About the Role
As part of the Quality Organization, you will 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.
Responsibilities
- Implement tools and processes to ensure suppliers improve on current products with robust plans and deliver first time quality to BAE program customers.
- Investigate, evaluate, and resolve supplier quality problems.
- Conduct audits and analyze defect trends.
- Lead continuous improvement projects.
- Engage experts across the commodity team to proactively mitigate risk and ensure effective resolution of issues.
- Engage with program teams to support the manufacturing floor, flow down of customer requirements, sourcing decisions, and supplier risk identification.
- 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.
- Evaluate and assess the impact of nonconforming product and suppliers’ corrective actions, including timely communication with the program team.
- Champion problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers to eliminate recurrence of non‐conformances.
- Flow down contractual requirements to suppliers based on QMS / part / risk / customer requirements.
- Perform Production Process Verifications (PPV's) at supplier locations.
- Participate in PPAP review process and other aspects of APQP.
- Perform and Evaluate First Article Inspections per the requirements of AS9102.
- Train suppliers to meet BAE Systems expectations.
- Collaborate with engineering, supply chain, and program quality to identify part and supplier risk for proactive mitigation activities.
Requirements
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as technical drawings, specifications, and requirements.
- Strong communicator capable of working through complex issues with peers, management and multiple functions.
- A strong desire and mindset to drive actions and projects to closure without being prompted is a must.
- Ability to mine data and visually display.
- Technical mindset.
- Well-organized.
Skills
- Problem solving
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Influence and execution across functions and organizations
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Full-Time
Experience Level
- 2-6+ years of related experience
- 6-10+ years of related experience in lieu of degree
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree in an engineering or scientific field
Salary/Compensations
- $97008 - $164914
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Health savings accounts
- 401(k) savings plan
- Disability coverage
- Life and accident insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Legal plan
- Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Military leave
- Bereavement leave
- Applicable federal and state sick leave
- Company recognition program
About the Company
- 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 team—making a big impact on a global scale.
- At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
- Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics.
- Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world.
- Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space.
- At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
