Program Quality Engineer
About The Position
What’s it like realizing your potential at an innovative company that takes on some of the world’s most important challenges? Rewarding. As part of our Electronic Combat Systems Quality Organization, you’ll join a diverse group of driven professionals who design the products and systems that support enhanced military capabilities, protect national security, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure. With us, you’ll be able to make an impact while you hone your skills and grow in your career. BAE Systems is looking for a Program Quality Engineer who will be a member of a cross-functional program team. This role is hybrid with the majority of the time onsite. They will contribute to Program performance, verification of product/process conformance and customer satisfaction by providing technical expertise for executing product assurance engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle. This position will consist of assisting the Program Leads in the execution of the Quality Management System Manual and Program Contractual Requirements within the Advanced Electronic Warfare Systems (AEWS) Product Line. Planning, documenting, and implementing the Quality Assurance function includes:
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree and 2-4+ years of experience
- Must be able to obtain Secret Clearance
- Must be able to obtain SAP / SAR clearance
- Self-starter must be able to perform job duties in high-paced environment with limited supervision
- Demonstrated leadership skills and teamwork contribution
- Strong and Demonstrated Communication Skills (written, verbal, visual) and interpersonal skills (listening and communicating within a group/team environment)
- Manufacturing experience
- Technical mindset
- Experience participating in Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities
- Proficient in MS Office Products including Word, Excel, Power Point
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering or similar technical degree
- Certified L6S Greenbelt or Blackbelt
- Experience with root cause corrective action investigations
- Experience with electronics manufacturing
- Proven ability to coordinate a team to drive action
- Experience with metric trending
- AS9102/AS9145 experience
Responsibilities
- Review of program contract requirements to develop/implement an effective quality plan.
- Responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and validation of the Quality Management System in the Business Area site to assure company and contractual quality requirements are satisfied.
- Support project tailoring, project plan/documentation development, and other activities to establish the project’s execution processes.
- Provide clear communication and flow down of program quality requirements to other stakeholders (Engineering, Operations, and Program Management).
- Provide flow down of contract quality requirements to subcontractors and suppliers.
- Supporting source selection and monitoring of critical subcontractors and suppliers.
- Executes internal audits to verify the conformance of processes in accordance with the Quality Management System.
- Manufacturing Support for Production Build including Process Review Board, Corrective Action Board and Configuration Control Board participation.
- Support AS9102 activities including Production Process Verification (PPV) and First Article Inspections (FAI).
- Support AS9145 activities including Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Preliminary Risk Assessment, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Control Plan, and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
- Performance of data review activities to drive continuous improvement/zero defect initiatives.
- Initiating, facilitating, managing, and validating the effectiveness of root cause analysis, corrective, and preventative actions.
- Driving Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities through to closure.
- Responsible to create presentation materials for upper management including reports to Customers and Government representatives.
- Control of Non-Conforming Materials including leading containment and disposition activities.
- Material Review Board and Failure Review Board participation.
- Verification and validation process for the inspection and acceptance of hardware, software, and data deliverables.
- Documentation / Configuration Analysis and Review.
- Documentation Preparation for Customer Presentation / Sell Off.
- Presentation of Product for Customer Acceptance (Sell Off).
- Applying statistical techniques and continuous improvement tools on process, product, and program performance data.
- Effective use of metrics and measures, analyzing and reporting program performance information through trend analysis and other tools to provide early warning indicators for the initiation of preventative or corrective actions.
- Participating, supporting, and leading aspects of Qualification efforts.
- Interface with Program Management Office, DCMAS, and Customer stakeholders.
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- health savings accounts
- a 401(k) savings plan
- disability coverage
- life and accident insurance
- employee assistance program
- a legal plan
- discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
