Quality Assurance Engineer - Mechanical Engineering

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

Job summary

A leading defence organization in Stevenage seeks an experienced quality professional to join their Product Assurance team. This role involves leading key process improvements and ensuring compliance within Mechanical Engineering, enhancing equipment delivery and customer satisfaction. Candidates should have a relevant engineering qualification and strong analytical skills, with opportunities for hybrid working and employee benefits.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contributions up to 14%

Paid overtime opportunity

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave options

Qualifications

• Experienced quality professionals with a track record in Product Assurance.
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge of product lifecycle in development.
• Practitioner of current QA problem solving and improvement methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence process governance within Mechanical Engineering.
• Support compliance with Mechanical & Electronic Engineering BMS procedures.
• Manage product non-conformance and facilitate implementation of processes.

Skills

Quality Assurance problem solving

Analytical skills

Process adherence

Continuous improvement

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering

Tools

SAP QM system

Excel

Job description

Salary

Circa £45,000 depending on experience

Working arrangements

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week average 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 of 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...

The opportunity

This opportunity provides the chance to play a pivotal role within an established Product Assurance (PA) team embedded within Mechanical Engineering (ME) with the aim of ensuring all core PA activities are met by leading key process improvement projects and facilitating process governance whilst closely working with major project Product Assurance Managers across the business supporting equipment development, preventing/minimising product non‑conformance & ensuring smooth Equipment delivery increasing Customer satisfaction.

• Lead, facilitate and influence ME process set governance ensuring correct process ownership, awareness and adherence it maintained and robustly reviewed.
• Support & facilitate key process improvement & lessons learned activities within ME.
• Support ME development equipment projects ensuring compliance to Mechanical & Electronic Engineering BMS procedures.
• Ensure product life cycle reviews are planned, carried out and actions managed appropriately.
• Manage 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 for in house equipment's with the aim of reducing risk.
• Carry out local flash audits for process adherence surveillance and continuous process improvement.
• Plan and facilitate quality focused micro training to increase quality process awareness.

What we’re looking for from you

• Ideally minimum HNC/HND in Engineering would be desirable.
• Experienced quality professionals, preferably within Mechanical or Electronic Engineering with a proven track record in Product Assurance.
• Practitioner of current QA problem solving and improvement methods (8D, RCA, DMAIC, etc.).
• Good knowledge of the product lifecycle – specifically in development.
• Strong analytical skills; ability to run reports in Excel, use SAP QM system and document management tools.
• Continuous improvement awareness and ability to use own initiative to deliver improvements.

About MBDA

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We support the Armed Forces who protect our nations, partnering with governments to defend our freedom. We are proud of our employee‑led networks, including Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity 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.