Principal Quality Engineer- Assurance (NDE)

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Quality Engineer – Assurance (NDE)

Location: Barrow-In-Furness (Onsite)

Salary: Competitive (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing own tasks, delivering results, anticipating and escalating problem areas, providing guidance, coaching and mentoring to more junior members of the Quality department and Operations staff
• Coaching within your area of expertise allowing you to articulate technical information in a way that is easy to understand
• Supporting and leading NDT technology projects across all methods of NDT
• Carry out NDE inspections/audits by yourself and with teams
• ·Supporting SSNA build strategy and design reviews to ensure NDT is appropriate planned and achievable for future contracts
• Supporting build NDT teams with technical problems & NDT techniques

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• PCN Level 2 in; MT (MPI), PT (DPI), UT, ToFD, PAUT & RT

Desirable:

• Knowledge of running/operating NDT technology / inspection qualification projects
• FdSc Non-Destructive Testing or B.Eng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
• Knowledge of the Submarines infrastructure
• PCN level 3 & NDT modelling software

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The NDT Quality Team:

This is a unique opportunity to become part of the Quality team in a complex shipbuilding environment, using a wide range of inspection techniques and equipment to support the Dreadnought & Astute build programme and ensure the delivery of world-class Submarine capability to the Royal Navy.

You’ll join an established, continuously evolving team at the forefront of Dreadnought & Astute submarine construction covering all the Barrow site. In this role you will report to the NDT Quality Leader and will carry out NDT Surveillance in line with build and programme demands. In addition, you will be lead or support on one or more NDT technology Projects.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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: 17th March 2026

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.

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