Principal Quality Engineer – Governance & Assurance in London

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £42,215+ depending on skills & experience

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting the de-risking of integrated control systems prior to their release to the boat
• Maintaining and reporting Quality Metrics
• Developing and deploying process and documentation
• Supporting the planning and delivery of the Audit & Assurance schedule and management of resultant actions
• Providing advice, support and coaching to teams within the Test & Facilities function
• Acting as a Process Owner for key Test & Facilities Capability (T&FC) organisation
• Performing administrative and/or super-user duties for Toolsets
• Deputizing for Process & Governance Quality lead when required
• Representing and promoting T&FC Quality at working groups
• Supervising Early Careers colleagues

Your Skills And Experience

• Working knowledge of ISO9001 standard
• Broad understanding of Quality tools & techniques including Audit & Assurance, Action Management, Performance management and Continuous improvement
• HNC qualified in a science or engineering-based discipline, or equivalent experience in a Quality role
• LRQA trained internal auditor or equivalent
• Leadership experience would be beneficial

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Test & Facilities Process And Governance Team

You’ll be joining an established and growing team, with plans to expand as we develop new facilities and capabilities. This is a unique role within the shipbuilding environment, focused on supporting a test facility that ensures complex integrated systems — such as vehicle control and communications — function correctly together before reaching the boat. In supporting this critical de-risking stage, the team offers excellent exposure across the wider business. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing date: 18th February 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.