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Principal/Senior Quality Engineer
Are you a Chartered or nearly Chartered Quality Professional ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to shape quality strategy, drive continuous improvement, and deliver measurable results across an innovative, high-tech business? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
We design and manufacture cutting-edge research tools that power breakthroughs in quantum technology and nanotechnology. Quality is fundamental to everything we do – ensuring precision, reliability, and excellence in our world-class products.
The Principal/Senior Quality Engineer will work closely with our Quality Manager, you’ll lead quality improvement initiatives across the full product lifecycle — from initial customer enquiry through to installation. You’ll focus on root cause problem solving, cost optimisation, and end-to-end process enhancement with high attention to detail. You’ll also take ownership of maintaining and developing our Business Management Systems, ensuring alignment with ISO standards and compliance across the organisation.
The successful Principal/Senior Quality Engineer will bring:

  • Chartered (or nearly Chartered) status in Quality
  • Strong knowledge and experience of ISO Management Systems
  • Proven success in auditing, process improvement, and business-wide quality initiatives
  • Preferably, experience within a manufacturing environment
  • A proactive, self-motivated mindset with the ability to inspire and drive positive change
    This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact — influencing quality strategy in a technically complex, forward-thinking environment.
    Benefits for the Principal/Senior Quality Engineer:
    In addition to a competitive starting salary, QD Oxford offers flexible working hours and a half-day on Fridays. We also offer 25 days annual leave, private healthcare, a defined contribution Group Personal Pension Plan, and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your own requirements. We also invest in our talented employees by supporting them in their ongoing career and development so that they reach their full potential. We care and work hard to provide a workplace where you can grow and learn.
    If this Principal/Senior Quality Engineer role is of interest to you, please click apply now below

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