Principal Supplier Quality Engineer

BAE Systems•Wayne, NJ

2d•$118,095 - $200,762•Hybrid

About The Position

BAE Systems is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer – Operational Excellence, who will report to the Supplier Quality Manager II – Operational Excellence. This individual will work across the ES Sector to deploy new critical capabilities and standardize processes and procedures. This individual will provide support to the business in the area of supplier quality assurance, optimizing the supplier engagement process utilizing a KPI program and standard tools and processes to ensure our supply base is prepared and have robust plans to deliver quality products to BAE program customers. This individual will deploy Lean-6Sigma practices across the SQA organization and supply base with a results focus that will have substantial impact on business performance and on delivering operational excellence to customers. You will also drive a CI culture deploying industry leading tools, processes and technologies. You must be a driven problem solver who will utilize your analytical skills to find innovative solutions to supplier quality related issues & challenges and mitigate supplier related business disruptions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and 4-6+ years direct experience, or related experience in Operational Excellence or Continuous Improvement or 6-10+ years of experience in lieu of degree
Project Management skills in planning, scheduling and execution
Have led multiple high impact kaizens
Strong RCCA 8D experience training & leading suppliers and internal events
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels and in diverse and different settings
Self-starter; identifies challenges/problems and takes the initiative to identify solutions
Motivates team members, fosters and nurtures teamwork
Can diffuse high-tension situations calmly and effectively

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Quality or Manufacturing and 6 years of related experience
Experience in Supplier Quality preferred
Lean-6Sigma Green Belt Certified
Project/Program Management Certification

Responsibilities

Deploy and embed new critical capabilities and standardized ways of working across Electronic Systems in line with customer and stakeholder needs
Collaborate across Business Areas and Functions for planning, execution and management of process improvements, projects and other initiatives
Develop, improve, and continuously monitor/communicate a standard, meaningful, and actionable KPI/metrics program that can be reported to the most senior level of leadership in order to provide supplier status and health of supply chain
Administers the operational excellence CI project portfolio management process to identify, implement, and sustain best practices across the function and supply chain
Supports internal supplier quality and external supplier candidates through the 6Sigma Green/Black Belt certification program
Partnering with the supplier quality development team in applying analytical tools to quantify performance levels of suppliers at the sector level and develop improvement plans to achieve 100% quality performance
Supporting the business in resolving systemic supplier issues, using the known lean and 6S tools and CI methodology as a way to improve Quality, Delivery, Cost and Inventory of supplied material
Supports key supplier business review process to monitor metrics, identify trends and execute CI projects to assure demonstrated performance improvements
Enhance supplier and organization quality culture through coaching and technical engagement