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Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.\nJob Title:\nAssociate Quality EngineerReporting To:\nManager, Quality EngineeringWork Schedule:\nOnsite - Wolverhampton, GBRJob Summary\nThe Associate Quality Engineer is responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of quality assurance systems and processes that ensure Moog products consistently meet customer, regulatory, contractual, and business requirements.\nWorking within a highly regulated aerospace manufacturing environment, this role supports the full product lifecycle by ensuring quality requirements are understood, implemented, verified, and maintained throughout design, manufacture, inspection, and delivery. The successful candidate will work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Customers, and Suppliers to drive quality performance, support contract introduction activities, and promote a culture of continuous improvement.\nThis role offers an excellent opportunity for an early-career quality professional to develop technical expertise within aerospace quality engineering while supporting world-class flight control and motion control products.\nKey Responsibilities\nQuality Assurance & Compliance\nSupport the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS).\nReview customer contracts and specifications and support the flow-down of quality requirements throughout the business.\nEnsure customer, regulatory, contractual, and company quality requirements are understood and appropriately implemented.\nSupport the introduction of new products, programmes, and contracts from a quality assurance perspective.\nAssist with 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implementation and verification of corrective and preventive actions.\nDrive continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing defects, improving process capability, and enhancing customer satisfaction.\nContribute to Lean Manufacturing and quality improvement activities.\nCustomer & Supplier Quality\nAct as a quality representative within cross-functional teams.\nSupport the management of customer quality-related issues and enquiries.\nWork closely with customers to resolve quality concerns and ensure contractual quality requirements are achieved.\nSupport supplier quality activities, including supplier performance monitoring and issue resolution.\nLiaise with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to resolve quality-related issues.\nQuality Systems\nSupport day-to-day quality assurance activities including:Audit participation\nQuality systems maintenance\nQuality systems improvement activities\nDocumentation review and control\nNon-conformance 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