Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Senior Supplier Quality Engineering

The Senior Supplier Quality Engineering position will leverage your abilities to improve the quality and delivery of supplied products. You will resolve quality and delivery issues, manage supplier corrective actions, and assure compliance of program quality requirements through surveillance and assessments activities with little to no supervision. You will need to be a self-starter with a complete understanding of the supplier quality function, be willing and able to train others, and have a passion to learn and improve supplier systems and products. This is a very visible position to the organization playing an important role at BAE Space and Mission Systems supporting the Aerospace and Defense industry.

In this position, you are the resource responsible for the technical supplier performance relationship at the front end of the Integrated Supply Chain where production material is sourced and where it enters the product realization process ensuring compliant parts are delivered on time. You will be a part of BAE procurement risk management that enables our competitive edge and reduces risk to programs and our customers. As a Senior Engineer you must have the ability to make critical decisions of high impact to the business and be able to interface with all levels of management internal and external to the company. The Enterprise Assurance Strategic Capabilities Unit delivers critical assurance disciplines that protect and enable people, data and missions. We provide a comprehensive approach to managing risk across the enterprise for current and future information environments where the business and missions execute. We apply the use of innovative tools and robust processes to ensure mission and business success.

What You'll Do:

• Proficiently utilize manufacturing information systems including the Quality Management System (QMS), Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) system, Product Data Management (PDM) system, and other various databases that control and monitor supplier performance.
• Perform supply chain quality engineering functions including supplier evaluations, on-site system assessments, product realization capability and capacity reviews, and supplier corrective actions (SCARs).
• Use your understanding of technical specifications and supplier manufacturing processes to troubleshoot and resolve supplier fault issues.
• Assess supplier risk and facilitate improvements working cross-functionally with engineering, Integrated Supply Chain (ISC), and program personnel.
• Review drawings, procedures and engineering orders for completeness and suggest improvements to ensure supplier success.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site three or more days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
• May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.
• May access other facilities in various weather conditions.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 4 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Experience and proficiency in performing on-site quality system assessments and evaluating suppliers' ability to produce the needed products, processes, or services.
• Experience in supply chain quality engineering and/or hardware quality engineering. Experience in other areas will be considered provided there is a supplier and/or quality component.
• Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Proficiency of ISO and AS9100 requirements.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Proficiency with SharePoint, Oasis, Costpoint, and advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
• Experience with Statistical Process Control, LEAN, and Six Sigma.
• ASQ Certifications such as Certified Supplier Quality Professional, Certified Manager of Quality/ Organizational Excellence, Certified Quality Engineer, or Certified Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $95106 - $161680 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 Space & Mission 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 teammaking a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Space & Mission Systems is a leading provider of national defense and civil space applications, advanced remote sensing, scientific and tactical systems for the U.S. Intelligence, Department of Defense and scientific communities. We continually pioneer ways to innovate spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and other defense and civil capabilities. Powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus, we continually discover ways to enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most. 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.