**Job Description**

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.

Our employees work on the world s most advanced electronics. 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. We put our customers first exemplified by our missions: We Protect Those Who Protect Us and We Innovate For Those Who Move The World. Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

We are looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer to implement tools and processes to ensure suppliers improve on current products with robust plans and deliver first time quality to BAE program customers. The person will also investigate, evaluate, and resolve supplier quality problems as well as conduct audits, analyze defect trends, and lead continuous improvement projects. This supplier quality engineer will engage experts across our commodity team to proactively mitigate risk and ensure effective resolution of issues as well as engage with program teams to support the manufacturing floor, flow down of customer requirements, sourcing decisions, and supplier risk identification. They must be a self-starting problem solver who will utilize their analytical skills to find innovative solutions to quality-related issues. A strong desire and mindset to drive actions and projects to closure without being prompted is a must. Strong communication skills are required to ensure suppliers understand requirements and expectations, make progress reports and present findings. Ability to influence and execute across functions and organizations summarize briefing/findings at an executive leadership level will be necessary for success.

Additionally you will:

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 of both.

Champion problem solving and root cause analysis activities with suppliers to eliminate recurrence of nonconformances

Flow down contractual requirements to suppliers based on QMS / part / risk / customer requirements

Perform Production Process Verifications (PPV's) at supplier locations and participate in PPAP review process and other aspects of APQP

Perform and Evaluate First Article Inspections per the requirements of AS9102 as well as 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.

**Required Education, Experience, & Skills**

Technical bachelor s degree and 4 years of experience or 8 years of experience 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,

Well-organized

Strong communicator capable of working through complex issues with peers, management and multiple functions

Proficient in MS Office Products including Word, Excel, Power Point

**Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills**

L6S Greenbelt

Experience with root cause corrective action investigations

Experience with electronics manufacturing

Proven ability to coordinate a team to drive action

Experience with metric trending

AS9102/AS9145 experience

**Pay Information**

Full-Time Salary Range: $92290 - $156860

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

**Senior Supplier Quality Engineer**

**102086BR**

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