Quality Engineer

Unleash the Power of Multi-Mission Excellence: Safeguarding the Seas for the World's Navies.

Step into a world where cutting-edge technology meets unparalleled expertise. Ultra Maritime pioneers delivering multi-mission solutions that protect and empower the naval forces worldwide. With our extensive portfolio of capabilities, our innovations are utilised on naval fleets across our allied navies around the globe.

As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we tirelessly push the boundaries to develop advanced specialist systems that provide our 'five-eyes' Defence customers with an unbeatable warfighting edge. From surface vessels to sub-surface operations and unmanned platforms, we are revolutionizing the way naval missions are executed.

We thrive on collaboration and partnering with our customers to ensure mission success. Our expert solutions encompass an array of game-changing technologies, including state-of-the-art sonar, radar, expendables, signature management, and naval power systems.

Join us in shaping the future of naval warfare and together, we will safeguard the seas and empower navies worldwide!

Flexible Working

At Ultra Maritime, we understand that your personal life is just as important as your professional one. That's why we support and promote flexible working arrangements where possible. Whether you prefer a hybrid model, working remotely, or the structure of being on-site, we will support you as best as we can.

Embrace the freedom to shape your work hours according to your needs, whether it's part-time, compressed hours, or a unique arrangement that suits your lifestyle.

Loudwater, Greenford, and Weymouth exclusively offer a 9-day fortnight working pattern, offering extended weekends every other week, granting you more time to pursue your passions. And that's not all – we provide flexible start and finish times, as well as Time off in Lieu (TOIL) for up to 1 day per calendar month which tie in with our Values of Integrity, Transparency and Alignment. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.

Job Description

The Quality Engineer will be responsible for all leading all quality-related activity and ensuring compliance with internal processes and external requirements within their 'Integrated Project Team', sharing best practice & improvements to drive a culture of quality within UMUK. Typical responsibilities are defined below:

• Identify and co-ordinate investigations arising from Quality issues through to their documented conclusion, with supporting root cause analysis and solutions to prevent re-occurrence

• Following audits, proactively ensure corrective and preventive actions are followed up to completion.

• Create, collect, analyze and maintain quality performance metrics. Report results to broader company population.

• Interface with customer and government quality representatives regarding audits, corrective actions, acceptance testing, and other quality matters.

• Perform analyses of quality program requirements and prepare responsive quality plans, procedures, schedules ensure optimum quality support and compliance

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that quality standards are met throughout the product lifecycle.

• Providing guidance to team members on quality procedures and best practices.

• Support of external Quality audits, assessments and visits by customers and authorities

• To ensure effective and timely issue of audit reports, supporting evidence and KPI’s for the quality/compliance function

• Represent quality at program meetings & reviews

• Report to programs on quality issues, trends and losses.

• To provide guidance with the preparation and certification of product release documentation.

• Support in the generation of First Article Reports internally as well as any associated customer facing activities for product verification.

• Support customer or supplier Source Inspection or Delegate Product Review Verification activities

• Facilitation of concession applications and engineering change requests

• Participate in Engineering Design Project reviews and auditing these projects to ensure compliance to internal QMS requirements

• Participate in Contract Reviews and New Business Proposal launches

• To encourage development and improvement in our business processes and promote a culture of quality awareness.

• Develop and support of a business improvement culture and associated activities e.g. process mapping, lean, continuous improvements etc.

• Ensure the departmental objectives are achieved in line with the job holders individual objectives

• There may be additional activities to perform from time to time in order to maximise the contribution to Ultra Maritime goals and objectives

Typically, a Bachelor Degree (or equivalent).

May be required to maintain security clearance.

Benefits on offer:

• Optional 9 day fortnight
• TOIL
• Flexible working hours
• 1pm finish on a Friday
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working for certain job roles.
• Casual dress
• 25 days holiday
• Christmas shut down.
• Option to buy or sell holiday.
• Option to purchase private health care, dental, critical illness etc via salary sacrifice.
• Reward hub - discounts at over 200 online stores
• 4 x annual salary life cover
• Pension starting at 5% Employer / 4% Employee. You can select your employee contribution level from 4% to 70% (providing this sacrifice does not cause your salary to drop below the National Minimum Wage/ National Living Wage).

Relocation Support

Attracting high-level talent and people that can add value and expertise, is vital to our success. Attracting and retaining brilliant people is imperative so that’s why we search across the UK for talent. We offer financial support to candidates that are considering relocating; this is considered on a case-by-case basis per role and subject to HMRC guidelines.

Nationality Requirements

Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers.

Diverse & Inclusive Employer

Ultra Maritime is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity, inclusion, equity and equality. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be your best and authentic self.

We promote a workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures; believing that this will increase our diversity of thinking, and ultimately ensure we continue delivering on our commitments to our customers.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and welcome applications from all candidates.

Company: Ultra Maritime