MBDA

Missile systems designer and manufacturer

Quality Assurance Engineer - Mechanical Engineering

Quality EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeStevenage, UK£45k

About the Job

Requirements

Ideally hold a minimum HNC or HND in Engineering; this qualification is desirable.
Have experience as a quality professional, preferably in Mechanical or Electronic Engineering, with a proven track record in Quality Assurance.
Be a practitioner of current quality assurance problem-solving and improvement methods such as 8D, root cause analysis, and DMAIC.
Have good knowledge of the product lifecycle, specifically product development.
Have strong analytical skills and the ability to run reports in Excel, use the SAP Quality Management system, and work with document management tools.
Have continuous improvement awareness and the ability to use initiative to deliver improvements.
Meet the stated nationality requirement: be a British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Rights-to-work and nationality restrictions may apply; successful candidates must undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks after the offer stage.

Responsibilities

Lead, facilitate, and influence Mechanical Engineering process-set governance, ensuring process ownership, awareness, adherence, and robust review.
Support and facilitate key process-improvement and lessons-learned activities within Mechanical Engineering.
Support Mechanical Engineering development equipment projects and ensure compliance with Mechanical and Electronic Engineering BMS procedures.
Ensure product lifecycle reviews are planned and carried out, and that actions are managed appropriately.
Manage product non-conformance and facilitate implementation of the non-conformance process.
Support design and manufacturing defect investigations.
Provide non-conformance data analysis and summary reports for major equipment and senior management reviews.
Proactively identify, communicate, and mitigate quality risks and issues for in-house equipment to reduce risk.
Carry out local flash audits to surveil process adherence and support continuous process improvement.
Plan and facilitate quality-focused micro-training to increase awareness of quality processes.

Desired Qualifications

A minimum HNC or HND in Engineering is desirable.
Experience in Mechanical or Electronic Engineering is preferred.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Quality Assurance Engineering professional to join the Quality Assurance Equipment Engineering team supporting a variety of Mechanical & Electro-Mechanical Equipment’s whilst driving process improvement.

Salary: Circa £45,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week average on-site due to workload classification.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
Facilities: Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking, gym facilities and much more…

The opportunity:

This opportunity provides the chance to play a pivotal role within an established Quality Assurance (QA) team embedded within Mechanical Engineering (ME) with the aim of ensuring all core QA activities are met by leading key process improvement projects and facilitating process governance whilst closely working with major project Product Assurance Managers across the business supporting equipment development, preventing/minimising product non-conformance & ensuring smooth Equipment delivery increasing Customer satisfaction.

Lead, facilitate and influence ME process set governance ensuring correct process ownership, awareness and adherence it maintained and robustly reviewed.
Support & facilitate key process improvement & lessons learnt activities within ME.
Support ME development equipment projects ensuring compliance to Mechanical & Electronic Engineering BMS procedures.
Ensure product life cycle reviews are planned, carried out and actions managed appropriately.
Manage product non-conformance and facilitate implementation of non-conformance process.
Support design and manufacturing defect investigations.
Provide non-conformance data analysis and summary reports into major equipment and senior management reviews.
Proactively identify, communicate and mitigate quality risks and issues for in house equipment’s with the aim of reducing risk.
Carry out local flash audits for process adherence surveillance and continuous process improvement.
Plan and facilitate quality focused micro training to increase quality process awareness.

What we're looking for from you:

Ideally minimum HNC/HND in Engineering would be desirable
Experienced quality professionals, preferably within Mechanical or Electronic Engineering with a proven track record in Quality Assurance.
Practitioner of current QA problem solving and improvement methods (8D, RCA, DMAIC, etc.)
Good knowledge of the product lifecycle - specifically in development
Strong analytical skills; ability to run reports in Excel, use SAP QM system, and document management tools
Continuous improvement awareness and ability to use own initiative to deliver improvements

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

About the Company

MBDA

Missile systems designer and manufacturer

MBDA designs, develops and manufactures missiles and missile systems for air, land, and naval forces, as a European defence group owned by Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo with national entities in France, the UK, Italy, Germany and Spain. Its range includes air-to-air missiles (Meteor, MICA), air defense (Aster, CAMM), deep-strike (Storm Shadow/SCALP), anti-ship missiles (Exocet, Sea Venom), and battlefield weapons (Brimstone, Akeron), plus loitering munitions, hypersonic weapons and the DragonFire laser. It earns revenue from long-term government contracts covering development, production and through-life support, serving about 90 armed forces worldwide and investing in defence and deep-tech startups. The goal is to provide integrated, end-to-end weapon solutions and keep defense capabilities up to date for its home nations and partners.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Le Plessis-Robinson, France
Founded: 2001

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