Production Quality Engineer – Marine USVs & QA Lead

Kraken Technology Group Limited; Fareham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year

Private Medical Insurance

Pension scheme 5% employer

Life assurance 3x salary

Cycle to Work Scheme

EAP / wellbeing support

Job summary

Kraken Works Limited is seeking a Production Quality Engineer to ensure unmanned vessels and assemblies meet quality standards, customer specs and industry requirements. You will implement QA processes, lead CAPA and support testing, with strong involvement across production, engineering and procurement.

The role emphasizes inspection planning, non-conformance handling, design reviews and continuous improvement, with multiple benefits and a path to impact product outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing quality or production quality engineering role.
• Knowledge of quality management systems, including ISO 9001.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Knowledge of quality inspection techniques and reporting.
• Experience managing non-conformances and corrective/preventive actions.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and maintenance.
• Ability to work across production, engineering and supply chain teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and improve production quality control processes and inspection plans.
• Conduct incoming, in-process and final inspections of components, assemblies and vessels.
• Verify compliance with drawings, specs, wiring schematics and build standards.
• Maintain traceability of critical components and materials.
• Lead root cause analysis and CAPA using 5 Whys, Fishbone and FMEA.
• Support sea trials and acceptance testing; review test records.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Documentation skills

Communicating quality issues

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent work

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

FMEA

Control plans

Statistical Process Control

Pareto analysis

8D investigations

ISO 9001 knowledge

Job description

Kraken Works Limited is seeking a Production Quality Engineer to ensure unmanned vessels and assemblies meet quality standards, customer specs and industry requirements. You will implement QA processes, lead CAPA and support testing, with strong involvement across production, engineering and procurement.

The role emphasizes inspection planning, non-conformance handling, design reviews and continuous improvement, with multiple benefits and a path to impact product outcomes.