Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: Up to £55,800 depending on experience. + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72302
Assure quality where national security depends on it
Overview
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 Assurance Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
Responsibilities
* Provide independent quality assurance across major defense infrastructure and engineering projects within Devonport Royal Dockyard.
* Lead quality assurance activities across multiple engineering and infrastructure projects.
* Review Quality Management Plans, Inspection and Test Plans and Lifetime Quality Records.
* Support project teams with quality guidance throughout execution and delivery phases.
* Conduct internal and external audits and support third‑party assessments.
* Manage non‑conformities, corrective actions and continuous improvement activities.
Essential Experience
* Extensive experience in quality assurance and quality control within engineering or construction environments.
* Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
* Experience operating within regulated environments, including defense or nuclear settings.
* Proven auditing experience with the ability to challenge and assure effectively.
* Demonstrated capability in risk identification, analysis and quality improvement.
Qualifications
* Recognised professional qualification in Quality Management.
* Certified Lead Auditor status.
* NVQ Level 4 or recognised professional status, or significant engineering experience supported by NVQ Level 3 in an engineering discipline.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
* 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 shopping savings portal.
* Payment of Professional Fees.
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
* Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement (open February‑March).
* ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with chosen organisation or registered charity.
Additional Information
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date
30/04/2026
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