Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer – APKWS Lead
About The Position
See what you’re missing. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. 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 mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems. In Precision Strike & Sensing Solutions, we design and manufacture state-of-the-art systems and technology that enable our customers to execute their precision strike missions. We are looking for a Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to lead and execute the Supplier Quality strategy for the APKWS program. This person will report to the Precision Strike Supplier Quality Manager and will be responsible for implementing quality management tools and processes to ensure suppliers delivery high-quality products on-time to BAE Systems. This position will include approximately 10-15% travel. Travel will be a mix of local, day visits as well as overnight travel, outside the local area. Due to the collaborative nature of the role involving frequent interactions with the program leadership team, this position must be in the NH area.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a technical field and 6-10+ years of direct experience or 10-14+ years of related experience in Supplier Quality in lieu of degree
- Ability to analyze supplier defect/performance data and display visually
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as technical drawings, specifications, requirements
- Excellent project management, planning, and organization skills
- Strong communicator capable of working through complex issues with peers, management and multiple functions
- Experience in 8D/RCCA activities
- Working knowledge of APQP/PPAPs
- Experience with requirements management and flowdown
- Ability to make decisions using sound judgment while complying with policies, procedures, appropriate principles and applicable state and federal laws and regulations
Nice To Haves
- PPV/FAI
- LSS Green Belt
- Background in Defense Industry
- Experience with AS9100 or equivalent Quality Management Systems
Responsibilities
- Manage supplier quality performance across the Aviation Weapons product portfolio; ownership of the supplier quality strategy for the programs
- First line of defense for technical questions on all aspects of Program Supplier Quality
- Evaluate and assess the impact of nonconforming product and suppliers’ corrective actions, including timely communication with the program team of both.
- Partner with the Category Supplier Quality team on problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers to eliminate recurrence of non‐conformances
- Oversight of supporting SQE’s for issue resolution, conduit of communication between supporting SQE’s and program team
- Flow down contractual requirements to suppliers based on QMS / part / risk / customer requirements via quality clausing codes
- Utilize supplier Scorecards/metrics and analytical tools to quantify performance levels of individual suppliers and work with those suppliers to develop improvement plans to achieve 100% quality performance
- Partner with supply chain to ensure proper selection of sourcing (throughout entire product life cycle) to mitigate risk and reduce overall cost of ownership of the parts.
- Collaborate with engineering, supply chain, and program quality to identify part and supplier risk for proactive mitigation activities.
- Support AS9145 deployment in key suppliers to mitigate program risks.
- Drive “Zero Defect” culture within the supply base
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
- company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
