Principal Quality Engineer

Job Title: Principal Quality Engineer

Location: Barrow – On Site

Salary: £40,745+ depending on skills and experience 

What you’ll be doing: 

• Understanding and deploying quality engineering techniques in new programmes
• Supporting meetings to closely embed APQP, PPAP, and FAIR processes for the SSNA Programme
• Presentations within the company including training and coaching sessions on APQP tools and techniques
• Aiding in developing, maintaining, and managing key collaborative relationships in the business both internally and externally
• Assisting senior leaders & supporting LFE Quality Lessons Learnt forums

Your skills and experiences: 

Essential:

• APQP, PPAP or FAIR experience preferably in a Manufacturing environment
• Project Management and presentation experience
• Manufacturing / Mechanical / Electrical Engineering / Quality Engineering or Management experience or Equivalent
• Valid UK Driver’s License (extensive business funded travel required for this position)

Desirable:

• Demonstrable Quality Engineering Project skills (Lean Six Sigma advantageous etc)
• Change Management experience in Manufacturing environment

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 Supplier Improvement Team: 

As a member of the Supplier Improvement team, you will be working principally within the SSNA program. Working collaboratively with functions on site to help support progressing improvements and streamlining processes by the implementation of APQP tools and techniques. Travel will also be required on occasions with UK. There will be opportunities to meet and build relations with senior stakeholders and develop yourself to progress your 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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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: 26th June 2025

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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