Lead Program Quality Engineer (APKWS)

Job Description You don’t see it, but it’s there. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from saving emissions in the City of Lights to powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F-35 fighter jet. At Electronic Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too.
Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate For Those Who Move The WorldTM.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with us.
We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Lead Quality Engineer to join our team on the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) program. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the quality engineering efforts for the APKWS program across multiple production sites, including Nashua, NH, and Austin, TX. The Lead Quality Engineer will provide technical direction and guidance to other Quality Engineers on the program, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and driving continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced, high-production environment.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the quality engineering efforts for the APKWS program across multiple production sites, including Nashua, NH, and Austin, TX
• Provide technical direction and guidance to other Quality Engineers on the program, ensuring consistency and compliance with quality standards
• Create and implement comprehensive quality plans, procedures, and processes to ensure compliance with quality standards, including AS9100, ISO 9001, and DoD requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, and program management, to ensure quality is integrated into all aspects of the program
• Conduct and lead quality inspections, audits, and reviews to ensure compliance with quality standards and identify areas for improvement
• Analyze quality data and metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement, and implement corrective actions as needed
• Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality, reduce defects, and improve efficiency
• Collaborate with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure they meet quality standards and requirements
• Provide technical guidance and support to junior quality engineers and other team members
• Create and maintain quality documentation, including quality plans, procedures, and records
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, including export control and safety requirements

Risk and Opportunity Management:

• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks and opportunities across the program
• Create and implement risk management plans to mitigate potential quality issues
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and capitalize on opportunities for quality improvement

Requirements Management:

• Ensure that quality requirements are properly documented, communicated, and implemented across the program
• Collaborate with requirements management teams to ensure that quality requirements are properly integrated into the program's requirements management system
• Create and maintain a comprehensive requirements management plan to ensure that quality requirements are met

Fast-Paced, High-Production Environment:

• Work in a fast-paced, high-production environment with tight deadlines and high production volumes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that quality is integrated into all aspects of the program, while meeting production schedules and deadlines
• Create and implement quality processes and procedures that are efficient, effective, and scalable to meet the demands of a high-production program

Leadership and Direction:

• Provide technical direction and guidance to other Quality Engineers on the program, including:
  • Creating quality plans, procedures, and records
  • Assigning and directing quality tasks and activities to junior Quality Engineers
  • Conducting regular quality meetings and providing updates on program quality status
  • Identifying root causes and addressing quality issues and implementing corrective actions
  • Developing and implementing quality training programs for Quality Engineers and other team members

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience or 8-10+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• Software and Hardware Quality experience in commercial, automotive, or aerospace & defense hardware and software technology with emphasis on Hardware Quality skills
• Strong Collaborative skills both within and external to the Quality Function
• Ability to read and comprehend drawings, specifications and contract requirements.
• Ability to drive successful completion of Root Cause, Corrective and Preventive Actions
• Self-motivated and able to manage daily priorities with minimal oversight and direction.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience with AS9100, PPV/AS9102 FAI, and AS9145/PPAP
• Green Belt/Black Belt Certified
• Experience with a Quality Improvement Program (Zero Defect, Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, etc..)
• Ability to devise sampling procedures and directions for recording and reporting quality data
• Perform and Document internal audits and other quality assurance activities
• Secret Clearance or ability to attain
• Experience using Quality Databases
• Plan, conduct and monitor testing and inspection of materials and products to ensure finished product quality
• Experience with Software Quality Assurance

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95106 - $
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Electronic Systems BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.