Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Title:

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Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Barrow-In-Furness
or Sheffield – Hybrid, (Occasional travel to the alternative site
as and when required) additional travel at least once or twice a
month within the UK or overseas, including India and USA to
suppliers and other BAE sites

We offer a range
of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your
recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £54,490
(minimum)

Who we
are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll
be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global
colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives
to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be
trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced,
technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of
tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space,
there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take
you.

Job
Description:

You’ll play a key
role in driving quality excellence across advanced weapon systems
programmes, supporting the development, manufacture and delivery of
highly detailed defence products. Working across the full quality
lifecycle, you’ll oversee quality planning, audits, risk assessment
and continuous improvement activities, ensuring compliance with
industry standards and business frameworks such as ISO quality
systems.

Collaborating closely with supplier and
project teams across multiple sites, you’ll help strengthen
processes, improve performance and support successful programme
delivery. This role offers exposure to strategic quality
activities, leadership
opportunities and the potential to grow into a Quality Manager position within an
expanding and high-impact environment and training
qualifications.

Core
duties:

- Guiding
multi-faceted quality activities across the full lifecycle,
ensuring compliance with quality systems, policies and
standards
- Conducting supplier audits,
supporting supplier performance, risk mitigation and adherence to
industry requirements
- Overseeing
non-conformance investigations and quality reviews, implementing
preventative actions to improve operational performance

- Supporting continuous improvement strategies, promoting a
Forward-thinking quality culture across projects, suppliers and
manufacturing teams
- Maintaining quality
documentation and reporting within business systems, ensuring
accurate records and compliance across programmes

Essential
Skills:

- Qualified to
HNC, HND or Degree level, or equivalent practical experience within
quality environments
- Experience working in a
quality-focused role, supporting compliance, audits and continuous
improvement activities
- Robust supplier audit
experience, a formal audit qualification is desirable, with ample
understanding of ISO 9001 quality standards and
requirements
- Experience using ERP systems such
as SAP to oversee quality data, records and reporting
processes
- Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma and
risk mitigation techniques, with experience mentoring or supporting
colleagues

The
Platforms and Services sector, Weapon
Systems

As part of BAE Systems
Platforms and Services sector, Weapon Systems (UK) designs,
develops, manufactures and supports artillery systems, naval guns,
and provides engineering capability to the wider BAE Systems
business. Our global reach brings our customers a depth and breadth
of expertise that meet
critical needs in the air, on land, and at sea. Our mission strives
for us to be our customer’s trusted and affordable weapons
provider, delivering enhanced effects on target and complete
mission solutions. We are looking for innovation, commitment and
drive to help define the future of Weapon Systems
capabilities.

Why BAE
Systems?

Here you’ll build a
career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong
learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow
your career with confidence and be empowered to
be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy
rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family,
support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a
balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of
working and with a strong sense of shared purpose,
our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud
of the difference you make.

A
place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where
everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of
backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and
is vital to the work we do.

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:
20th August 2026

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

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