Senior Quality Engineer

Job Title: Senior Quality Engineer

Location: Samlesbury– We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £47,683+ Depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Facilitating and leading defect reduction activities through effective RCCA and Six Sigma (DMAIC) 
• Collaborating with cross functional teams to implement corrective actions within required timescales
• Developing and managing key performance indicators and reporting accordingly to the Quality and Operations teams
• Chairing regular corrective action reviews with relevant stakeholders, recording actions and escalating problems where necessary
• Improving external customer interaction through regular reviews, allowing two-way communication and effective collaboration

Your skills and experience:

Essential:

• Knowledge and experience of problems solving tools and techniques e.g. Six Sigma, Lean, 8D

• Having the ability to build strong relationships and a collaborative approach to continuous improvement
• Experience working within a Quality or Engineering role, ideally in the aerospace industry

Desirable:

• Experience of project management and Life Cycle Management
• Knowledge and experience of Process Management within a manufacturing setting
• Knowledge of Quality requirements for aerospace and defence contracts (e.g. AS9100)

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 MBR team:

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for the definition and delivery of improvement plans within a manufacturing environment. The role will involve carrying out root cause analysis using industry standard methods and managing the implementation of corrective actions with various stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to develop their Quality skill set and influence overall operational performance within the F-35 programme.

The successful candidate will be joining a diverse and experienced quality organisation and will be given tangible opportunities to engage in applicable training and personal development. You’ll be joining a function that’s been recognised, including the Accredited Employer Scheme with the Chartered Quality Institute and recent award win of International Quality Award: Organisation of the Year 2025.

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: 18^th July 2025