Quality & Compliance Engineer

Quality & Compliance Engineer £37,000 - £40,000 + 12-14 Month Fixed Term Contract + Excellent Training + Holidays + Enhanced Pension + Monday-Friday + Great Benefits Package Houghton Le Spring (Commutable from…

Pay rate £37,000 – £40,000/year
Job type Temporary
Posted 26 October 2026

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Quality & Compliance Engineer

£37,000 - £40,000 + 12-14 Month Fixed Term Contract + Excellent Training + Holidays + Enhanced Pension + Monday-Friday + Great Benefits Package

Houghton Le Spring (Commutable from Sunderland, Newcastle, Washington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Newton Aycliffe, Billingham, Peterlee, Consett, South Shields)

Are you a Quality or Regulatory Engineer with experience in medical devices, looking for a varied fixed term contract within a specialist manufacturing environment?

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role across product quality and regulatory compliance, supporting projects from design and development through to manufacture, testing and release.

The company are a long-standing, globally recognised manufacturer with an excellent reputation in their industry. Due to maternity cover, they are now looking for an experienced quality professional to join their team on a 12-14 month fixed term contract.

Within the role, you will develop and maintain robust quality processes, support production teams, review performance data and investigate non-conformances to establish effective corrective and preventive actions. You will also inspect and evaluate medical devices, assist with regulatory activities and audits, and help ensure clean-room production continues to meet the required standards.

This position would suit a Quality or Regulatory Engineer with experience of medical device quality systems who is looking to make an immediate impact within a stable, forward-thinking manufacturer.

The Role:

Support quality and regulatory requirements across design, manufacture and testing
Maintain quality procedures, analyse data and manage CAPA activities
Support medical device inspections, audits and clean-room production
12-14 month maternity cover contract
8am - 4pm Monday to Friday
The Person:

Quality, Regulatory or Quality Assurance Engineer
Engineering, Life Sciences or related degree
Medical device regulatory or quality systems experience
EU MDR, ISO 13485 or technical documentation experience advantageous
Quality, Regulatory, Compliance, Medical Device, Audit, Manufacturing, Engineering, Life Sciences

Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed)
To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Josh Cooper at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates

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