Development Program Quality Engineer (APKWS)

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.

Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate For Those Who Move The WorldTM.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with us.

In the Precision Guided Sensing Solutions (PGSS) Product Line, we design and manufacture state-of-the-art sensors and guidance kits that enable our customers to execute their precision strike missions. BAE Systems is looking for a Development Program Quality Engineer for our Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) Production Program. The APKWS Production Program is responsible for over $250M in annual sales revenue and the factory is located in Hudson, NH.

The Development Program Quality Engineer will responsible for supporting Design Quality Efforts on various development programs including a key focus on second sourcing initiatives to ensure supply chain resilience and cost optimization. This will include the entire program life cycle (Proposal, Design, Production, Services, and Sustainment). They will utilize their expertise in Quality to ensure compliance, drive process improvements, lead root cause corrective actions and guide business decisions with data.

This individual needs to have solid communications skills as well as having the ability to engage across all levels of the organization in building effective relationships.

As a part of an interdisciplinary program team, the Design Quality Engineer will be involved in (but not limited to) the following:

• Review and evaluate mechanical designs, specifications, and technical documents to ensure compliance with established standards and best practices.
• Ensure that designs meet functional requirements and manufacturing capabilities using key GD&T engineering checking techniques
• Provide notations and feedback to team members so necessary corrections are made to designs and reference materials.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to identify design issues and provide guidance and expertise to improve overall engineering processes.
• Actively participate in the qualification and validation of secondary sources, ensuring designs are adaptable to alternative manufacturing processes and materials.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, such as manufacturing and supply chain, to ensure seamless integration of quality into the design process.
• Investigate design-related issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions to avoid future occurrences. This includes investigating quality deviations identified during second source qualification.
• Maintain accurate records of design reviews, test results, and quality assurance activities for future reference and audits.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or technical field
• 4-6 years of experience as a Quality Engineer, with a focus on design quality or development program in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated expertise in GD&T, tolerance analysis, and statistical process control (SPC)
• Experience with root cause analysis methodologies (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, FTA)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Master's Degree
• Experience with AS9100, PPV/AS9102 FAI, and AS9145/PPAP
• Green Belt/Black Belt Certified
• Experience with a Quality Improvement Program (Zero Defect, Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, etc..)
• Experience with supplier qualification processes, including audits and source inspections.
• Ability to devise sampling procedures and directions for recording and reporting quality data
• Perform and Document internal audits and other quality assurance activities
• Secret Clearance or ability to attain
• Experience using Quality Databases
• Plan, conduct and monitor testing and inspection of materials and products to ensure finished product quality

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $118095 - $200762

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.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Salary : $118,095 - $200,762