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Quality Engineer

Job in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, G84, Scotland, UK
Listing for: Assystem
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-14
Job specializations:
  • Quality Assurance - QA/QC
    Quality Engineering, Quality Control - QC Analysts/Managers, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
  • Engineering
    Quality Engineering, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Company Description Today, Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide. With over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, the group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the execution of complex and strategic infrastructure projects, subject to high safety and security requirements. Assystem mobilizes 8,000 experts in 13 countries and intervenes across the entire project lifecycle, in engineering, project management and digital solutions.

Job Description Your future team:

Reporting to the Quality Manager, the Quality Engineer will be providing quality assurance and quality control support and expertise to infrastructure projects for a major client within the Defence Infrastructure sector. You will be working within a joint project team made up of personnel from different companies and their supply chains, all working to support right first-time delivery.

Your missions:

As a Quality Engineer you will be required to provide quality assurance and quality control support and expertise, support flow-down of quality requirements to the supply chain and work collaboratively with your peers to ensure that all learning from experience is captured, shared, and incorporated into future works. Typical activities will include:ð

Position Overview:

Provide quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) support and expertise to the site EHJ Project Team to support right first-time delivery.

Foster a site quality presence at site to develop good working relationships with Suppliers / Site Stakeholders Support the identification and flow-down of MoD Client quality requirements to the supply chain.

Work collaboratively with quality peers internally and Suppliers to ensure that all learning from experience (LFE) is captured, shared and incorporated into future works / shared across all aspects of the Infrastructure Programme.

Typical activities will include:

Support the Project Management and Functional Leads in establishing the necessary project procedures, processes and plans to meet Coulport requirements.

Review enquiry, tender and contract documentation (e.g. ITP’s, Quality Plans, Specifications) with respect to quality requirements and Client specific contract specifications.

Regular attendance at site meetings

Conducting internal quality and supplier audits / health checks in accordance with the agreed audit schedule to verify compliance with procedures and identify process improvements.

Monitoring quality performance against any agreed KPIs / criteria and identify areas of concern.

Monitoring product quality verification activities including surveillance of Supplier site installation / manufacturing, Factory & Site Acceptance Tests, Release Inspections to ensure products and services comply with contractual requirements.

Supporting the capture and tracking of quality-related risks and opportunities, non-conformances (NCR’s) and Defect Notifications.

Conducting quality investigations, root cause analysis, internal process performance improvement activities and supplier escalation or intervention.

Working with key project functions to specify Lifetime Quality Records content and coordinate the collation, review and approval of final document packs by Suppliers.

Proactively liaise with any Third-Party representatives and Government Quality Assurance Representatives (GQAR) where required.

Qualifications Qualifications/Skills to be successful:ð Hold a relevant HNC (i.e., Level 4 or higher) qualification in an engineering discipline, or demonstrate equivalent experience.ð Full understanding and implementation of quality management systems (ISO 9001:2015).ð Demonstrable experience in quality engineering roles gained from involvement with multiple projects and domains.

Essential:

SC Clearance (or ability to gain prior to commencing employment).Industry recognised auditor qualification e.g. ISO 9001 Lead / Internal.

Hold a relevant HNC (i.e., Level 4 or higher) qualification in an engineering discipline, OR demonstrate equivalent experience.

Desirable:

Associated professional membership in an appropriate discipline (e.g. CQI / IRCA).Industry recognised NDE (Non-Destructive…
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