Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Job Description
What’s it like realizing your potential at an innovative company that takes on some of the world’s most important challenges? Rewarding. As part of our Precision Strike Quality Organization, you’ll 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.

BAE Systems is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to join our team and support quality practices and surveillance directly on the production floor. The role may supervise the factory quality inspection team and routinely collaborate with the Operations and Process Engineering teams to meet product quality requirements, reduce rework and scrap, and drive continuous improvement.

A Manufacturing Quality Engineer’s responsibilities include:

• Provide quality control support to the manufacturing value stream with a focus on the inspection operations
  • Monitor and provide input to process documentation and inspection plans
  • Collaborate with Program Quality to execute the Quality Plan in the factory in accordance with customer requirements
• Reinforce compliance to the AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS) and internal command media by supporting audits and continuous improvement efforts
  • Execute First Article Inspection (FAI) in accordance with the QMS and AS9102, with report preparation and data collection support
  • Disposition nonconforming material and pursue corrective action for supplier related issues with Supplier Quality where needed
  • Support factory quality metrics reviews
  • Facilitate root cause/corrective action (RCCA) efforts associated with manufacturing issues
  • Collaborate with Process Engineering on the implementation of product and process control methods such as statistical process control (SPC) and associated reaction plans
  • May supervise the factory inspection team and coordinate coverage and training activities to facilitate production workflow
  • Utilize various quality science tools for problem solving and data analysis

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration with the factory team, work will be conducted on site for a minimum of 75% of the time.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree and 0-2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment or 4-6+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment in lieu of degree