Quality Engineering Assurance Lead

Job title: Quality Engineering Assurance Lead

Location: 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 £43,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

• Works as a fully contributory member of the Quality Assurance team, undertaking specialist non-routine and/or complex Quality Assurance activities and tasks in their related area
• Able to access, have a clear understanding of and develop the local Management System documentation e.g. policies, procedures, workmanship standards, risk assessments and processes in their related area
• Lead and support internal audits, including management of non-conformance resolution and corrective actions with key stakeholders and process owners
• Lead and support the facilitation of working groups ensuring deliverables are achieved and Learning from Experience (LfE) is captured and applied
• Drive and support requirements relating to certification activities
• The ability to articulate and deliver Quality objectives
• Represent the department at Quality and cross-functional reviews and liaise with the customer when required
• Responsible for providing supervision to Early Careers on rotation through Quality roles

Your skills and experiences:

• HNC or Degree qualified in an appropriate technical discipline or equivalent Quality experience
• Quality professional, lead auditor status or equivalent experience working to standards ISO9001 or AS9100
• The ability to interpret specifications, procedures and contract requirements
• Effective action management and verification
• Effective stakeholder management (including with the customer)

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.

Maritime and Land Defence Solutions Quality Assurance team:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Engineering Assurance Lead to join the Maritime & Land Defence Solutions Quality Assurance team. This is a team of professional Quality Engineers providing QA support to a range of products and services. Responsibilities will predominantly be in our Underwater Weapons sector, with opportunities to also support colleagues in Radars, Autonomy, Training & Simulation and Warship Support as required.

We work with cutting-edge technologies to provide unique solutions for our worldwide Defence customers. You will need to be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, liaising with senior stakeholders within BAE Systems, as well as customer representatives and our suppliers.

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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 23 rd April 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.