Product Conformance Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 31, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 30, 2026.
Overview
Product Conformance Engineer, Birmingham
The Product Conformance Engineer role is to ensure quality conformance of all manufactured parts in compliance with the company’s quality procedures defined by ISO9001:2015, support production to ensure best practice inspection methods are embedded in our processes.
Supporting the engineering team with 1st off inspection of rapid prototype and generation of First Article Inspection Reports. Working with the engineering team to ensure non-conformances are captured, root causes are found and preventative actions are found and implemented.
Responsibilities
- Completion of in-process and final inspection of products and relevant paperwork.
- Programming, setting and running CMM inspection equipment.
- To compile First Article Inspection Reports.
- Ensure all inspection equipment is calibrated.
- Identify improvement to existing inspection processes and equipment.
- Purchase of new/replacement inspection equipment.
- Creation of NCR’s.
- SPC analysis and reporting.
- 1st off inspection of rapid prototype component.
- Maintaining, monitoring and reporting of KPI’s.
- Support root cause analysis.
Qualifications
Education:
- HND or equivalent in an engineering discipline and/or proven work experience in a similar role.
Experience:
- Proven knowledge of ISO 9001.
- Ability to read technical drawings.
- Understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Experienced in the use of CMM software including, CALYPSO, PCDMIS, MCOSMOS.
- Experienced in the use of manual inspection techniques.
- Experienced in the use of SPC software.
- Experienced in the generation of LAIR’s & FAIR’s.
- Experience in calibration of measurement equipment.
Competencies:
Good written and oral communication skills are required, for example to ensure detailed report generation, effective communication with staff, peer groups, etc. across the organisation.
- Must be able to work independently and communicate with all levels of the organisation.
- Computer literate - knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Excel an advantage
Company Description
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.
Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.