Graduate Quality Engineer

BAE Systems; Preston; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Graduate Submarines Quality Engineer to support quality planning and improvement projects within the Submarines Team. This role involves engaging with suppliers, utilising quality tools, and ensuring product conformity. The position offers a competitive salary with relocation support and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Predicted to obtain a 2.2 in an Engineering discipline or related subject.

Responsibilities

• Support advanced quality planning activities.
• Lead quality improvement projects.
• Utilise quality tools for problem investigation.

Skills

Quality Planning

Problem Investigation

Root Cause Analysis

Stakeholder Collaboration

Quality Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Project Management, Data Analysis

Job description

Description

Job title: Graduate Submarines Quality Engineer

Location: Barrow (Cumbria)

We offer relocation support packages for this role, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 3-4 days per week.

Salary: £34,000 + £2,000 Welcome Bonus

What You’ll Be Doing

• Support of advanced quality planning activities to assure the design and manufacture of a safe and functional product.
• Support early engagement with our supply chain and suppliers to ensure understanding of quality requirements, and delivery capability.
• Utilisation of quality tools and techniques to investigate problems, establish root causes, and corrective actions in order to improve.
• Development and improvement of internal processes, working with stakeholders to improve BAE inputs to suppliers.
• Leading and driving quality improvement projects.
• Support of quality assurance, verification and validation activities that ensure a conforming product.
  
  

Benefits

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

The Submarines Team: be a part of designing, building, testing, and commissioning the Astute and Dreadnought Class, the largest and most advanced submarines operated by the Royal Navy, providing a powerful and secure deterrent for the United Kingdom.

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.

Qualification Requirements

As a minimum requirement you’ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an Engineering discipline, Quality, Project Management, Data Analysis/Analyst or closely related subject.

Start date (dd Month Year) 13th April 2026 Length of contract Permanent contract