They Are Looking For

  • Experience: Relevant experience includes aerospace supplier quality, ideally around 10 years, alongside audits and supplier development.
  • Technical: Relevant technical capabilities include AS9100 or AS13100, Part 21G/J, 8D, 5 Whys and PFMEA.
  • Domain: Relevant domain knowledge includes industrialisation, engineering drawings and manufacturing processes.
  • Preferred: Preferred attributes include engineering degree; equivalent practical experience is valued.
  • Eligibility: Eligibility conditions include willingness to travel globally approximately 25%.

Vertical Aerospace

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Vertical Aerospace is a Bristol-based, NYSE-listed company developing the Valo electric and hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft for urban and inter-city missions. Its development programme includes piloted prototype testing and certification work ahead of commercialisation.

Sector
Future Mobility
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Founded
2016
Operating Regions
Europe, North America, Latin America & Caribbean, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & North Africa
Employees
201-500

Frequently Asked Questions

  • This role is Hybrid, based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

  • Yes, this is a Full-time position.

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