Overview

Job Title: Principal Quality Engineer – Field Product Assurance Engineer. Location: Barrow in Furness or UK Field Based. We offer hybrid and flexible working arrangements; speak to your recruiter about options for this role. Salary: Negotiable - depending on skills and experience (plus essential car & expenses).

Responsibilities

• You will have responsibility for the Quality Assurance and verification requirements of documentation and hardware of procured parts at the supplier's sites across the UK
• You will be exposed to a range of our stakeholders, suppliers and products ensuring Quality and compliance
• Oversight and witnessing of manufacturing operations and subsequent inspections
• Using a keen eye for detail to ensure verification of documentation in-process & final
• Utilising your knowledge and experience to providing advice, support and coaching to our suppliers
• Ensuring that high quality records are produced as an output of the production processes and inspections

Skills and qualifications

• Full UK Driving licence
• Broad Understanding of Quality tools & techniques
• Experience working within Supply Chain conducting verification activities
• HNC qualified within engineering/quality or strong mechanical trade background
• NDE Level 2 Certification or CSWIP 3.0 Welding Inspection or PCN Level 2 Welding Inspection or ICORR Protective Coatings Inspection Level 1 as a minimum

Benefits and Additional Information

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 Principal Quality Engineer – Field Engineer team: As a Principal Quality Engineer – Field Engineer, you will be involved with one of the UK’s most complex, cutting-edge projects. You will have exposure to an extensive range of stakeholder groups and industrial partners across the UK, taking accountability for the Quality Assurance and verification requirements of documentation and hardware of procured parts. This role also provides you with an essential user car and hybrid working across the UK. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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 that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. All applicants must at a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard; higher levels of National Security Vetting may be required for some roles, often with 5 to 10 years of UK residency for the vetting level.

Closing Date: 21st September 2025

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