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Quality Engineer- Metallurgical Laboratory

Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Loughborough

Main duties and responsibilities:

You will be working as part of a small team. This team is responsible for all aspects of Special Process substantiation. You will be working with metallurgical evaluation of welding, brazing, heat treating, and non-conventional machining samples.

Duties would include:

  • Co-ordination and administration of Welder Qualifications for the company to international standard (AWS D17.1 etc.)
  • Preparation of Laboratory specimens to customer specifications
  • Metallurgical evaluation of test pieces along with the creation and (eventual) approval of laboratory reports
  • Preparation, assessment and recording of special process manufacturing batch test pieces
  • Review & interpretation of customer and industry specifications for metallurgical test requirements
  • Preparation of metallurgical reports
  • Use of Hardness (Vickers), Tensile Testing and Metallurgical microscope equipment
  • Involvement in Nadcap audits that involve Metallurgical Lab activities
  • Laboratory Administration activities

Additional Role:

  • Creation of Data Card & First Article Inspection documentation for customer approval
  • Quality department administration activities.
  • Conducting the daily spot check type internal quality audits.
  • Providing documented audit evidence detail such as audit reports, checklists, NCRs, etc
  • As part of the Quality Engineering Team, responsible for the completion of tasks as requested by Preci-Spark Management.
  • Health, safety and environment compliance.
  • Upon a successful interview, Preci Spark’s application process requests that a basic criminal record may be carried out.

Essential knowledge, skills & experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical engineering or equivalent
  • 3-5 years of experience working in a laboratory
  • Good communication skills
  • Good analytical ability and interpersonal skills
  • Experience of working to AS9100 and/or ISO9001
  • Experience working in a New Product Introduction environment
  • Experience in working with one or more Aerospace OEM requirements
  • Good fluency in the English language

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