Electrical Quality Systems Team Leader

Fusion Energy Base; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority is seeking an Electrical Quality Systems Team Leader based at Culham, Oxfordshire. The role requires onsite work 4–5 days a week with BPSS/DBS checks and potential site travel.

You will lead quality activities across electrical manufacturing and installation for the RACE portfolio, ensuring compliance with international standards and safety directives. Your responsibilities include developing QA documentation, guiding design reviews, and ensuring right‑first‑time

Qualifications

• Extensive electrical QA experience and ability to assess electrical design work.
• Strong knowledge of electrical engineering principles, machinery and distribution systems.
• Proven experience delivering electrical engineering projects with deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Electrical Quality Team with coaching and standards.
• Own QA across electrical systems and ensure supplier/contractor compliance.
• Develop and maintain Quality Management plans, test plans and QA documentation.
• Provide technical leadership through design, build, testing and commissioning lifecycles.
• Manage suppliers, subcontractors and external partners ensuring quality, cost and schedule targets.
• Support project delivery and maintain health & safety documentation.

Skills

Electrical QA

Quality leadership

Electrical design

Education

Engineering degree

HNC/HND

Job description

Electrical Quality Systems Team Leader

The salary for this role is £57,117 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 4‑5 days each week, although we consider flexible working requests according to business needs. This role will be based at Culham, Oxfordshire, and may involve occasional travel to other sites. You will need to complete the online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and possibly a search of open source data.

As the RACE Electrical Quality Systems Team Leader, you will ensure the quality of all electrical manufacturing and installation activities across the RACE portfolio. You will create and manage Quality Management Plans, ensuring compliance with relevant international standards and requirements. You will provide technical leadership in the design, approval and delivery of control panels, cubicles, operational systems and equipment, supporting new projects through the design, modification, build and commissioning stages.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Electrical Quality Team, providing line management, coaching and support to team members, while defining standards and promoting best working practices.
• Own quality assurance across electrical systems within the RACE portfolio, including leading inspections, approving manufacturing quality and documentation from suppliers and contractors, and ensuring compliance with relevant international regulations, including Machinery and Low Voltage Directives.
• Develop and maintain Quality Management plans, test plans and QA documentation, leading engineers and technicians through quality processes and ensuring a right‑first‑time approach through continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the design, build, testing and commissioning lifecycle, participating in design reviews, advising Electrical Engineers on hardware manufacturability, and ensuring systems meet UKAEA site requirements and legislative safety standards.
• Manage suppliers, subcontractors and external partners, including defining requirements, monitoring performance, leading supplier inspections and ensuring successful delivery of electrical systems to agreed quality, cost and schedule requirements.
• Support project delivery and continuous technical development, collaborating with project managers on project planning, cost and timescale estimates, maintaining technical knowledge, updating documentation and ensuring effective Health & Safety management.

Qualifications

Essential

• Engineering qualification or equivalent experience, such as an Engineering degree, HNC/HND, or relevant practical experience, with extensive electrical engineering QA experience and the ability to assess electrical design work.
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical engineering principles, including electrical machinery, distribution systems, relevant electrical quality standards, governance, Health & Safety requirements and compliance obligations.
• Proven experience delivering electrical engineering projects, with a good understanding of project lifecycles and the ability to produce high‑quality work within agreed deadlines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in cross‑functional teams and the ability to interact effectively with people in a variety of situations.
• A flexible and proactive approach to work, with the ability to work independently or as part of a team, support continuous improvement, and coach less experienced staff.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a safety‑dominated working environment.
• Experience in people management.

Salary

£57,117 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including an outstanding pension.

Benefits

Full list of our benefits can be found here.

UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and strives to ensure fair representation across our workforce. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit.

UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email [e-mail] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information. Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.