Quality Engineer & Continuous Improvement Lead

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

About Us

Teledyne Energetics UK have been designing and developing solutions for the safety, arming, and initiation technology sector since 1984. This includes military energetic devices from components through to complete systems. Some of the flagship product lines include active vehicle safety systems, sea mine fuzes, modular artillery fuzes, flight termination units, electronic Safe & Arm Units, and electronic Ignition Safety Devices. Originally part of the Teledyne e2v family, Teledyne Energetics also delivers a range of services to its global customer base. Design services include modelling and testing of fully packaged circuitry for control and initiation of detonators, which are carried out at our fully licensed site at Lincoln. Everyone who joins Teledyne Energetics UK plays a part in contributing to our success, our continued growth, and being best-in-class in our field.

The Quality Engineer ensures products, processes, and systems comply with stringent regulatory, customer, and industry standards throughout the full lifecycle. The role focuses on risk management, root cause analysis, validation, and continuous improvement, working closely with engineering, manufacturing, and regulatory stakeholders. They play a key role in preventing defects, supporting audits, and maintaining robust documentation to ensure consistent quality and compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that all activities are conducted in accordance with company operating procedures.
• Ensuring customer defined quality KPIs are met.
• Leading, conducting and documenting gage R&R, ANOVA MSA activities.
• Providing guidance in the development of procedures to accommodate a changing environment.
• Supporting Operations in achieving an environment of continuous improvement through identifying best practice and championing changes working closely with Process Engineers.
• Leading Quality Root Cause and Corrective actions through Quality methods such as 8D, A3.
• Providing a supporting role for the completion of Fast Responses Board using Fishbone, 3 legged 5 Why.
• Managing department MRB process and reporting of key issues, late MRB tickets.
• Management of the non-conformities related to the responsible area and providing support and guidance to employees on effective corrective actions.
• Producing Right-First-Time data, publishing results and utilising them to direct efforts/focus.
• Liaising with all areas of the business, at all levels, together with suppliers and customers in resolving product quality related issues.
• Conducting layered process audits and where applicable internal audits in order to demonstrate compliance with procedures, processes and other requirements.
• Attending the various business/product reviews to ensure the business is addressing all aspects of the requirement to the satisfaction of the customer.
• Building effective working relationships internally and externally.
• Verification processes to customer standards.
• Risk mitigation and analysis (FMEA – PFMEA/DFMEA).

Requirements:

Essential:

• Be willing to undergo UK Government Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance.
• An ability to read and understand written technical operating procedures drawings.
• A high standard of formal education (preferably to HNC level or equivalent) providing the ability to have a technically credible dialogue with the engineering and production teams.
• Quality Assurance experience within a precision manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of AS9100 quality requirements.
• A time served background in an engineering discipline.
• An understanding of problem-solving tools / techniques.
• Fully competent in the use of PC’s (Microsoft Office Applications) as detailed technical report generation will be required.
• Excellent communication skills, a methodical approach to working, and proven attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work under pressure to achieve demanding objectives.

Desirable:

• An extensive knowledge of Energetics products and processes, together with an understanding of the Teledyne Energetics Quality Management System.
• Familiarity with auditing techniques, although training will be given if required.
• Knowledge and understanding of recognised Project Management methodologies.
• Knowledge and understanding of automated manufacturing commissioning strategies.

Teledyne UK Company Benefits:

• Salary sacrifice-led pension plan that matches employee contributions up to 7%.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Free life assurance cover at the value of four times basic annual salary.
• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays.
• Holiday purchase scheme which enables employees to purchase an additional week’s worth of annual leave each year.
• Internal reward and recognition scheme linked to internal benefits platform.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme that supports employees with their physical, mental and financial health, as well as their cultural/environmental wellbeing.
• Competitive employee discounts platform that provides employees with discounts with leading brands/retailers.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits and policies.
• Company sick pay.
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee that supports and champions employee diversity.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.