Job Title: Principal Quality Engineer
Location: Barrow-In-Furness – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Competitive
What you’ll be doing:
* Travelling across England and conducting specialist Quality activities including containment activities within the supply chain in accordance with relevant processes and procedures
* Providing specialist guidance and support to the Quality Function whilst ensuring that the Business Unit remains compliant to the local Quality
* Business Management System
* Managing own tasks, delivering results, identifying and anticipating risk and escalating problem areas
* Subject Matter Expert (SME) in own specialist area, leading improvement initiatives across the Business Unit and supply chain to drive Quality performance
* Managing own development
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
* Computer system skills – Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and SAP
* Problem solving Tools and Techniques Including 8D, DMAIC etc
* Inspection Experience
* Ability to produce data and Analyse Trends
* HNC qualified or equivalent qualification/experience
Desirable:
* Lead audit Qualified to ISO 9001:2015
* Reporting skills
* Submarine business knowledge
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 Quality Engineer team:
As a part of Quality Engineer Team, you will be supporting the Astute, Dreadnought and SSNR 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.
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: 27th 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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