Senior Quality Engineer

Babcock International; Walsall; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Aviva DigiCare+ health services

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists in armed forces leave (10‑d

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock International is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to strengthen quality oversight across defence and automotive programmes. You will lead investigations, craft robust quality plans and drive continuous improvement with cross-functional teams at Walsall.

Role requires strong experience in automotive QA/QC, ISO 9001 auditing, and expertise with FMEA, SPC, APQP, MSA and 8D problem solving. Onsite work schedule in a fast-paced environment offers exposure to national defence projects and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Quality Engineering role within automotive manufacturing.
• Experience leading QA/QC in low/high-volume production environments.
• Strong understanding of automotive quality standards and continuous improvement.
• Experience auditing against ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Proficiency with FMEA, SPC, APQP, MSA and 8D problem solving; ISO/TS 16949 knowledge.
• Degree in Engineering or Quality Management or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking investigations into quality issues and developing effective quality plans.
• Implementing quality solutions that support new business opportunities and project delivery.
• Collaborating with internal teams, suppliers and government customers to maintain quality standards.
• Developing, implementing and monitoring quality assurance processes and procedures.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, process optimisation and operational efficiency.

Skills

Quality engineering experience

Automotive manufacturing

ISO 9001 understanding

FMEA

SPC

APQP

MSA

8D problem solving

ISO/TS 16949 knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

Quality Management related discipline

Tools

ISO 9001 auditing

Job description

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. From supporting police fleets to contributing to armoured military vehicles designed to protect lives, your work will directly support national defence and public safety. This is an opportunity to develop your technical expertise, influence quality performance across multiple programmes and collaborate with experienced engineering, manufacturing and customer teams in a highly respected defence and engineering organisation. Day-to-day you'll be:

• Undertaking investigations into quality issues and developing effective quality plans
• Implementing quality solutions that support new business opportunities and project delivery
• Collaborating with internal teams, suppliers and government customers to maintain quality standards
• Developing, implementing and monitoring quality assurance processes and procedures
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, process optimisation and operational efficiency

The role is based onsite at Walsall, and the set working times are Monday to Thursday with an early finish on Fridays, totalling 37.5 hours per week.

• Proven experience in a Quality Engineering role within automotive manufacturing
• Experience leading quality assurance and quality control activities in low and/or high-volume production environments
• Strong understanding of automotive quality standards, customer requirements and continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience working with and auditing against ISO 9001 quality management systems.
• Proficiency in quality tools including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Statistical Process Control, Production Part Approval Process, Measurement Systems Analysis, Advanced Product Quality Planning and Eight Disciplines problem solving, Degree in Engineering, Quality Management or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
• ISO/TS 16949 qualification or demonstrable knowledge and application

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Quality Engineer at Walsall, near Birmingham, West Midlands., We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• 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. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• '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