Engineering Quality Manager

We are looking for an Engineering Quality Manager to join us at SNC Mission Systems UK in St Athan. We provide tailored mission systems integration and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) solutions for the UK Government and its allies.

Our unique strength is our mission partner approach delivered by people who have first‑hand operational experience. We understand the challenges, have the know‑how to overcome them, and work together to succeed.

Operating for over a decade, we deliver cutting‑edge capabilities from open‑source intelligence (OSINT) to uncrewed surface vessels and high‑altitude one‑way effectors that deliver true interoperability across all security levels.

As the Engineering Quality Manager, you will operate across the full Engineering lifecycle, from early‑stage IRAD support and concept development through design, development, verification, validation, project delivery and product acceptance.

You will be hands‑on and embedded within Engineering, while retaining an appropriate degree of independence through its reporting line into the Assurance function to identify and manage quality risks, prevent nonconformances, resolve issues effectively and drive continual improvement.

It is an exciting time to join SNC Missions UK as we are expanding, you will get stuck in, supporting the Engineering function and providing independent assurance to make sure we remain compliant, controlled and able to demonstrate conformity.

No two days will be the same as you...

• Act as the quality lead for Engineering and assigned projects, providing practical support, independent assurance and constructive challenge across the engineering lifecycle.
• Ensure Engineering, development and project activities are planned and delivered in line with customer, contractual, regulatory, QMS and internal requirements.
• Support design, development, verification, validation, testing, technical reviews, audits, product acceptance and release activities.
• Manage engineering and project nonconformances, including containment, investigation, root cause analysis, corrective/preventive action and verification of effectiveness.
• Support product conformity, Certificates of Conformity, delegated quality sign-off and release evidence, ensuring records are complete, traceable and authorised.
• Ensure engineering changes, concessions, deviations, departures from requirements and quality risks are properly assessed, controlled, recorded and communicated.

• Relevant Engineering, Quality or technical qualification, or equivalent professional experience
• Significant Quality Engineering/Assurance experience within a complex engineering environment
• Experience providing Quality support to Engineering and Projects, including quality planning, nonconformance management and product conformity
• Experience applying QMS, customer and contractual quality requirements
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and root cause investigation capability

• Recognised Quality Management System/ auditing qualification
• Lean, Six Sigma or structured problem-solving qualification
• Experience with in defence, aerospace or another highly regulated engineering sector
• Experience with AS/EN 9100, AQAP, DEF STAN and/or defence contractual requirements

• 28 holidays
• Competitive pension scheme (we contribute 10%, you contribute 5%)
• Tusker car scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Employee assistance programme Scheme via TELUS
• Private medical scheme via BUPA
• Discounts on eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Life Assurance
• Dental health plan (claim back money towards routine & restorative treatments)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sage employee benefits including high street, health & wellbeing discounts
• Income protection

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