Senior Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Quality Engineer

Location: Barrow-In-Furness, onsite.

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

Salary: from £40,748 – depending on skills and experience

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

This role will introduce a fresh approach to Quality, embedding best practices and advanced tools to engineer quality at the core of our programmes.

Core duties:

• Leading and supporting major quality improvement projects
• Developing new and innovative solutions to long-standing issues
• Working directly with manufacture and build teams to deliver quality improvement
• Using industry recognised toolsets such as Six Sigma (training provided)
• Leading root-cause analysis sessions with cross-functional teams
• Key interface with customer and partners, building customer assurance

Essential Skills:

• Experience in driving improvements to completion with validated results
• Proven problem identification and resolution skills in fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of quality tools including FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma, 8D (investigations)
• Degree within Engineering or Manufacturing field or equivalent experience

The Quality Engineering team:

This role will introduce a fresh approach to Quality, embedding best practices and advanced tools to engineer quality at the core of our programmes.

Driving performance through learning and process improvement – critical to to product safety and operation. You’ll have access to training in key quality engineering techniques and opportunities for career growth, including leadership development.

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

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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: 21st April 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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