Senior QA Engineer — Hybrid, Quality Leadership & Improvement

Leonardo; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge (flexi-days)

Pension scheme with employer contrib

Mental health support

Bonus scheme

Coursera/LinkedIn Learning access

Referral program

Flexible benefits up to £500

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leonardo UK seeks a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to lead QA activities within the IPT, partnering with Operations to ensure compliant, timely product delivery.

You will mentor assurance teams, drive MRB/FRB, support audits, and push continuous improvement across lifecycle. This role requires experience in AS9100/ISO9001 and a strong team leadership mindset.

Hybrid working in the UK with generous benefits and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Ideally degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing or Defence Electronics.
• Knowledge of AS9100 / ISO9001 and continuous improvement.
• Experience with Quality Tools: RCA, Pattern Fault Lifecycle, Process Mapping, Verification, First Article Inspection.

Responsibilities

• Offer advice, support and assistance on all Quality Assurance / Quality Control matters.
• Support Principal Quality Engineer in driving objectives to meet / exceed targets including LPS/KPI goals, QL4 effectiveness, supplier and customer timely RCCA.
• Contribute actively to IPT requirement to deliver a compliant product in a timely manner meeting all cost and safety requirements.
• Support creation of Quality Plans defining QA activities aligned to Risk, Opportunity and Improvement within the Programme and associated Projects.
• Provide leadership to the Assurance Teams to meet Programme and IPT objectives.
• Actively ensure LPS goals for Quality KPIs including QNs, MRB, FRBs etc are achieved by supporting improvement plans.
• Lead the Assurance function’s improvement plans across all phases of the Programme, Product and Project Lifecycle.
• Mentor others to grow Quality excellence within the Programme/Projects.
• Attend IPT meetings and contribute to key discussions.
• Lead in concessions / production permits, IDN requests, CoC signoffs, Receiver requests, CoAs processing.
• Support QA milestones within the Programme lifecycle including audits and signoffs.
• Ensure timely delivery of reports and data to Programme and function.
• Lead root cause investigations on MRBs, FRBs, SCARS and customer complaints.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Process Improvement

Root Cause Analysis

Interpersonal Skills

Supplier Relations

Education

Engineering degree or QA qualification

Tools

Quality Management System (QMS)

Job description

Leonardo UK seeks a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to lead QA activities within the IPT, partnering with Operations to ensure compliant, timely product delivery.

You will mentor assurance teams, drive MRB/FRB, support audits, and push continuous improvement across lifecycle. This role requires experience in AS9100/ISO9001 and a strong team leadership mindset.

Hybrid working in the UK with generous benefits and career development opportunities.