Safety & Quality Engineer

ALTEN; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An international engineering company in Portsmouth is seeking a Safety & Quality Engineer. This role involves ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards in defence and automotive programmes. Responsibilities include leading audits, applying ISO standards, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have strong knowledge in safety engineering and excellent communication skills, with a background in relevant industries. The company offers a competitive salary and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Flexible way of working

Qualifications

• Proven experience in safety or quality engineering within the defence and/or automotive sectors.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 26262.
• Experience conducting audits, reviews, and process assessments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support safety and quality audits to ISO 9001 standards.
• Apply knowledge of functional safety to review and improve systems.
• Conduct audit reviews and support corrective action planning.
• Collaborate on aerospace and defence projects.

Skills

Safety engineering

Quality management

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Education

Relevant engineering degree

Job description

Overview

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Job Description

What will you be doing?

We are seeking a Safety & Quality Engineer to join our team supporting key defence and automotive programmes. This role is offering the opportunity to apply your expertise in functional safety, quality management, and process improvement within a highly technical engineering environment.

You will play a vital role in ensuring that systems, processes, and products meet stringent safety and quality standards, while driving continuous improvement across engineering programmes.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead and support safety and quality audits to ISO 9001 standards, ensuring compliance across engineering projects.
• Apply knowledge of functional safety (ISO 26262) to review and improve systems and processes.
• Provide cross-functional input into engineering decisions, ensuring safety and quality considerations are embedded throughout the lifecycle.
• Conduct audit reviews, identify gaps, and support corrective and preventive action planning.
• Contribute to cost reduction initiatives through process optimisation and continuous improvement activities.
• Engage with engineering management teams to ensure effective governance and reporting.
• Collaborate with colleagues in aerospace and defence projects, applying best practice to deliver safe, compliant, and efficient solutions.
• Support the preparation of safety cases, quality documentation, and compliance reports for internal and external stakeholders.

Who are we looking for?

You are...

• Passionate about engineering
• result-oriented
• proactive

Qualifications

Essential:

• Proven experience in safety or quality engineering within the defence and/or automotive sectors.
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 26262.
• Experience conducting audits, reviews, and process assessments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Background in aerospace, defence, or automotive industries.
• Eligible for UK security clearance.

Desirable:

• Experience in cost reduction and continuous improvement projects.
• Familiarity with safety case preparation and compliance documentation.
• Knowledge of additional industry standards relevant to defence and automotive engineering.

Additional Information

Why join us?

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We\'re here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today!

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

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