Quality Engineer

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Location: Radway Green – Onsite

Salary: £45,177 + 18% shift allowance (Alternate day & noon shifts)

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Core Duties:

• Support day to day resolution of shop floor quality issues
• Analyse and report on quality issue resolution using core quality tools, i.e. Root Cause Analysis, 8D, Six-Sigma, Minitab etc
• Working closely with multiple support functions within manufacturing to maintain shop floor documents and records
• Drive and support targeted CI (Continuous Improvement) activities, focussing on: (A) Reduced Rejects and Costs & (B) Improved operational workflows, throughput, and efficiency
• Monitor, analyse and act on reject data for scrap / cost of poor quality
• Support of audits on site, both internal and external to ISO 9001 – ensuring robust corrective actions are in place when problems have occurred

Essential Skills:

• You will have a qualification in a relevant engineering discipline (Engineering degree, HNC, HND) or time served in an Engineering discipline with substantial experience in the skillsets listed below
• You will have excellent numerical and mechanical comprehension
• You will have experience within a high volume and highly regulated industrial environment (I.e. Defence, automotive, nuclear, aerospace etc)
• You will have knowledge of root cause analysis tools: 8D, Six Sigma
• ISO 9001 internal auditor certification is desirable

The Quality Engineering team:

As part of the BAE Systems Radway Green Quality Team, you will have the opportunity to ensure the successful manufacture and delivery of our products, manufactured and assembled on site, to a range of customers. The work we do is vital to the defence and security of the UK, and our allies, which means there is always plenty of interesting areas of work to get involved in.

You will be joining a growing team of Quality Engineers and Quality Controllers with great opportunities to develop and progress both personally and professionally in the future.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 26th May 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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