Quality Engineer
Posted Today by Formel D Group
£31 Per hour
Undetermined
Onsite
Solihull, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Quality Engineer role at Formel D involves creating Inspection Control Plans and defining metrology methods to support new product introduction and series production in the vehicle manufacturing industry. The position requires strong technical skills in interpreting engineering drawings and establishing robust inspection processes. The role is full-time and based on-site at the OEM facility in Solihull, with a shift rotation that may include weekends. The contract duration is 2-3 months, with the IR35 status being inside or outside depending on the specifics of the engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and specifications to define measurement methods.
- Create accurate Inspection Control Plans and translate them into SAP inspection structures.
- Determine correct measurement methods and identify necessary checking fixtures or metrology equipment.
- Validate inspection feasibility for critical characteristics and provide feedback to Design Engineers.
- Support inspection readiness for prototype, pre-production, and series production builds.
Key Skills:
- Strong technical ability in reading drawings and interpreting GD&T.
- Proven experience writing Inspection Control Plans or equivalent documentation.
- SAP experience with MM02, QP01/QP02, and QDL1.
- Solid metrology knowledge and hands-on measurement experience.
- Experience planning gauges, checking fixtures, or bespoke inspection tooling.
- Confident communicator with the ability to work with various teams.
- Automotive/motorcycle/aerospace background preferred.
- Clean UK or equivalent Driving Licence.
- Right to work in the UK without restrictions.
Salary (Rate): £31.00/hr
City: Solihull
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Quality Engineer · Industry: Vehicle Manufacturing · Location: OEM Site in Solihull/Fulltime onsite · Base: Manufacturing facility, off-site or satellite operations · Shifts: 3 Shift Rotation with possible Weekend requirements · 2-3 Months Contract IR35 Inside/Outside
About Us: Formel D is the global service provider for the industry. We develop market-leading concepts, as well as individual and scalable solutions throughout the entire value chain of the production process, from the design phase, industrialization, production and after-sales. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cologne (Germany). We currently have a team of several thousand people located in 45 nations, and more than 90 locations in 21 countries, working daily at the core of the industry. Our drive is passion, team spirit and professionalism in everything we do, and our success is based on the satisfaction of our customers, which makes us stand out as a premium supplier within the sector.
We are looking for a technically strong Quality Engineer with deep experience in interpreting engineering drawings and building robust inspection processes. This is a specialist role focused on creating Inspection Control Plans (ICPs), defining metrology methods, and setting up inspection structures in SAP to support new product introduction and series production.
Responsibilities
- Interpret engineering drawings, GD&T and specifications to define how each feature should be measured.
- Create accurate Inspection Control Plans and translate them into SAP inspection structures using: MM02 – Material setup & defining inspection requirements QP01/QP02 – Creating inspection plans & characteristics QDL1 – Defining sampling frequency
- Determine correct measurement methods (CMM, hand tools, gauges, fixtures, functional checks, etc.).
- Identify and specify checking fixtures, holding fixtures, or new metrology equipment where required.
- Validate inspection feasibility for CTQ, SC, CC and safety-critical characteristics.
- Provide feedback to Design Engineers to improve drawing clarity and measurement interpretation.
- Support inspection readiness for prototype, pre-production and series production builds.
Requirements
- Strong technical ability in reading drawings, interpreting GD&T and defining measurement strategy.
- Proven experience writing Inspection Control Plans or equivalent inspection documentation.
- SAP experience with MM02, QP01/QP02 and QDL1.
- Solid metrology knowledge and hands-on measurement experience (CMM or traditional metrology).
- Experience planning gauges, checking fixtures or bespoke inspection tooling.
- Confident communicator able to work with Engineering, Metrology and Supplier Quality teams.
- Automotive/motorcycle/aerospace background preferred.
- Clean UK/ or equivalent Driving Licence
- RTW in the UK without restrictions (PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP)