Compliance Engineer (Quality Engineer) - Part-145 (UK CAA / EASA)- Stansted-based MRO | Permanent | Occasional travel (Luton + UK/overseas)

Want a role where you can genuinely improve a Part-145 Quality Management System and influence safety and compliance on the hangar floor? This is a new opportunity to join the Compliance team at a respected aviation maintenance facility at Stansted, supporting base maintenance day-to-day with occasional visits to line station activity at Luton.

You’ll work closely with Part-145 managers and engineers to strengthen audit performance, raise standards, and drive continuous improvement-ensuring maintenance activities meet UK CAA, EASA and other applicable national regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver internal Part-145 audits: maintenance sample checks, aircraft inspections, supplier/contractor audits
• Provide on-site quality and compliance support to base maintenance (Stansted) and, when required, line stations (Luton)
• Build strong relationships with Responsible Managers to promote robust quality and safety practices
• Define audit scope/standards; prepare and maintain audit plans, checklists and documentation
• Support internal approvals and supplier oversight (including supplier assessments and single event authorisations)
• Lead audit opening/closing meetings and agree findings, timescales and CAPA actions
• Maintain a professional interface with Regulatory Authorities
• Keep quality databases/KPIs accurate, analyse trends, and recommend corrective/preventive actions
• Support certifying staff authorisation activities (within competence)

What we’re looking for:

• Lead Auditor qualification (or the commitment and capability to achieve it)
• Strong knowledge of EASA/UK CAA Part-145 and Part-66; Part-CAMO awareness
• Confident stakeholder management, strong teamwork, and a practical, improvement-led mindset
• Good IT skills (MS Office, particularly Excel)
• Able to prioritise under pressure, including in a matrix and/or remote working environment
• Willingness to travel occasionally within the UK and overseas

This is a permanent role. HRGO are a recruitment agency supporting UK Aviation and aim to respond to all applications.