Senior Quality Engineer – FCAS

Job title: Senior Quality Controller Engineer – FCAS

Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £47,683+ depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Working with multiple functions to establish quality measures across Future Combat Air System (FCAS)
• Supporting the wider team in delivering quality activities across the FCAS portfolio.
• Supporting FCAS in delivering assurance activities through audit, process confirmation and other activities
• Engaging with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure quality requirements are considered and captured
• Consideration and development of new processes to be defined for Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)
• Identifying and work with the business to implement improvements to processes
• Supporting 3rd party audit and preparation activities
• Undertaking document and process reviews for the future of FCAS

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Quality or Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Flexibility to work within a constantly changing environment

Desirable:

• Experience or awareness of applicable international standards, such as EN9100 & DEFCON’s etc
• Product Development Early Life Cycle knowledge/experience

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 FCAS Quality team:

As a Quality Controller you will be delivering a broad range of planned quality activities designed to provide assurance to management that quality practices are being effectively deployed across the business area.

This will involve working closely with our Operations and Engineering teams to ensure that the products we manufacture meet customer and regulatory requirements. Ensuring Quality Standards are maintained to the satisfaction of internal and external Customers. Undertake review and reporting on the efficiency and effectiveness of quality practices across the business area. Provide guidance, advice and support on all quality related matters.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to train and progress your career within the Quality function.

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 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: 10th March 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.