Quality Assurance Engineer

Role Information Quality Assurance Engineer Salary up to £32,000 DOEMerthyr Tydfil South Wales Onsite role Starting October 2026

Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role:

The Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for ensuring that products and processes meet defined quality standards and customer requirements across the production lifecycle.

Working closely with Production, Engineering, and Operations teams, the role drives quality compliance, supports continuous improvement, and ensures robust quality systems are implemented and maintained to support safe, efficient, and right-first-time delivery.

Your responsibilities in this role include:

Ensure compliance with all quality standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements across production operations

Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS)
Conduct internal audits and support external audits, ensuring readiness and compliance at all times

Investigate non-conformances, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
Work closely with Production teams to ensure adherence to quality processes and standards on the shopfloor

Collaborate with Engineering to ensure effective transition of designs into production, with quality built into processes

Support inspection and testing activities, ensuring products meet required specifications and customer expectations

Analyse quality data and trends to identify areas for improvement and support decision

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, rework, and waste

Ensure all quality documentation is accurate, controlled, and up to date Support supplier quality activities where required, including evaluation and performance monitoring

Promote a strong quality culture across the site, ensuring accountability and awareness at all levels

Apply if you have most of the following;

Strong understanding of quality assurance principles and quality management systems (e.g. ISO 9001)
Understanding of engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation

Working knowledge of Health & Safety and regulatory compliance requirements

Technical skills/qualifications:

Strong understanding of quality assurance principles and quality management systems (e.g. ISO 9001)

Experience with root cause analysis tools (e.g. 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone/Ishikawa)
Knowledge of inspection and testing methods within a manufacturing environment

Ability to analyse and interpret quality and production data Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma)
Understanding of engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation

Working knowledge of Health & Safety and regulatory compliance requirements

Additional local needs:

Onsite role Successful candidate will need to complete BPSS checks

The benefits for this role are:

Opportunity to develop into senior Quality Engineering or Quality Management roles

Exposure to cross-functional operations, including Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain Involvement in continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives

Potential progression into broader operational or technical leadership role Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world.

From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.#LI-Onsite#LI-DS1#IND-AEOMarshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about Equal Opportunity in the Workplace everyone feels valued, respected, and able to thrive, free from bullying, harassment, and discrimination. Fostering a positive culture is key to our individual and shared success.
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