Supplier Quality Engineer - Special Process

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. 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. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life.
The Successful Candidate
BAE Systems is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer - Special Processes, who will report to the Supplier Quality Manager. This individual will work across the supply base to implement tools and execute programs that ensure suppliers are prepared with robust processes and plans to deliver quality products to BAE program customers. The role will focus on Special Processes such as Heat Treating, Welding, Brazing, Plating, Coatings, and Composites. This individual will also investigate, evaluate, and resolve Supplier Quality problems by conducting audits, analyzing defect trends, and leading continuous improvement projects. You will also conduct capability assessments that verify supplier qualifications, travel to assigned suppliers, and lead multiple projects to obtain measurable results. You must be a self-starting driven problem solver who will utilize your analytical skills to find innovative solutions to quality related issues & challenges and mitigate supplier related business disruptions. Strong communication skills are required to ensure suppliers understand requirements and expectations, make progress reports and present findings.
Responsibilities:

• Lead, plan, organize, and conduct onsite special process audits/assessments
• Apply knowledge of materials and special process technologies to assess supplier compliance to specifications, industry standards, engineering documents or other contractual requirements
• Create Special Process audit summaries that are designed to provide programs and management a clear understanding of audit results
• Ability to evaluate and assess risks that may emerge from special process audit results
• Interact and communicate with multi-functional teams on special processes requirements and issues
• Strong understanding of root cause and corrective action analysis and implementation of preventative action
• Identify risks and drive supplier accountability to risk mitigation plans & strategies

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years direct experience or 8+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• Some experience with, and an understanding of, sourcing and execution in regulated, demanding industries such as Aerospace/Defense, Medical Device, or other challenging markets
• Strong RCCA 8D experience training & leading suppliers and internal events
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels and in diverse and different settings
• Self-starter; identifies challenges/problems and takes the initiative to identify solutions
• Motivates team members, fosters and nurtures teamwork
• Can diffuse high-tension situations calmly and effectively

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Engineering or Manufacturing
• Supplier Quality experience preferred
• Advanced degree in Chemistry, Engineering or Manufacturing
• Chemical Processing and Coatings experience preferred
• Audit experience/certification(s) preferred
• Lean-6Sigma experience/certification(s) preferred

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95106 - $161680
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.
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.