Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer Location: Heathrow Airport, London Contract Type: Permanent The Opportunity We are seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to join a major airport automation project at Heathrow. This is not a manufacturing quality role.

Instead, you will act as the technical quality gatekeeper for complex mechanical and electrical installations, ensuring systems are installed correctly, documented accurately, and fully ready for commissioning and handover.

The successful candidate will be responsible for driving installation quality across site activities, identifying defects and non-conformities, supporting corrective actions, and ensuring all work is completed to the highest standards.

You will have the authority to challenge or stop non-compliant work where necessary, making this a role with genuine ownership and influence on project delivery. Key Responsibilities Ensure mechanical and electrical installations comply with approved drawings, specifications, and quality standards.

Conduct technical inspections, visual audits, and installation quality checks. Verify installation workmanship and identify defects, snags, and non-conformities. Lead defect resolution activities and support root cause investigations.

Review and maintain quality records, installation documentation, and as-built documentation. Support pre-commissioning activities and verify system readiness for commissioning. Audit inspection reports, test records, and quality documentation.

Participate in final walkthroughs and handover processes. Ensure installations remain audit-ready throughout the project lifecycle. Work closely with project teams, installation contractors, engineering teams, and stakeholders.

Promote a culture of quality excellence and continuous improvement. Challenge, report, and escalate non-compliant installation activities where necessary. What Were Looking For We are particularly interested in candidates who have progressed from a technical engineering background into quality-focused responsibilities.

Suitable backgrounds may include: Quality Engineer QA/QC Engineer Site Quality Engineer Electrical Engineer Mechanical Engineer Mechatronics Engineer Installation Engineer Commissioning Engineer Electrical Inspector Senior Engineer with installation quality responsibilities If you understand how equipment should be physically installed, can interpret technical drawings, identify issues on site, and drive corrective actions through to completion, wed like to hear from you.

Essential Requirements NVQ or City & Guilds Level 3 (or higher) in Electrical, Mechanical, or related discipline. Minimum 5 years experience within a live operational environment. Experience in installation, commissioning, quality assurance, or QA/QC activities.

Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems. Ability to read and int...

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