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