Quality Control Engineer: Electronics
Location: Great Chesterford, Essex
Type: Permanent | Full-time
Work Style: Onsite
Visa Sponsorship: Not available
The Role
We're looking for a Quality Control Engineer with experience in complex electronic assemblies to ensure product quality across incoming inspection, manufacturing, and final release.
You'll play a key role in maintaining configuration control, driving quality compliance, and supporting continuous improvement within a product development and manufacturing environment.
What You'll Do
- Inspect complex electronic assemblies at incoming, in‑process, and final stages
- Verify correct versions, configuration control, permits, and full traceability
- Monitor manufacturing quality processes and identify non‑conformances
- Manage concessions, non‑conformance records, and rework activity
- Inspect returns and control corrective actions
- Ensure stock is correctly controlled and allocated to builds
- Support ongoing improvement of quality and manufacturing processes
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment with complex electronics
- Working knowledge of quality management systems (e.g. ISO 9001)
- Strong attention to detail with a structured, methodical approach
- Ability to interpret technical documentation and quality requirements independently
- Good problem‑solving skills, including root cause analysis
- Proactive, flexible, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
- Able to work effectively both independently and within a team
