Job Description

Job Description

You don’t see it, but it’s there. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from saving emissions in the City of Lights to powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F-35 fighter jet. At Electronic Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. 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 missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate For Those Who Move The WorldTM.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with us.
 
In the Precision Guided Sensing Solutions (PGSS) Product Line, we design and manufacture state-of-the-art sensors and guidance kits that enable our customers to execute their precision strike missions. BAE Systems is looking for a Program Quality Engineer (PQE) for our Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) Production Program.  The APKWS Production Program is responsible for over $250M in annual sales revenue and the factory is located in Hudson, NH. 
 
The PQE is responsible for supporting the seamless manufacturing and support of APKWS across our New Hampshire and Texas facilities. They will assure that our products and services meet the established standards of quality including reliability, usability and performance. This will include the entire program life cycle (Proposal, Design, Production, Services, and Sustainment). The PQE will utilize their expertise in Quality to ensure compliance, drive process improvements, lead root cause corrective actions and guide business decisions with data.
 
As a part of an interdisciplinary program team, the Quality Engineer will be involved in (but not limited to) the following:

• Reviewing Customer requirements to ensure proper flow down
• Quality Management System audits of manufacturing areas
• Interact with Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Program Office and other Engineering disciplines as required
• Frequent interaction with the Customer thru Customer Source Inspection and preparation and presentation of Customer documentation
• Serving as the overall voice of the customer to ensure that all requirements are accurately satisfied
• Data Extraction /Analysis /Compilation
• Root Cause and Corrective Action Analysis

Typical Education and Experience

Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 2 years work experience or equivalent experience

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelor’s degree and 0-4+years of engineering experience or 6-8+ years of engineering experience
• Knowledge/demonstrated expertise in GD&T, tolerance analysis, and statistical process control (SPC)
• Knowledge-experience with root cause analysis methodologies (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, FTA)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Skills and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or technical field 
• Master's Degree
• Experience with AS9100, PPV/AS9102 FAI, and AS9145/PPAP
• Green Belt/Black Belt Certified
• Experience with a Quality Improvement Program (Zero Defect, Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, etc..)
• Ability to devise sampling procedures and directions for recording and reporting quality data
• Perform and Document internal audits and other quality assurance activities
• Secret Clearance or ability to attain
• Experience using Quality Databases
• Plan, conduct and monitor testing and inspection of materials and products to ensure finished product quality

About BAE Systems, Inc.

BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.

Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.

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.