Our client has an opportunity for a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer - Supply Chain to join them on a contract basis. This opportunity provides the chance to work within a dynamic quality team. The primary responsibility will be to plan and conduct supplier quality audits / surveillance activities to drive future process control. In addition, where applicable carry out inspection / verification activities to support the delivery of conforming production hardware. While ensuring adherence to our customer and supplier requirements.Role: Principal Quality Assurance Engineer Location: Stevenage or Bolton, 2 days WFH the rest onsite/visiting suppliers Contract: 6 months rolling Clearance: Full SC required to start - UK Eyes Only due to project Hourly Rate: 40- 45 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35What you''ll be doing:Complete scheduled Quality Assurance audits at suppliers using standardised tools Conduct thorough verification / inspection of products to ensure they meet the required quality standardsIdentify and document any non-conformities in the manufacturing process and deviations from the product specificationsMaintain accurate and organized records of all quality control activitiesCommunicate findings to relevant departments / stakeholders and work cross functionally to implement root cause corrective actions at supplierContribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the quality of our productsParticipate in the Project Quality network to report and share t