Project Quality Assurance Engineer

ULTRA ELECTRONICS; Taplow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Private Medical

25 days' holiday

Pension Contribution

Life Assurance

Flexible working hours

Cycle to work scheme

Security clearance allowance

Job summary

ULTRA ELECTRONICS in Maidenhead is seeking a Project Quality Assurance Engineer for its Cyber Centre of Excellence. The role supports quality across projects, reporting to the Director of Security, Quality & Compliance.

Hybrid working is available, and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain DV clearance, with UK residency requirements for SC clearance noted. The role focuses on developing and enforcing project quality plans, audits, non-conformance management, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified or equivalent experience in a business, quality, software or mechanical engineering discipline.
• Proven quality engineering experience in aerospace/defence or regulated sectors.
• Qualified internal auditor with AS9100 experience; IRCA Lead Auditor preferred.
• Experience with recognised improvement frameworks and root cause analysis methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain project quality plans to meet customer and contractual requirements.
• Define and manage project quality assurance activities via approved quality plans and controls.
• Plan and conduct audits (project, product, process) to confirm compliance with standards and requirements.
• Carry out inspections (in-process, final, first article) to verify conformance to specs.
• Manage non-conformance reporting and corrective/preventive actions for continual improvement.
• Collaborate with project, production and process teams to improve quality performance.
• Review and enhance quality processes within Cyber to meet customer needs cost-effectively.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support quality outcomes.

Skills

Quality assurance

Auditing

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in engineering or related

Tools

AS9100

IRCA Lead Auditor

Job description

This role will be based at our Cyber Centre of Excellence in Maidenhead. Hybrid working is available. Candidates must be willing and able to obtain & maintain DV Security Clearance. Our Cyber business unit is at the forefront of pioneering advanced cryptographic and key management solutions, facilitating the confidential exchange of vital information for customers operating at both tactical and strategic echelons. Join our team and participate in the innovation that ensures the highest security and trust worldwide. As Project Quality Assurance Engineer, you are responsible for developing and implementing project quality plans that meet business, customer and contractual requirements. Working under the delegated authority of the Director of Security, Quality & Compliance, the role assures quality across assigned projects and supports the mandatory quality elements of the Business Management System, and helps ensure agreed quality objectives and deliverables are consistently achieved.,

• Develop, implement and maintain project and product quality plans to ensure customer flow-down requirements, contractual obligations and applicable quality standards are met.
• Define, communicate and manage project quality assurance activities through approved quality plans and effective quality controls.
• Plan and conduct project, product and process audits in line with applicable standards, including AS9101, to confirm compliance with customer, statutory, regulatory and business management system requirements.
• Carry out in-process, final and first article inspections to verify that defined processes consistently deliver products that meet specification.
• Manage non-conformance reporting, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions to support continual improvement and prevent recurrence.
• Work with project, production and process teams to improve operating processes, product yields and overall quality performance.
• Review, improve and, where appropriate, implement quality processes within Cyber to ensure products and services meet customer needs efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support effective quality outcomes.
• Promote a quality-focused culture across the business.
  Degree-qualified, or able to demonstrate equivalent verifiable experience, ideally in a business, quality, software engineering or mechanical engineering discipline.
• Proven quality engineering experience within the aerospace, defence or similarly regulated sector.
• Qualified internal auditor with experience of AS9100; IRCA-approved Lead Auditor qualification is preferred.
• Experience working in a business improvement environment, with knowledge of recognised improvement frameworks.
• Experience in the use of root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies.

#LI-DC1, Due to the nature of the programs we deliver for our customers, candidates may need to obtain the relevant security clearance or handle export-controlled material as defined by the role's requirements. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance for the role. Due to the nature of our work, you must be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. For more information, please visit the UKSV website.

Join the team redefining defense technology. From engineering systems that save lives to leading programs that change the battlefield-find your place in the future of defense. Cyber Business Our Cyber business unit is at the forefront of pioneering advanced cryptographic and key management solutions, facilitating the confidential exchange of vital information for customers operating at both tactical and strategic echelons. Join our team and participate in the innovation that ensures the highest security and trust worldwide.

Every employee is critical to our success, and as such, we offer a range of flexible employee benefits, including:

• Participation in an Annual Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Cover
• 25 days' holiday (plus Bank Holidays) with the option to buy an extra 5 days
• Pension Contribution
• 4 x Life Assurance Cover
• Flexible working hours with opportunity for a 1pm finish on a Friday
• Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, will writing and more
• Security Clearance Allowance - where relevant and subject to you holding the required security clearance