Eng Prin - Quality

BAE Systems • Endicott, NY

19h • Onsite

About The Position

As part of our Controls & Avionics Systems (CAS) 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 in Endicott, NY is looking for a Program Quality Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be a key program leadership member collaborating across functions and empowered to influence strategy and execution that ensures programs are executed with high quality. The program quality engineer will assure that customer, regulatory, and internal requirements are met at all levels of the value stream and will own the quality success of the program by coordinating quality resources (design, supplier, manufacturing), meeting customer satisfaction, and identifying, communicating, and dispositioning quality risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 4-6+ years of experience or 8-10+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulations (e.g. AS9100/ISO 9001, CMMI)
• Experienced with root cause corrective action (RCCA)
• Strong problem solving and risk management skills leveraged to ensure that solutions meet the needs of the business and warfighter
• Familiarity with lifecycle management (LCM) process and project management
• Customer skills including ability to develop solid, working customer relationships with credibility
• Business acumen, leadership, and cross-functional influence
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication
• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering or technical field
• Experienced with quality tools and methodologies (e.g. 8D and Lean Six Sigma)
• Experience with AS9145 APQP

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive program quality plans (including estimates, schedules, resources, and budgets) aligned with customer & internal requirements with inputs from but not limited to design and supplier quality counterparts, coordinate necessary quality expertise, and collaborate with other functions on APQP planning.
• Support lifecycle management, phase gate, and program management reviews to ensure product quality, proactively identify issues, and serve as an active participant in program return to green efforts and transition to production activities.
• Serve as the primary customer quality liaison by overseeing product sell off, hosting customer source inspections and audits, approving and submitting PPAP’s to the customer, and managing customer quality related issues and concerns.
• Proactively integrate quality into the program lifecycle by influencing bids and ensuring requirements flow down to all levels (design, suppliers, factories) and validate requirements through make item PPV/FAI reviews and approvals.
• Lead nonconformance management by overseeing Material Alert investigations and chairing Material Review Boards, drive robust Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA) processes, and minimize program/customer impact.
• Identify and communicate quality risks, ensure robust mitigation strategies are in place, and leverage product issue data for DFMEA/PFMEA updates.
• Develop supplier quality clausing plans and review and approve subcontract management plans and statements of work.
• Ensure compliance with BAE programmatic processes and organize, support, and/or execute ISO 9001/AS9100/IATF16949 audits and CMMI assessments.
• Ensure programs meet all quality performance requirements by managing and reporting key quality metrics and partner with programs and other functions to drive improvements in overall program and business performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior