Senior Quality Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Bristol is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to ensure high standards of quality and compliance for mission-critical products. You will collaborate with teams, manage the non-conformance processes, and lead investigations into quality issues. Candidates should have quality engineering experience and be familiar with ISO 9001 standards. This full-time role offers benefits including a matched pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a quality engineering role within a relevant industry.
• Hands-on experience auditing ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Demonstrated success in implementing quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with production teams for timely delivery.
• Manage non-conformance process for quality assurance.
• Lead investigations into quality issues.

Skills

Quality engineering experience

Understanding of quality lifecycle

ISO 9001 audit skills

Quality improvement and change

Quality tools proficiency

Education

ONC, HNC, or NVQ Level 3 in quality, science, or engineering

Tools

APQP

Pareto

FMEA

8D

Job description

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Quality Engineer at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The Role

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of our mission to deliver high-quality, mission-critical products and services to our defence customers. This is your opportunity to make a real impact—ensuring that everything we deliver meets the highest standards of quality, safety, and compliance. You’ll be part of a collaborative Quality team embedded within our Programme Delivery and Manufacturing functions, helping to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Day to day you’ll be required to:

• Collaborate with production teams to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery of products and services.
• Manage the non-conformance process, driving root cause analysis and preventative actions.
• Oversee and sign off delivery processes to assure customer requirements are met.
• Analyse and report on quality performance data to support ‘right first time’ outcomes.
• Lead investigations into quality issues using tools like 8D, FMEA, and 5 Whys.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Ashton Vale, Bristol.

Essential Experience of the Senior Quality Engineer

• Proven experience in a quality engineering role within a relevant industry.
• Strong understanding of quality across the full product or service lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience auditing ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Demonstrated success in implementing quality improvements and cultural change.
• Proficiency in quality tools and problem-solving techniques (e.g. APQP, Pareto, FMEA, 8D).

Qualifications for the Senior Quality Engineer

• ISO 9001 Auditor qualification preferred (training can be provided).
• ONC, HNC, or NVQ Level 3 in a quality, science, or engineering discipline desirable.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Babcock is a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive.

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community.