Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, you will work closely with Programme and Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) to deliver high-quality products and services to our customers. You will provide guidance, support, and leadership on all aspects of Quality Assurance and Quality Control, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle. Key responsibilities include:

• Quality Assurance Leadership: Partner with the Operations team and IPTs to offer expert advice on Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) matters, ensuring alignment with programme objectives.
• Objective Delivery: Support the Principal Quality Engineer in driving the achievement of quality objectives, including meeting LPS/KPI goals, QL4 effectiveness, and timely Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA) for suppliers and customers.
• Compliance & Timeliness: Contribute actively to delivering compliant products on time, ensuring all cost, quality, and safety requirements are met.
• Quality Plans Development: Support the creation of comprehensive Quality Plans, defining quality assurance activities aligned with programme risks, opportunities, and improvement initiatives, in line with the Operational Framework.
• Assurance Team Leadership: Lead the Assurance Teams to meet programme and IPT objectives, ensuring the active management of key activities like MRB, FRB, and other Quality KPIs.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive improvement plans for the Assurance function across all phases of the Programme and Project Lifecycle, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Mentorship & Growth: Mentor junior team members and support the development of quality excellence within the Programme/Projects.
• Interpersonal Influence: Use your interpersonal skills to positively influence the quality culture at both individual and team levels.
• Key Meeting Participation: Attend and contribute to key meetings such as IPT morning meetings, DPU forums, and Engineering WO meetings, ensuring alignment on quality objectives.
• Concessions & Approvals: Take leadership in managing the timely processing of concessions, production permits, IDN requests, CoC signoffs, and other quality-related approvals.
• Milestone Achievement: Ensure the successful achievement of quality assurance milestones, including quality compliance matrices, internal audits, TCU signoffs, and supporting bid activities.
• Root Cause & Corrective Action: Lead and manage investigations into root causes, corrective actions, and ensure the closure of key issues such as MRBs, FRBs, SCARs, and customer complaints.
  
  What You'll Do as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, Educational Background: Further education and experience in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a similar field, ideally with experience in Defence Electronics or other complex industries.
• Quality Standards Expertise: Knowledge and experience in AS9100/ISO9001 standards and continuous improvement processes.
• Practical Experience with Quality Tools: Familiarity with tools such as Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), Pattern Fault Lifecycle, Process Mapping, Verification, and First Article Inspection (FAI).
• Analytical Thinking: Strong logical thinking skills with the ability to analyse complex data, derive actionable insights, and present practical solutions that align with business goals.
• Interpersonal & Collaborative Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple business functions and effectively communicate quality requirements.
• Customer & Supplier Management: Experience working directly with customers and suppliers to meet and exceed quality expectations.
• High Precision Manufacturing Experience: Proven experience working in a high precision manufacturing environment, ensuring the delivery of high-quality products.
  
  At Leonardo, we are a global leader in developing and servicing advanced radar, laser, and infrared countermeasure systems. Our technology plays a key role in protecting lives and enabling secure environments worldwide.
We are currently looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Customer Support and Service Solutions (CS3) team in Edinburgh. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a world-class organization, ensuring the highest standards of quality across cutting-edge systems., Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK. At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people's full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection. This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo's future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels Life at Leonardo With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.
• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
• Company funded flexible benefits: We offer award-winning flexible benefits plan, having won the Best Flexible Working Policy Award, Best Flexible Benefits Strategy and Best Flexible Benefits Plan in 2023. These include; access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, access to Mental Health support, Financial wellbeing support, network groups (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below