Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

MBDA UK Ltd; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organization in the UK seeks a proactive Product Assurance team member to support various projects in Stevenage. The role emphasizes compliance, quality planning, and collaboration across teams in a hybrid working environment. Ideal candidates will have engineering qualifications and experience with QA methodologies, along with strong communication and analytical skills.

Benefits

Company bonus: Up to £2,500

Pension contribution up to 14%

Paid overtime opportunity

Up to 15 additional flexi leave days

Enhanced parental leave up to 26 weeks

Fantastic site facilities

Healthcare Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Ideally a practitioner of current QA problem solving and improvement methods (8D, RCA, DMAIC).
• Ability to inspire change and work in a matrix organization.
• Strong skills in document management tools.

Responsibilities

• Review and maintain Project Quality planning documentation.
• Ensure compliance to BMS procedures.
• Act as Key Point of contact for Design for Hardware concerns.

Skills

Self-motivation

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Continuous improvement awareness

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering or Quality Assurance

Tools

Excel

SAP QM system

Job description

A phenomenal permanent opportunity has arisen to join the Force Protection & Air Dominance Product Assurance team supporting projects in the production phases of the life cycle at Stevenage.

Salary

Circa £45,000 depending on experience.

Location

Stevenage (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role).

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.

What we can offer you

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave - enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more

The opportunity

You will play a pivotal role within an established team with the aim of ensuring all core Product 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.

Responsibilities

• Review, give and maintain Project Quality planning documentation.
• Ensure compliance to BMS procedures is maintained.
• Act as Key Point of contact for Design (Project Chief Engineer & CDE) for any Hardware concerns at Stevenage.
• Act as External Customer for Product/Hardware Quality issues/concerns.
• Customer interface for on and off site Product Acceptance activities.
• Represent Project at the Op's NCRP Level 1 & 2.
• Act as the Key point of contact for the Project PAM.
• Represent Project PA at the monthly Operations Management Certification Stamp Issuing Authority Meetings.
• Report on any escapes to our External Customers that could be Human Error issues.
• Ensure product life cycle reviews are planned, carried out and actions handled appropriately.
• Lead product non-conformance and facilitate implementation of non-conformance process.
• Support design and manufacturing defect investigations.
• Provide non-conformance data analysis and summary reports into major equipment and 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.

Qualifications

• 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 organization.
• 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

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