Senior Quality Engineer

Overview

In this role you will drive quality across the Typhoon Radar Sector, collaborating with operations, programmes and IPTs to ensure compliant, on-time product delivery. You will lead continuous improvement initiatives and apply robust quality tools to reduce non-conformance costs. You will provide expert guidance to cross-functional teams, owning quality metrics and assurance milestones. This is an opportunity to shape manufacturing quality in aerospace/defence and advance your career in a high-precision environment.

Pay / Benefits

• generous leave with up to 12 flexi-days per year
• pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution
• mental health support and wellbeing resources
• free access to Coursera and LinkedIn Learning
• refer a friend bonus
• flexible benefits up to 500 annually (private healthcare, dental, discounts)

Responsibilities

• Partner with Operations, Programmes and IPTs to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery with compliance
• Lead continuous improvement via root cause analysis and proactive problem solving to reduce non-conformance costs
• Provide expert Quality guidance to help teams meet business and programme objectives
• Lead and support quality improvement initiatives and KPI performance for QNs, MRBs and FRBs
• Coordinate and report in 8D investigations to identify RCCA
• Plan, execute, and verify quality activities across project phases
• Oversee processing of concessions, non-conformances, and production permits
• Support achievement of assurance milestones and regulatory/contractual compliance
• Prepare quality reports and data analysis to inform actionable improvements
• Conduct internal audits to assess adherence to processes and procedures
• Identify process and product improvements via Six Sigma and Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

Key requirements

• Background in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Defence Electronics or other technically demanding field
• Working knowledge of AS9100 / ISO9001 Quality Management Systems
• Familiarity with Quality tools and techniques including RCCA, Process Mapping, FAI
• Experience in high-precision or complex manufacturing, preferably aerospace/defence
• Strong interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills; commitment to inclusive, team-focused culture
• Passion for continuous improvement, learning and personal development
• Willingness to drive improvements and reduce process waste
• Experience in Lean manufacturing and VSM is advantageous

• Interpersonal skills
• Communication
• Collaboration
• AS9100 / ISO9001 Quality Management Systems
• Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
• Process Mapping

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