Senior Quality Engineer

Job Title: Senior Quality Engineer

Location: Glasgow - Scotstoun - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Referral Scheme: £1,000

Grade: GG09

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

Undertake ISO 9001 (and AQAP 2110) audits to a high standard

Undertake assigned quality investigations to a high standard, typically following the 8D methodology

Lead the closure of correction, root cause / corrective and improvement actions

Undertaking assurance activities such as quality process confirmations and compliance checks as part of the businesses 3 lines of defence model

Liaison with third party auditors such as Lloyds Register and customer

Implementation of quality tools and techniques across the business and coaching others on their use

Support cost of poor quality activities, helping to realise sustainable benefits

Support the implementation of Zero-Defect Culture/Right First Time across the business

Your skills and experiences:

Internal auditor qualified with IRCA Lead auditor qualification advantageous

Strong quality management knowledge, particularly within the areas of quality and product assurance

In depth knowledge of management systems, including ISO 9001

In depth knowledge and experience of Quality tools and techniques

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:

Senior Quality Engineer is a key and influential role within the Quality Function (approx. 23 professionals), reporting to a Lead Quality Engineer within the wider Quality Assurance team (approx. 12). The role involves engagement with all areas of the business, regular contact with process owners, governance leads, heads of functions and Sector / Group

The role offers an exciting opportunity to undertake assurance of the Naval Ships business management system, driver our compliance to ISO 9001:2015 QMS requirements and undertake root cause quality investigations across the Functions and Programmes using proven methodologies. The role has full exposure to all areas and all levels of the Naval Ships organisation

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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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: 5th November 2025 – Interviews will take place w/c 17th November.