Senior Quality Engineer

BAE Systems - UK; Rochester; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Rochester is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer. In this role, you will support project teams with Quality Assurance tasks, lead junior members, and implement internal strategies for development projects. Essential qualifications include experience in Quality role under ES9100 or ISO9001, proficiency in First Article Inspections, and leading complex investigations. The position offers a salary of around £45,000 and a range of benefits, including flexible health and lifestyle options.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience working in a Quality role under ES9100 or ISO9001 certified business.
• Proficiency of First Article Inspections to AS9102 or similar.
• Experience in technical drawing/document reviews and configuration management.
• Experience leading Root Cause & Corrective Action investigations.

Responsibilities

• Support project teams with Quality Assurance tasks including planning and reporting.
• Lead junior members in Quality Assurance department.
• Implement internal Quality Assurance strategy for development projects.

Skills

Quality role experience under ES9100 or ISO9001

First Article Inspections proficiency

Technical drawing and document review experience

Leading Root Cause & Corrective Action investigations

Experience working with Software

Job description

Job Title: Senior Quality Engineer

Location: Rochester

Salary: Circa £45,000 dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting project teams concerning Quality Assurance tasks and activities including planning, conducting, reporting and effective communication of Quality Assurance tasks and activities internally and externally with customers
• Leading junior members of the Quality Assurance department in conducting tasks and activities as well as supporting their development in quality sciences

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience working in a Quality role under ES9100 (advantageous) or ISO9001 (minimum) certified business
• Proficiency of First Article Inspections to AS9102 or similar type of activity
• Experience in undertaking technical drawing and document reviews and configuration management
• Experience in leading complex Root Cause & Corrective Action investigations and the use of quality sciences

Desirable:

• Experience in working with Software
• Experience in the following compliance procedures: APR 4754 / ARP 4761 Systems / Safety, DO-178C Software, DO-254 Complex Electronics
• Previous experience in electronic products

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Quality Assurance team:

As part of the Quality Assurance Team, you will be implementing the internal Quality Assurance strategy for development projects. This opportunity enables someone with existing Systems, Software and Hardware development experience to gain knowledge and experience of Aerospace standards, in the quality assurance role within the product development lifecycle.

This opportunity will allow you to gain knowledge and experience in the Quality Assurance role within the development lifecycle programme for Safety Critical Systems including processes for Requirements Management, Product Design, Implementation, Verification and Validation.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 17th October 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.