Quality Engineer (Bids & Proposals)

Quality Engineer (Bids & Proposals)

Ampthill - Bedfordshire

Paying up to £60,000 (DOE)

Please note - Due to the nature of the work, you’ll be required to hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security Clearance

Overview: As the Quality Bids & Proposals Coordinator, you’ll be responsible for coordinating all Quality-related activities during the bid and proposal process, ensuring customer requirements are accurately understood, costed, planned and incorporated into compliant, competitive proposals.

Key Responsibilities

• Review customer requirements, specifications, and drawings to determine the quality scope of work.
• Develop and maintain Quality Basis of Estimates (BOEs), ensuring quality activities are accurately costed and resourced.
• Liaise with Quality SMEs to validate labour hours, inspection requirements, and delivery approaches.
• Identify and document quality-related assumptions, dependencies, and exclusions within bid documentation.
• Assess and record quality risks and opportunities, supporting mitigation planning and bid risk reviews.
• Identify any additional equipment, training, certification, tooling, or specialist skills required to fulfil the contract requirements.
• Represent Quality during bid reviews, approval boards and sign-off activities.
• Maintain and continuously improve the Quality bid response library, standard templates and reusable proposal content.
• Support cross-functional bid teams to ensure quality requirements are aligned with operational capability and business objectives.
• Ensure all proposed quality activities comply with customer, regulatory and company quality requirements.

Required Experience

• Background in Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, or Manufacturing Quality.
• Experience supporting bids, tenders or proposals within a defence, aerospace or highly regulated industry.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 and quality management systems.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, drawings, and customer requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and organisational skills.
• Experience developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and resource plans.
• Knowledge of First Article Inspection (FAI) and APQP methodologies.
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Internal or Lead Auditor qualification.