Product Assurance Engineer

Company Overview

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence encompasses a global team of 4,500 experts specializing in digital, cyber, and intelligence fields. Operating across ten countries, they collaborate to analyze and connect complex data, assisting governments, military forces, and commercial clients in gaining strategic digital advantages in challenging environments.

Role Summary

The Product Assurance Engineer will provide specialized product assurance support primarily within space-related programs and projects. This role involves overseeing system, sub-system, and supply-chain assurance activities throughout project phases, from initiation through to launch and post-delivery support.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver product assurance expertise across space projects at various stages, including system and supply chain levels.
• Support project execution from delivery start to milestone completion and beyond, ensuring quality and compliance.
• Embed reliability, safety, and compliance requirements into project workflows and supplier engagements.
• Collaborate within the Space Business Unit, often managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Liaise closely with engineering, supply chain, project managers, and customers to ensure proportionate and effective assurance.
• Oversee assurance for design, manufacturing, testing, and verification during the project lifecycle.
• Provide comprehensive visibility on assurance status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and business units.
• Contribute to governance by supporting project reviews, audits, and safety-critical readiness milestones.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Experience handling non-conformances, deviations, and waivers within complex systems; space industry experience is advantageous.
• Deep understanding of lifecycle assurance principles for intricate systems and equipment.
• Strong communication skills for effective engagement with clients, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Eligibility for unrestricted UK Security Clearance.

Desirable Attributes

• Knowledge of Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT), verification, and flight readiness processes.
• Basic familiarity with Quality Engineering domains including Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety (RAMS), Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical components (EEE/M&PE), and Radiation effects.
• Prior experience in Product Assurance, Quality, or Reliability Engineering within aerospace, defence, space, or regulated engineering contexts.
• Competence in managing assurance across systems, sub-systems, and supplier interfaces.
• Experience with space missions and safety-critical systems.
• Participation in supplier audits and onsite assurance activities.

Work Environment and Culture

BAE Systems offers a career with meaningful impact and continuous growth opportunities. Employees benefit from a supportive culture fostering diversity, inclusion, and work-life balance. The organization values employee wellbeing and sustainability, providing support tailored to individual and family needs.

Hybrid working arrangements are embraced, allowing team members to operate flexibly across home, offices, or client sites while maintaining effective collaboration through technology.

Security and Eligibility

Due to the nature of work, roles are subject to UK security and export controls, including stringent vetting processes. Applicants must meet residency and security clearance requirements, including baseline personnel security standards and potentially higher national security vetting with five to ten years residency.