Principal Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Quality Engineer

Location: Filton, Weymouth, Frimley, Yeovil or Broad Oak – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. 

Salary: Up to £45,000 dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing: 

• Travelling and performing quality audits and reviews at supplier premises and taking ownership of supplier generated documentation in support of deliveries
• Anticipating and escalating problem areas and provide guidance to peers and suppliers
• Monitoring and ensuring projects and supplier’s adherence to contracted quality assurance requirements
• Reviewing Subcontractor and Internal Designs to ensure compliance and adherence to life cycle processes
• Completing in-process inspections of a variety of complex electromechanical systems and supporting documentation
• Raising non-conformances for all instances where Right First Time (RFT) has not been achieved and progress and manage corrective actions and RCA’s to closure

Your skills and experiences: 

Essential:

• Experience in Quality Assurance (Supplier Quality)
• Quality Assurance experience in a manufacturing background
• Willing to travel nationally on a regular basis (business funded)

Desirable:

• Defence background is advantageous
• Experience in an Electrical or Mechanical manufacturing environment
• Supplier Quality experience

Benefits: 

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

The ICS Quality Team: 

As a Principal Quality Engineer, you will be key in delivering quality assurance across Integrated Combat Systems to enable the achievement of a quality product or service which meets stakeholder’s needs. You will be responsible for applying Quality Assurance governance from design to delivery for products, while liaising with Senior Stakeholders, Contractors and 3^rd Party Suppliers. You will have the opportunity to help develop your skills and build a lasting career with BAE Systems.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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: 30th December 2024

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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