Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Teledyne Energetics UK, part of the wider Teledyne UK group, has been designing and developing solutions for the safety, arming, and initiation technology sector since 1984. We are a small, friendly team based in Lincoln who have big plans for future growth and expanding our business. We value a positive attitude and eagerness to learn from our employees, alongside skills and experience, and are interested in hearing from people who want to have a real career, instead of 'just another job'.

Teledyne Energetics UK is seeking a Quality Engineer based in Lincoln, UK. The Quality Engineer will play an important role in ensuring that our products and processes meet established quality standards on site from development through to production phases of our product's lifecycles.

The successful candidate will support through design to delivery of high-reliability electronics products in an environment with stringent controls. This position plays an important role in ensuring that all products meet strict customer and regulatory standards. The Quality Engineer will work closely with the Quality Manager to help maintain and improve our Quality Management System and will be best placed on site to educate and encourage all colleagues on the benefits of compliance.

Role & Responsibilities

• Leading root cause analysis/corrective actions with cross-functional teams using structured problem-solving tools.
• Training of colleagues in quality related fields.
• Performing internal quality and product audits and working with the product/process owner on improvements thereafter.
• Supporting with non-conformance report investigations.
• Raising supplier quality notifications and liaising directly with suppliers.
• Preparing, performing and documenting supplier quality audits.
• Completing product assurance on products after final inspection and prior to shipping.
• Effective communication and education across all teams and levels within the organization.
• Working closely with the manufacturing team to prepare and complete first article inspection reports (FAIRs) to AS9102 standard.
• Analysis of data and development of process KPIs in collaboration with process owners.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years of directly related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Internal quality auditor certification; preferably lead auditor.
• MS Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint; prepare analytical results, charts/graphs.
• Extensive working knowledge of ISO9001.
• Good working knowledge of AS9102 standard.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 standard (preferred).
• Exemplary attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with a pro-active attitude.
• Capability of working in a fast-paced environment.

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.