Senior Quality Engineer
// Role Summary
Join Rheinmetall Electronics UK Ltd. as a Senior Quality Engineer, focusing on defect prevention and process improvement. You'll be instrumental in identifying and resolving production and engineering issues through root cause analysis and effective countermeasures.
// Key Responsibilities
- Proactively identify and resolve production and engineering issues with robust root cause analysis.
- Lead problem-solving sessions and drive the implementation of corrective and preventative actions.
- Ensure compliance with quality methodologies and standards like ISO9001:2015.
- Perform final inspections, First Article Inspections, and create certificates of conformity.
- Communicate findings effectively to all levels of the business and external stakeholders.
// Role Specification
About the Role
Rheinmetall Electronics UK Ltd. is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join their team in Newport, Isle of Wight. This full-time, permanent role is focused on proactively preventing defects and enhancing existing processes. The primary responsibility involves identifying and investigating production and engineering issues, ensuring that thorough root cause analysis, containment, and effective countermeasures are implemented.
You will liaise with Supplier Quality Engineers to manage non-conforming components and provide essential feedback to production and engineering teams. Experience in supervising a small team is advantageous, as is the ability to monitor KPIs and report weekly to the Quality Manager. Clear communication of findings to all business levels, demonstrating a strong understanding of quality methodologies, is essential.
As part of the Quality department, you will occasionally be involved in Final Inspections of finished goods, First Article Inspections, creating certificates of conformity, and potentially hosting representatives from Government Quality Assurance (GQA) and customers.
Responsibilities and Tasks
- Proactively identify and pursue opportunities for improvement and waste reduction.
- Lead problem-solving sessions with multidisciplinary teams across the organisation.
- Document and investigate issues in a responsive manner.
- Plan and monitor corrective actions to ensure deployment in a controlled, traceable approach.
- Drive the development and implementation of preventative actions.
- Investigate and formally report on high-profile issues.
- Liaise with product owners to raise the profile of high-priority engineering requirements.
- Collaborate with design engineering teams to define manufacturing acceptance criteria and test/inspection methods in advance of release to production.
- Produce, review, and amend process documentation such as work and test instructions.
- Support with the auditing of internal processes.
- Support with the inspection of inbound and outbound goods when required.
- Monitor organisational activities to ensure alignment with applicable statutory and regulatory legislation.
Qualifications and Skills
Technical Skills
- Proven experience in a role with quality-based responsibilities.
- Proven record of implementing process improvements, quality control procedures, and compliance initiatives.
- Strong understanding of technical data such as engineering drawings and wiring schematics.
- Strong understanding of quality principles and tools such as process mapping, statistical quality control, Pareto, lean manufacturing, kaizen, 8D reporting.
- Familiarity with Design & Development.
- Familiarity with the ISO9001:2015 standard.
- Experience in the manufacture of electromechanical assemblies.
- Strong PC and MS Office skills.
- Familiarity with Test and Inspection equipment is valuable.
- Supervisory experience is advantageous.
Soft Skills
- Clear and professional communication skills to effectively convey technical findings to a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to work constructively with suppliers and cross-functional teams to resolve quality-related challenges.
- Self-directed with a strong sense of ownership for delivering timely and accurate outcomes.
- Analytical mindset, able to approach complex quality problems with structured reasoning and appropriate methodologies.
- Capable of facilitating collaborative problem-solving sessions to drive root cause identification and sustainable corrective actions.
- Able to adapt communication and working style to suit varied contexts such as audits, investigations, or technical reviews.
What We Offer
Rheinmetall Electronics UK Ltd. aims to be a leading employer where employees can build their careers. The company offers opportunities for growth as the business expands. Benefits include:
- 25 days' holiday plus Bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Flexible Working
- 4-times Death-in-Service Scheme (after 3 months of service)
- BUPA Healthcare & Dental-Care Insurance (after successful completion of probation period)
- Long Service Rewards with additional holidays
- Enhanced Employer Pension contributions of 6.8%
- Salary sacrifice schemes for Cycle to Work
- Discounted Ferry Bookings
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Bi-Monthly on-site massages
- Excellent Training Opportunities
- Recommend a friend scheme
- Buying & Selling of Annual Leave
- Excellent canteen facilities with a state-of-the-art kitchen, pool table, and tuck shop
- Staff social events throughout the year
- Recognition for your work
Note: Due to pre-employment checks, applicants must have lived in the UK for at least 5 years.
To apply, please send your CV to joel.fletcher@rheinmetall.com.