Quality Engineer

Would you like to work across all Warton Unit aircraft programmes including the Hawk, Harrier, Tornado, Typhoon and F35 & Development Projects? We currently have a vacancy for a Quality Engineer at our site in Samlesbury.

As a Tooling Inspector / Quality Engineer, you will cover the inspection requirements for machining, detail fitting, assembly fitting and jig installations utilising the laser tracker, laser scanner and CMM technologies.

This role will provide you with exciting opportunities to work across various aircraft programmes, inspecting and analysing data from a variety of tooling manufacturing & re proving processes in locations across Samlesbury & Warton sites and there are potential opportunities for further UK and international travel. This role will enable you to gain more exposure across the business and open up further opportunities within the Tooling business and or Quality department.

Your main responsibilities as a Quality Engineer will involve:

To work as a Tooling Inspector / Quality Engineer within the BAE Systems Air Sector Tooling organisation based at Samlesbury, ensuring compliance of across programme product manufactured by and on behalf of the Tooling function. Working effectively as a team member within a team of Inspector’s to qualify tooling to ensure compliance to drawing and Engineering Standard

Under guidance of the Manufacturing Function Quality Assurance and Governance Lead, certifying all products to agreed standards and procedures using the specified inspection methodology maintaining product quality prior to customer delivery. Certification of Jig and Tool verification utilising various inspection methods

Management of Calibrated Assets

Customer liaison with regards to product quality Tool Design and Engineering leads

Support the closure of quality / non-conformance issues highlighted within the Tooling department and Investigating and resolving quality problems highlighted during the manufacture of tools and associated product.

Certification of on-shore and internationally located tooling

Communicating effectively and identifying early potential quality risks, seeking clarification and providing feedback to the Quality lead for the business

Your skills and qualifications:

Demonstrable inspection experience within a tooling environment.

SHE Experience of safe working practices including Risk Assessments etc.

SQCDP understanding and some working experience in order to plan, organize and structure workload in line with business and management directives.

Customer focus with the ability to deal with demanding customers in relation to tooling activities is essential.

Experienced with laser tracker, laser scanner and / or CMM technologies

What we're looking for in you:

You will have strong interpersonal skills, able to work well as an individual or within a team and demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Location: Samlesbury

Salary: £33,393

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world’s leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

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If you’d like to make a real difference where it counts, BAE Systems is the place for you.

From keeping soldiers, sailors and pilots safe to helping countries prosper, from developing the next generation of supersonic aircraft to investing in the next generation of super-smart talent – at BAE Systems, we work together to give our customers an essential edge in protecting the things that really matter. Lives, livelihoods, ways of life.

As part of our Air team, you could be working at the edge of what is technologically possible, shaping the future to ensure our customers are ready to face challenges we cannot even imagine today. You could be developing and evolving the technologies that will defend the UK for generations to come and supporting our customers around the globe.

Join us and you’ll be encouraged and rewarded to excel in this important work. Apply your talent where it counts.

We recognise that an inclusive and diverse workplace – where all employees feel respected, valued and able to achieve their full potential – is vitally important. Not only does it inspire creativity and collaboration, it’s good for business. We celebrate our differences and believe our diverse skills, abilities and perspectives strengthen our culture and our overall performance.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people.

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