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Our vision is that our people and technologies will pioneer a better future. Our mission is to achieve breakthroughs in performance.\nWe’re at the cutting edge of innovation in industries including automotive transportation and motorsport. We create solutions that drive efficiency and cost-effectiveness.\nPurpose of the Role\nTo provide senior technical leadership across Supplier, Production and Customer Quality within Motion Applied, owning complex quality issues throughout the end-to-end product lifecycle. The role drives robust problem solving, risk reduction and continuous improvement, ensuring products and processes meet the highest standards and the needs of both internal and external customers. The Principal Quality Engineer is accountable for defining best practice, coaching technical teams and delivering sustainable quality improvements across the business.\nResponsibilities\nAct as a recognised technical expert, applying advanced quality knowledge to develop processes and introduce effective tools and techniques across Supplier, Production, Customer and Part Approval Quality.\nLead complex customer and field-return investigations, ensuring clear containment, robust root cause analysis and effective corrective and preventive actions.\nProvide technical ownership of the non-conforming material (NCM) process and support the effective operation of the Material Review Board (MRB).\nLead high-priority 8D investigations, guiding cross-functional teams through problem definition, containment, root cause, corrective action and effectiveness verification.\nSupport critical programmes by identifying quality risks, defining mitigation plans and ensuring risks are captured and actively managed through programme governance.\nPlan and conduct risk-based internal, supplier and process audits, ensuring findings are converted into timely and sustainable improvements.\nDevelop and report quality performance metrics, using data and trend analysis to drive action plans aligned with business KPIs.\nProvide technical leadership for APQP, PPAP, supplier approval and product assurance activities, ensuring requirements and evidence are complete, robust and proportionate to risk.\nContribute to the development and deployment of Quality strategy, standards and best practice across the organisation.\nSupport the maintenance and continual improvement of the QMS, ensuring Supplier, Production, Customer Return and Change Control processes remain aligned, effective and compliant.\nChampion continuous improvement and zero-defect thinking in accordance with the ISO 9001 certified quality management system and applicable IPC Class 3 requirements.\nSkills & Experience\nExtensive experience developing and improving Supplier, Production and Customer Quality systems.\nProven experience leading complex internal, supplier and process audits; recognised Lead Auditor training is advantageous.\nEngineering degree or equivalent technical qualification and relevant industry experience.\nDemonstrated ability to communicate complex technical issues clearly and credibly at senior level.\nStrong cross-functional influencing and coaching skills, with experience building effective relationships internally, with suppliers and with customers.\nAdvanced analytical and structured problem-solving capability, with practical experience of 8D, root cause analysis, FMEA and statistical methods.\nProven technical leadership within a multidisciplinary engineering and manufacturing environment.\nStrong understanding of best-in-class quality practices and their commercially focused application.\nWhat we can offer you\nIn return for everything you bring to the table, we can ensure an exciting, challenging role in a dynamic business surrounded by some of the best people in their respective fields.\nAt Motion Applied we firmly believe it’s the relationships and friendships we create while working that make us special. We’re also aware that the world is changing and we are part of that change. We all want and need different things from our work and home lives, so, if you have commitments outside of work, we’re open to talking through flexible working options that work for you and us.\nAnnual leave (25 days + bank holidays, pro-rated for part time colleagues).\nEnhanced Company Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave and pay.\nLife assurance to the value of 4 times base salary\nOpportunity to join the Motion Applied Pension Plan\nCompany funded individual private healthcare with the opportunity to extend to partner or spouse and/or dependents at a discounted rate.\nElectric car scheme - opportunity to drive a brand-new car in a more affordable way through this salary sacrifice scheme. Employees are eligible to join the scheme after successful competition of their probationary period.\nOur values\nOWNERSHIP\nOPENNESS\nBRAVERY\nINGENUITY\nHUMILITY\nMotion Applied are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) and promote DEI in all we do. 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