Overview
Job Title: Senior Quality Engineer
Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF67218
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Quality Engineer at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.
The Role: As a Senior Quality Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of our mission to deliver high-quality, mission-critical products and services to our defence customers. This is your opportunity to make a real impact—ensuring that everything we deliver meets the highest standards of quality, safety, and compliance. You’ll be part of a collaborative Quality team embedded within our Programme Delivery and Manufacturing functions, helping to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Role type: Full time / Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week. This role is on-site at Ashton Vale, Bristol.
Responsibilities
* Collaborate with production teams to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery of products and services.
* Manage the non-conformance process, driving root cause analysis and preventative actions.
* Oversee and sign off delivery processes to assure customer requirements are met.
* Analyse and report on quality performance data to support ‘right first time’ outcomes.
* Lead investigations into quality issues using tools like 8D, FMEA, and 5 Whys.
Essential Experience
* Proven experience in a quality engineering role within a relevant industry.
* Strong understanding of quality across the full product or service lifecycle.
* Hands-on experience auditing ISO 9001 quality management systems.
* Demonstrated success in implementing quality improvements and cultural change.
* Proficiency in quality tools and problem-solving techniques (e.g. APQP, Pareto, FMEA, 8D).
Qualifications
* ISO 9001 Auditor qualification preferred (training can be provided).
* ONC, HNC, or NVQ Level 3 in a quality, science, or engineering discipline desirable.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What We Offer
* Generous holiday allowance
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee share scheme
* Employee shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
* Holiday Trading allows buying extra leave or selling up to one week annually (seasonal window February–March)
* Be Kind Day enables one paid day of volunteering per year
* Development opportunities and comprehensive wellbeing benefits
Closing Date: 17/10/2025
#MISYS
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Quality Assurance
* Industries
* Defense and Space Manufacturing
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