Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

MBDA UK Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance professional in Bristol. You will ensure compliance to quality standards and work on multi-national projects, contributing to overall product quality and customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates should be self-motivated, organized, and have a background in engineering or quality assurance. The position offers a salary around £50,000 and dynamic hybrid working conditions.

Benefits

Dynamic hybrid working

Networking opportunities

Continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in project quality planning and documentation.
• Self-motivated with strong organization skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance to Business Management System procedures.
• Support Customer Product Acceptance activities.
• Facilitate quality focused training within project teams.

Skills

QA problem solving

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication

Continuous improvement

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering or Quality Assurance

Tools

SAP QM system

Excel

Job description

Overview

Location: Bristol

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Quality Assurance professional to join an established Quality team within the Force Protection Sector. This role offers the successful candidate excellent prospects and a diverse range of responsibilities covering the complete product lifecycle. You will play a pivotal role within the Quality team with the aim of ensuring all core Quality Assurance activities are met, as well as the potential to work with domestic and international colleagues on projects involving transfer of technology.

This is an outstanding opportunity to network with and see a large variety of MBDA's functions and activities across all sites. The role will involve working on a multi-national project, as well as with an established Quality network preventing/minimising product non-conformance, supporting smooth equipment delivery, assuring reliable products in Production and continually growing the happiness of our customers.

What we offer

• Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience
• Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2/3 days per week on-site due to workload classification
• Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship
  • Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply.
  • As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

Responsibilities

• Review, give and maintain Project Quality Planning documentation.
• Ensure compliance to Business Management System (BMS) procedures is maintained.
• Act as delegate of the Project Product Assurance Manager (PAM).
• Act as External Customer for Product/ Hardware Quality issues/ concerns and internal acceptance activities.
• Provide support to on and off site Customer Product Acceptance activities.
• Represent Quality at the Project Non-Conformance Review Panels.
• Act as the Key point of contact for the Project PAM.
• Report on any escapes to our External Customers.
• Support product life cycle reviews are planned, carried out and actions handled in accordance with the MBDA BMS processes.
• Lead product non-conformance and facilitate implementation of non-conformance process.
• Support/facilitate design and manufacturing Quality Investigations.
• Provide non-conformance data analysis and summary reports into senior management reviews.
• Proactively identify, communicate and mitigate Quality risks and issues to reduce risk and increase customer happiness.
• Participate in process improvement and facilitate local flash audits, providing compliance and process improvement ideas.
• Plan and facilitate quality focused micro training to increase quality process awareness, efficiencies and proficiencies within the Project teams.
• Provide support to the transfer of technology process.
• Drive Quality Culture awareness through the Project team.

Qualifications and attributes

• Ideally HNC/HND in Engineering or Quality Assurance is desirable, or equivalent work experience.
• Ideally a practitioner of current QA problem solving and improvement methods (8D, RCA, DMAIC, etc.).
• A high degree of self-motivation, autonomy and ability to work proactively, with excellent organisation, communication & social skills.
• An ability to inspire change, a respectful great teammate, comfortable working in a matrix organisation.
• Strong analytical skills; ability to run reports in Excel, use SAP QM system, and document management tools.
• Continuous improvement awareness and initiative to deliver improvements.
• Ability to understand and respect cultural differences.

Our company

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more...

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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