Principal Quality Assurance Engineer - Hybrid & Impact-Driven

MBDA France société par actions simplifiée; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension plan

Overtime opportunities

Flexi leave

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Site facilities

Healthcare plan

Job summary

MBDA UK is seeking a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer to support MBDA products in service. You will network across functions and sites, working in a customer-facing environment with our Product Support Team.

1-2 days on-site as part of a hybrid model. The role requires strong experience in quality management, non-conformance handling, and collaboration with engineering, manufacturing and supply chain to drive corrective actions and improve customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience with quality management systems and processes.
• Familiarity with non-conformance management and SAP.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with customers and internal teams.
• Experience in a project environment and ability to work in a team.
• Ability to identify risks and implement mitigation to reduce rework and improve customer satisfaction.
• Understanding and respect for cultural differences.
• Ability to manage deadlines with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage product non-conformance and facilitate its resolution.
• Provide non-conformance data analysis and reports.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Production and Supply Chain to fix quality issues.
• Review and maintain Project Quality planning documentation.
• Ensure compliance with Business Management System procedures.
• Identify and mitigate quality risks to improve customer satisfaction.
• Participate in process improvement activities.
• Interact with supply chain on non-conformances and corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement across QA team and CSS.

Skills

Quality management

Communication

Project management

Risk assessment

Cultural awareness

Deadline management

Education

HNC/HND in engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

MBDA UK is seeking a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer to support MBDA products in service. You will network across functions and sites, working in a customer-facing environment with our Product Support Team.

1-2 days on-site as part of a hybrid model. The role requires strong experience in quality management, non-conformance handling, and collaboration with engineering, manufacturing and supply chain to drive corrective actions and improve customer satisfaction.