Senior Quality experience across aerospace, defence and advanced engineering.
RG Quality Management is an independent UK Quality Management and Quality Assurance consultancy providing part-time, remote and project-based Quality Manager support to engineering, aerospace, defence and manufacturing businesses.
Its experience spans highly regulated engineering environments, including design and development, manufacturing, maintenance and overhaul, supplier assurance and complex programme delivery.
The focus goes beyond compliance alone: building proportionate systems, strengthening governance, developing capability and helping Quality functions become more effective, credible and useful to the wider business.
Aerospace & defenceQuality Assurance across regulated, safety-critical and customer-driven environments.
Certification & complianceAS9100, ISO 9001, EASA Part 21G / Part 145, AQAP and risk-based assurance.
Product & process assuranceFAI / FAIR, APQP / PPAP, RCCA / 8D, non-conformance, supplier and customer Quality.
Strategic Quality leadership
Programme-level Quality strategy, governance, risk ownership, senior stakeholder and customer engagement, with Quality priorities aligned to business and programme objectives.
People & capability development
Developing Quality capability through coaching, role clarity, competence planning, consistent ways of working and practical leadership that helps teams perform with confidence.
Process & operating model development
Designing and improving Quality Management Systems, process maps, governance, metrics and assurance methods so the function supports the business rather than adding unnecessary bureaucracy.
Certification & regulatory readiness
Experience with AS9100, ISO 9001, EASA Part 21G / Part 145, defence Quality requirements, internal auditing, management review and certification readiness.
Manufacturing & supplier assurance
FAI / FAIR, APQP / PPAP, supplier Quality, RCCA, non-conformance management and practical assurance across machining, electronics, composites and production environments.
Development & lifecycle assurance
Quality Assurance in NPI and complex development environments, including software and firmware assurance, design and lifecycle controls, and experience with ARP4754, DO-178 and DO-254.
Certification & assurancePractical support for certification readiness, regulatory compliance and maintaining effective assurance across aerospace, defence and advanced engineering environments.
Audit & governanceRisk-based audit programmes, management review, metrics, action control and governance focused on the areas that matter most to the business and customer.
Management systems & improvementDesign and improvement of practical, process-based QMS and business management systems that strengthen control without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.