Programme Quality Engineer – Concessions

Location: Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom

Date Posted: May 18, 2026

Category: Quality Assurance

Job Type: Full-Time

General Dynamics Land Systems is looking for a Programme Quality Engineer – Concessions to join our Quality team. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary of £36,000 to £45,000 based on experience and potential. This is an ideal role for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally.

Joining an established team based at our Merthyr facility, you will manage the concessions, processes and documentation to support this activity at the GDUK Merthyr facility. A key aspect of this role is to support ensuring the creation and accuracy of documents to support product delivery. The role will require close liaison and co-operation with the Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing teams and the wider business. This role will also engage with customers and support audits as required.

The Programme Quality Engineer will perform audits as per audit plan and will support and deputise for the Senior Programme Quality Engineer. If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week:

• Management of efficient and effective Concessions system to ensure effective capture and sentencing – to be the programme lead for driving information capture and close‑out of concessions back into the vehicle designs.
• Through life management of Concessions.
• Become a point of knowledge on all aspects of Concession management.
• Support the development of end‑to‑end management support tools, such as information flows, tracking spreadsheets, metrics, action logs and project milestones.
• Manage the review, design, development and implementation of effective and efficient Concession processes.
• Support the closure of Concessions via the generation of embodiment plan of corrective actions into the wider DLODs (manufacturing, supply chain, spares / ILS, training etc).
• Identification and implementation of lessons identified in order to continuously refine and improve the concession process and enhance capability development.
• Generate daily, weekly and monthly Concession metrics.
• Support the analysis of Concessions to establish trends.
• Supporting the tailoring of the company Processes to suit the programme and contractual needs.
• Liaison and work with managers and peers in other support functions.
• Support/advice to Production Managers, Engineering and other business areas as required.
• Attendance at selected key reviews in accordance with agreed plans.
• Review of key concessions documents.
• Customer liaison and representing the department, the presentation of data, on site and at customer sites.
• Promote quality awareness within programmes.
• Prepare weekly and monthly production quality metrics and reports, for internal and external purposes.
• Support and conduct Spot checks/Spot Audits/Audits.
• Deputise for the Concessions Manager as and when required.

Qualifications & Experience

• ONC/HNC in an Engineering/Quality Discipline with Quality Engineering Experience.
• Internal Auditor Qualified.
• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience/knowledge of managing concessions with MoD.
• Good knowledge of ISO9001.
• Excellent communication skills including written, verbal and presentation.
• Must be flexible in terms of working hours, willing to travel within and outside the UK.

Our Company Benefits

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

• A compressed nine-day fortnight – which means every other Friday off!
• A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs.
• A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
• Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential.
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share.
• A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace.

About General Dynamics UK

General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best‑in‑class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employ more than 650 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company’s direction and their role in achieving it.

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 invite you to join our high performance team. As part of our commitment to inclusion and diversity we welcome in particular applications from women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and ethnic minority groups. We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. At General Dynamics Land Systems, we strive to be champions who drive diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to our values and beliefs to provide a healthy and secure working environment that empowers team members to build careers that reward. We are focused on supporting an inclusive company that recognizes the value in creating a dynamic team that is diverse.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems (“GDLS”) provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti‑discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.