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Quality Engineering Graduate

Belfast, Northern Ireland Job ID 2026-17708 Category Engineering Role Type Onsite Post Date Oct. 13, 2026
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Graduate Opportunities 2027

Quality Engineering

Short Brothers, a Boeing Company - Belfast

Are you the kind of person who notices the details others miss?

Do you enjoy solving problems, improving processes, and making sure things are done right the first time?

At Short Brothers,  quality isn't just about inspection. It's about ensuring the products that take millions of passengers safely around the world meet the highest standards of engineering, performance, and safety.

As a Quality Graduate, you'll play an essential role in some of the world's most advanced aerospace programmes, working with engineers, production teams, suppliers, customers, and regulators to ensure excellence at every stage of the manufacturing journey.

Why Join Our Quality Team?

Every aircraft component we produce must meet exacting standards.

That's where our Quality team comes in.

From supporting new product development and improving manufacturing processes to working with global suppliers and aviation regulators, Quality professionals help ensure that innovative engineering is backed by world-class performance and compliance.

If you're passionate about engineering, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and making a real impact, Quality offers a rewarding and challenging career path.

What's in It for You?

You'll be joining a team where your ideas matter, your development is supported, and your career can take off.

Benefits Include:

    • 36 hour working week (half-day Friday)
    • Generous holidays and a range of flexible schedules
    • Defined Contribution pension scheme
    • Generous life cover
    • Enhanced maternity-leave pay
    • Access to 24/7 online GP services
    • Occupational sick scheme
    • On-site Occupational Health department
    • Employee Assistance programme
    • Professional development and growth, including coaching and mentoring
    • Advancement opportunities
    • Access to exclusive employee discounts
    • Free car-parking

What You'll Be Working On

As a Quality Graduate, you'll gain experience across a variety of exciting areas including:

Quality Assurance & Compliance - Help ensure our products and processes meet customer, engineering, and regulatory requirements while supporting our Quality Management System.

New Product Development - Support major development programmes using industry-leading quality planning tools and techniques, including Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).

Supplier Quality - Work with suppliers around the world to improve performance, solve challenges, and ensure consistent quality standards throughout the supply chain.

Continuous Improvement - Analyse engineering components, identify opportunities for improvement, and contribute to projects that enhance efficiency and product quality.

Specialist Quality Technologies - Gain exposure to a range of advanced technical areas, including: Digital Metrology, Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) Programming, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Calibration, Laboratory Testing.

Regulatory Engagement - Work alongside industry regulators and authorities to ensure ongoing compliance with aerospace quality standards and requirements.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for graduates who are naturally curious, detail-oriented, and motivated by solving problems.

You should enjoy working with people, analysing data, improving processes, and taking ownership of challenges.

Most importantly, you'll bring enthusiasm, a willingness to learn, and a genuine passion for engineering and aerospace.

Essential Requirements

  • BSc/BEng degree (minimum 2:2) in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electronic or Chemical Engineering, where the course content has been accredited by one of the major engineering institutions enabling applicants to pursue CEng status.

  • Requirement to work 36 hours per week 5 days a week in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

  • Positive, enthusiastic and hardworking attitude combined with strong communication skills and a genuine interest in aerospace industry as a career.

Desirable Criteria:

The following may strengthen your application:

  • A 2.1, first-class honours degree or Masters in a directly relevant subject, as listed in the essential criteria, may be considered during shortlisting for this role.

  • Demonstrable hands-on relevant experience to complement theoretical/academic experience

  • Further relevant experience outside of your academic career

Build Quality Into the Future of Aerospace

The future of flight depends on innovation.

But innovation only succeeds when it's backed by exceptional quality.

As a Quality Graduate at Short Brothers, A Boeing Company, you'll help ensure that the products, processes, and technologies shaping the future of aerospace meet the highest standards of safety, reliability, and performance.

You'll gain hands-on experience, develop highly sought-after engineering skills, and build a career with one of the most recognised names in aerospace.

Key Dates

Qualification must be achieved by July 2027

Applications close: 4pm, Tuesday 10th November 2026. 

Applicants who have already achieved the required qualification may also be considered for opportunities available before Summer 2027.

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Export Control Requirements:

This is a Non-United States Position


Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.

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Your Benefits

No matter where you are in life, our benefits help prepare you for the present and the future.

  • Competitive base pay and incentive programs.
  • Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.
  • Resources and opportunities to grow your career.
  • Up to $10,000 match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.
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