Quality Engineer

BAE Systems; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure compliance with quality standards and drive improvement initiatives. The role involves working closely with various stakeholders and inspecting product quality within a highly controlled manufacturing environment. Applicants should have a relevant engineering degree and proven quality management experience. This opportunity includes benefits such as a competitive pension scheme and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Company share incentive plan

Employee discounts

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Qualification in engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in quality management within a controlled environment.
• Ability to coordinate data collection effectively.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with specifications and quality standards.
• Drive continuous improvement activities.
• Lead resolution of quality issues and support internal/external audits.
• Review shop floor records and inspect products for approval.
• Monitor quality issues and report to stakeholders.
• Travel within the UK and overseas as necessary.

Skills

Quality investigation techniques (8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa)

Strong communication skills

Data collection coordination

Education

Degree in Engineering, Maths or Science

Job description

Job title

Quality Engineer

Location

Glascoed

Salary

Up to £43,649 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing

• Ensuring operational compliance to specifications and quality standards e.g. ISO 9001
• Driving and supporting targeted Continuous Improvement activities
• Responsible for leading and managing the resolution of quality issues and supporting the internal audit process and external audits
• Reviewing shop floor records, technical specifications and drawings, inspection of products for approval and review and approval of Certificates of Conformity
• Monitoring, analysing and reporting of reject data and quality issues to both internal and external customers
• Working closely with export customers to understand their product and quality requirements
• Raising of concessions and associated paperwork to customer requirements to allow product deliveries
• Willing to travel within the UK and Overseas for supplier and customer reviews, visits and audits

Your skills and experiences

• Qualification in an engineering discipline or time served in an engineering discipline – Engineering, Maths or Science degree or equivalent
• Proven experience within quality management in a manufacturing environment preferably of a similar highly controlled nature (aerospace, automotive, nuclear, medical devices, etc.)
• Competent in the use of a range of quality investigation techniques such as 8D, 5 Whys, Ishikawa
• Ability to effectively coordinate data collection whenever necessary to inform business decision
• Strong communication skills, demonstrable at all stakeholder levels within a business

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Heavy Bomb, Payloads & CT40 Ammunition IDT

Reporting to the IDT Senior Quality Engineer, you will be working on all aspects of quality management across a wide range of ammunition natures. Working within an Integrated Delivery Team you will be working closely with a number of different stakeholder departments including Project Management, Engineering and Procurement. This position will be primarily based at the BAE Systems Land UK site in Glascoed, Monmouthshire on a 4 / 4.5 day working pattern with occasional travel to other manufacturing and supplier sites as necessary.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date

19th November 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.