Quality Engineer - Development Programmes

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

General Dynamics in St Leonards-on-Sea currently provide avionic mission computing systems for a wide range of military fast jets, helicopters, and UAV’s. Recent success has resulted in General Dynamics developing the next generation of Advanced High Performance, Safety Critical Mission Computer Systems to meet the needs of latest platforms in development by several aircraft manufacturers. These Mission Computing Systems provide the functionality that integrates aircraft systems, sensor systems and weapon systems with the information and control systems required by the aircrew to meet the demanding operational needs of these aircraft.

Job Description

As a Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for monitoring, analysing and identifying possible improvements through all aspects of quality assurance through the development and operational phase of programmes, with particular attention to the adherence of development and software standards through process implementation in accordance with Company processes.

In this Quality Engineer role, you can expect to:

• Ensure that non-conforming products, services and processes are investigated and effective corrective and preventive actions are implemented
• Perform audits at agreed points in the project/product lifecycle
• Provide support to Senior Quality Manager, Manufacturing leads, Programme Managers, Engineering and other business areas with regards to Quality as required
• Attendance at selected key reviews in accordance with agreed plans, including reviews at sub-contractors when required.

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Qualifications

To be successful in the role of Quality Engineer role, you will need qualification and background in an Engineering discipline.  Preferably OND/HNC or equivalent qualification in subjects such as Electronics, Systems, Hardware or Software.

You will require the following:

• Knowledge of MS Office tools
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, preferably also AS9100

Also:

• Experience of DO-254 & DO178C Design Assurance is desirable due to the nature of the programmes.
• Professional registration as a Chartered member of the Quality Institute (CQI) is desirable, but not essential. General Dynamics Mission Systems actively support employees in attaining accredited status.

Additional information

This role offers a starting salary of up to approx £54,000 (dependant on experience) plus our excellent bonus and flexible benefit package.

This is a hybrid working position with time spent working in our offices in Hastings (ideally 3 days however we are open to flexibility) and from home.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits: 

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off. 
• A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company. 
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits 

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email disabilityconfident@gd-ms.uk if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme. For more information on the Disability confident scheme in General Dynamics click here.