Quality Engineer

Job Description
BAE Systems is an industry leader in military GPS technologies, producing state-of-the-art products that ensure our customers remain a step ahead in protecting our Warfighters, national security, and critical infrastructure. Committed to long-term investment in the development of specialized skills to uphold these core values, BAE Systems is seeking a driven Quality Engineer to ensure all sourced materials comply with engineering and industry requirements. We are looking for a proactive change agent—someone who is not content with the status quo and is driven to continuously improve processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and elevate our quality standards.

This position will serve as the process owner of Preliminary Material Review and the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Measurement Metrology and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) on purchased materials. Beyond technical execution, the successful candidate will act as a catalyst for operational excellence, driving the disposition of suspect non-conforming materials in collaboration with Engineering, Operations, and Procurement teams, analyzing material delivery trends, and performing measurements of internal assemblies and components to support First Article Inspections (FAI) and engineering requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process owner of Preliminary Material Review
• Serve as a change agent by identifying process bottlenecks and implementing sustainable improvements to the Preliminary Material Review workflow.
• Use of Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) and other equipment to ensure accurate measurements to document compliance to Engineering Drawings
• Manage resolution of supplied material issues
• Documents dispositions of non-conforming materials provided by Design, Production, Supply Chain, and Engineering in the system of record
• Apply GD&T measurement methodology and measurement tool usage
• Interacts with Industrial Engineering Staff, Component Engineering, Purchasing and
  Manufacturing Quality Staff to resolve component issues
• Supports receiving inspection for disposition of suspect materials
• Facilitate Corrective Actions for both material and process improvements

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to
perform all work onsite due to the nature of this 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.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree and 2-6+ years of experience or 6-10+ years of experience in lieu of degree