Senior QA Engineer, Product Support & Compliance

MBDA; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension up to 14%

Overtime opportunities

Flexi Leave up to 15 days

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals

Healthcare plan

Job summary

MBDA is seeking a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer to support MBDA products for UK customers. You will interface across functions and sites, contributing to a dynamic, customer-facing Product Support Team.

The role offers a hybrid working pattern with 1–2 days on-site, a salary up to £50,000, and security clearance requirements including BPSS. You will engage in non-conformance management, data analysis, and cross‑functional problem solving.

Qualifications

• Experience or familiarity with quality management systems, techniques and processes.
• Practical knowledge of non-conformance management process and SAP business tool.
• Minimum HNC/HND level qualification with experience within Engineering or Quality Assurance is desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with customers and internal teams – an ability to influence change.
• Experience of working within a project environment and able to operate effectively as part of project team.
• Ability to identify risks and critical issues and drive forward suitable mitigation solutions with the aim of reducing rework and increasing Customer satisfaction.
• Ability to understand and respect cultural differences
• Ability to manage deadlines with an attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage product non-conformance and facilitate implementation of non-conformance process.
• Provide non-conformance data analysis and summary reports.
• Support design and manufacturing defect investigations.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Production and Supply Chain teams to resolve quality issues and ascertain root cause and implement corrective actions.
• Review, develop, implement and maintain Project Quality planning documentation.
• Ensure compliance to Business Management System procedures is maintained.
• Proactively identify, communicate and mitigate Quality risks and issues to reduce risk and increase customer satisfaction.
• Participate in process improvement activities.
• Interact with supply chain on non-conformances and corrective actions.
• Facilitate continuous improvement activities both in the Quality Assurance team and wider CSS sector.

Skills

Quality management systems

Non-conformance management

Education

HNC/HND level qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

MBDA is seeking a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer to support MBDA products for UK customers. You will interface across functions and sites, contributing to a dynamic, customer-facing Product Support Team.

The role offers a hybrid working pattern with 1–2 days on-site, a salary up to £50,000, and security clearance requirements including BPSS. You will engage in non-conformance management, data analysis, and cross‑functional problem solving.