Quality Sr Systems Engineer

Job Description BAE Systems is an industry leader in Military GPS Technologies, producing state of the art products that help our customers stay a step ahead when protecting our Warfighters, our National Security, and critical infrastructure. As a Design Quality Assurance team member, you will be a program quality focal lead, ensuring designs meet quality expectations, as well as customer, regulatory, and other requirements, and influence the adoption of engineering best practices to identify and eliminate defects before delivery. This position requires the applicant to have demonstrated experience in engineering development process and methods, including planning, requirements capture/decomposition, implementation, verification, and validation.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop Product/Project Quality Assurance plans and ensure fulfillment.
• Ensures BAE products and processes are compliant with internal and regulatory standards and are continuously improving
• Cross pollinating best practices and lessons learned between projects
• Ensure compliance to internal and external standards and procedures
• Advise project leadership on issues and best practices impacting Engineering quality or project performance to cost and schedule
• Contribute to Engineering project pursuits and bid estimates
• Support System Test monitoring, test set-up conformity, and review Test Reports and Qualification Test Reports and failure investigations reports
• Provide input and overview to support project execution from a Quality perspective, and attend internal project reviews / status meetings
• Review and approve Engineering documentation, design changes and development artifacts
• Participate in design & development review processes covering: planning, requirements, design, validation and verification
• Position best fits a self-motivated person with the ability to multi-task in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Assisting with engineering project planning activities to ensure plans account for program requirements and past lessons learned.
• Advising project teams and leadership of design quality trends and systemic issues, and of working with others to investigate, determine root cause, and recommend corrective actions to deliver high quality designs.
• Mentoring less-experienced engineers in the areas of design quality, process, and regulatory requirements.

Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a flexible hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in the appropriate Engineering discipline and 5 years of relevant experience or an Advanced degree in the appropriate Engineering discipline and 3 years of relevant experience. In the absence of a degree, 10 years of relevant Engineering experience is required.
• Engineering/Development experience
• Ability to acquire security clearance through the Department of Defense.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Ability to communicate with peers and subordinate workers within the company
• Knowledge of Quality Management System documentation as it relates to product development
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• AS9100/ISO9000 certification & audit experience
• CMMI experience/certification preferred
• Experience in Quality tools and Six Sigma processes.
• Experience with TipQA preferred
• Experience with JIRA workflow management
• A working knowledge of either SAP or Oracle a real plus
• Root Cause/Corrective Action methodologies. 8D, 5 why, etc
• Positive "we can" attitude with a passion for customer satisfaction

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems 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.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.