Principal Quality Assurance and Quality Control Engineer

About the role

Babcock is recruiting a Principal Quality Assurance and Quality Control Engineer for its Devonport Royal Dockyard site in Plymouth. You will lead a team of welding quality professionals and act as a recognised subject matter expert, ensuring welding activities meet the highest quality, safety and regulatory standards on complex marine engineering and defence programmes. The role is full time, 35 hours per week and based on site.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of welding quality professionals, including coaching, mentoring and competency development
• Act as Responsible Welding Coordinator and maintain compliance with ISO 3834-2 requirements
• Provide expert advice on complex welding repairs, fabrication activities and technical quality matters
• Drive continuous improvement, including welding systems and processes
• Work with engineering teams, suppliers and stakeholders to meet required standards

Required profile

• Demonstrable experience in welding, fabrication, welding inspection or welding quality assurance
• Completed craft apprenticeship with experience in welding, fabrication, welding inspection or non-destructive testing
• Experience as a Senior Welding Inspector or welding quality assurance professional in a nuclear or marine environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain site-specific authorisations for operational areas
• Sole UK National able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of weld quality management systems under ISO 3834-2
• Understanding of non-destructive testing and welding quality requirements
• Knowledge of pipework and structural welding codes and standards
• Team leadership and stakeholder relationship building

What we offer

• Salary of £57,300 to £71,600 depending on experience, plus benefits
• Generous holiday allowance and matched contribution pension with life assurance
• Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme, shopping savings portal and payment of professional fees
• Development opportunities, employee assistance programme and Be Kind Day