About the job
Department Quality Engineer
Abingdon Rd, Culham, UK
Full-time
Salary: £56,596 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Division: Risk Assurance & QSHE
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Confirmed Grade: Level 5
Department: Quality
Company Description
By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.
Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.
UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.
As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:
- Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
- Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
- Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
- Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
- Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
- Wide range of career development opportunities.
- A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.
Job Description
The salary for this role is £56,596 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.
This role is based at the following site: Culham, Oxfordshire.
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.
The Role
As a Department Quality Engineer, you will drive quality excellence across our operational and project activities. Working as part of the QSHE Risk and Assurance Directorate, you will support teams in enhancing their Quality Management System processes and guide on quality-related improvements that elevate organisational performance. You will investigate non-conformances, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and oversee inspections both on-site and at supplier locations.
Additionally, you will:
- Support projects throughout the delivery lifecycle with quality guidance
- Ensure quality requirements are built into product specifications and designs
- Define and communicate supplier QA/QC requirements
- Monitor compliance with UKAEA and ISO standards
- Conduct surveillance and inspections at UK and international supplier sites
Qualifications
To be considered as a Department Quality Engineer, you will need:
- Experience managing quality assurance and control activities within a highly regulated industrial engineering setting
- Extensive knowledge and experience of Quality Methods with the ability to drive to the root cause of specific concerns
- Experience of auditing internal processes and external suppliers
- Experience in system quality level and component QA grading
- Knowledge and experience of ISO9001 based quality management systems and awareness of ISO14001 and ISO45001
- A degree or equivalent in an engineering or technical discipline
Other organisations may call this role Quality Assurance Engineer, Senior Quality Engineer, Engineering Quality and Compliance Specialist, Quality Systems & Improvement Engineer, Industrial Quality Assurance Engineer, Quality Engineer, Engineering Quality Auditor, or Quality Performance & Risk Engineer.
Additional Information
For a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEA careers pages.
We welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi British, and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and neurotypical individuals. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the UK Government website for information on criminal records checks. If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.