Electrical Design Quality Engineer — Flexible UK

SSE plc; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym memberships discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

SSE plc is hiring a Quality Engineer to join its Quality team. The role supports continuous improvement, quality standards, and customer-focused services across a diverse project portfolio. Lean Six Sigma experience is advantageous and there is a 50% office requirement within the South of England and Scotland.

You will drive quality reviews, manage risks, and ensure quotations and designs meet regulatory obligations while enabling efficient business performance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, or an HNC with significant quality management experience.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience producing reports and analysing performance data, including KPIs.
• Strong IT skills and ability to present findings to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Identify quality, compliance and operational risks and drive corrective actions.
• Conduct quality reviews of quotations and designs for accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Support continual improvement of engineering processes to enhance quality and efficiency.
• Ensure design quotations align with standards and policies.
• Provide assurance that quality management processes are applied across the business.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Reporting / KPI reporting

Quality management knowledge (ISO 9001

Education

Engineering degree or HNC

Job description

SSE plc is hiring a Quality Engineer to join its Quality team. The role supports continuous improvement, quality standards, and customer-focused services across a diverse project portfolio. Lean Six Sigma experience is advantageous and there is a 50% office requirement within the South of England and Scotland.

You will drive quality reviews, manage risks, and ensure quotations and designs meet regulatory obligations while enabling efficient business performance.