Senior Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Quality Engineer 

Location: Barrow-In-Furness – Onsite.  

Salary: £35,802+ depending on skills and experience 

What you’ll be doing: 

• Conducting routine quality activities within the QE function and wider supply chain in accordance with relevant processes and procedures
• Producing KPI metrics and reports within the QE function and those reflecting supplier performance
• Managing own tasks, delivering results, identifying and anticipating risk and escalating problem areas
• Supporting improvement initiatives across the QE function, wider business unit and supplier base
• Driving quality performance within own supplier portfolio with support from Principal and Lead Quality Engineers
• Managing your own development and supporting Principal and Lead Quality Engineers on complex none routine quality projects and investigations 

Your skills and experiences: 

Essential: 

• Experience in production environments
• Problem solving experience
• Ability to analyse data, produce reports and analyse trends
• Computer system skills – Microsoft Office, general IT literacy 

Desirable: 

• Industry standard problem-solving tools and techniques; 5Whys, 8D, DMAIC, other
• STEM related qualification or experience 

Benefits: 

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. 

The Quality Engineer team: 

As a part of Quality Engineer Team, you will be supporting the Astute, Dreadnought and SSNA programmes. Responsibility for ensuring that the Business Unit remains compliant to the local Quality Business Management System. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. 

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: 27^th November 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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