Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Leonardo S.p.A.; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Flexible benefits

Bonus scheme

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leonardo UK in Luton is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to shape quality foundations across ambitious aerospace and defence programmes. You will influence product integrity, drive quality performance, and embed robust quality practices from concept through delivery.

Role requires minimum 3 days onsite weekly at the Luton site with occasional travel to Edinburgh, Bristol and Southampton. You'll lead quality plans, perform RCA and corrective actions, collaborate with engineering and

Qualifications

• Lead quality investigations and corrective actions to improve product and process performance.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and programme teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy quality plans, processes and assurance activities across the programme lifecycle.
• Support internal and external audits, customer reviews and programme quality reporting.
• Ensure quality practices are embedded from concept to delivery.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Root Cause Analysis

Audits

Process Mapping

First Article Inspection

Tools

AS9100 / ISO9001

Job description

Job Description: Your impact Help shape the quality foundations of one of the UK's most ambitious aerospace and defence programmes.

As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer within GCAP, you will influence product integrity, drive quality performance across complex programmes, and ensure robust quality practices are embedded from concept through to delivery. This role is to be based from our Luton site, with travel to Edinburgh, Bristol and Southampton when needed. Minimum of 3 days per week needed onsite.

What you’ll bring as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Support the development and deployment of quality plans, processes and assurance activities across the programme lifecycle.

• Lead quality investigations, root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action (CA) activities to improve product and process performance.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and programme teams to proactively improve processes & procedures.
• Support internal and external audits, customer reviews and programme quality reporting.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 / ISO9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Familiarity with Quality tools and techniques, including Root Cause Corrective Action, Process Mapping, First Article Inspection (FAI).
• We will also consider Quality assurance engineers not at senior level and have strong quality fundamentals.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers.

If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Primary Location: GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Contract Type: Permanent

Hybrid Working: Hybrid International, multicultural, innovative, technological: this is Leonardo. The company’s passionate and talented team is strongly influenced by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise, with a diverse range of experience that enables colleagues to share knowledge and know-how across the generations. Leonardo always wants to expand its talent pool, here you can find the right opportunity for you!