Senior Quality Manager

Job Description
Are you looking for a quality leadership role that has a diverse and growing portfolio developing and producing the most advanced electronic flight systems? Are you inspired to join an organization with a strong culture, that’s focused on ensuring we are hearing all voices, being brilliant on the basics, and developing our teams and leaders? BAE systems put cultureomers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate for Those Who Move the World®”. Come join our team!

The Controls & Avionics Solutions (CAS) business area is seeking a Senior Quality Manager to lead the Fort Wayne Production Quality team. This manager will lead our Quality Engineers on commercial and military production as well as aftermarket in Fort Wayne, IN. In this role, you will work closely with plant leadership to provide proactive, value-added solutions, and deliver for internal & external customers. This position will be a “hands‑on” leader who turns strategy into everyday achievements. You will drive continuous‑improvement initiatives, and ensure that every product, and process meets the standards of our customers and regulators.

The successful candidate:

• Possess strong communication and presentation skills to facilitate effective communication at all levels of the organization and across customers and partner communities
• Consult, collaborate, and work as a liaison with other departments and internal/external customers to provide the support required to successfully evaluate and bring closure to any quality issues
• Is a visible, influential leader who takes a collaborative approach with others and comes across as approachable; can diffuse high-tension situations effectively
• Can form a highly capable quality assurance staff by recruiting, organizing and developing team members
• Take responsibility for resolving technical challenges and ensuring successful tactical execution across the team
• Relates well with individuals at all levels of the organization, builds effective relationships within the factory and across customer base

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direction, supervision, and guidance to ensure alignment with quality policy, strategic objectives and organization goals that drive world class quality
• Ensure products conform to established company and regulatory performance and quality standards
• Investigate problems and develop disposition and corrective actions for discrepancies – using proven RCCA techniques and driving sustainable preventive improvements.
• Translate the business area quality strategy into detailed work plans, timelines, and KPI dashboards
• Prepares executive level quality performance presentations (KPI analysis, customer scorecards, audit readiness, etc.) for senior leadership meetings
• Champions a culture of quality and continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
• Provide risk‑assessment expertise (APQP, PFMEA, PPAP) to product‑development and manufacturing teams
• Coach and develop quality team members (engineers, technicians, analysts) to build capabilities aligned with the quality strategy, conduct performance reviews and support employee development
• Maintain and enhance quality data platforms (Power BI, Tableau, Minitab) to enable rapid, data‑driven decision making
• Generate and distribute weekly quality metrics (defect rates, yield, audit findings, quality scorecards) to stakeholders
• Participate in strategic planning sessions to set quality objectives, budgets, and resource plans
• Manage the full CAPA lifecycle: intake, root‑cause analysis, corrective‑action implementation, verification, and effectiveness review ensuring timely root‑cause analysis and resolution

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8-10 years of experience in quality assurance/management within a regulated industry (aerospace, defense, medical)
• Strong technical knowledge of quality science tools and methodologies, including statistical process control, APQP (PFMEA, Control Plans), and robust root cause analysis
• Strong knowledge of FAA 14 CFR Part 145, and FAA 14-CFR Part 21
• Demonstrated success managing internal audits, external regulatory audits, and CAPA processes
• Strong and demonstrated communication skills (written, verbal, visual) and interpersonal skills (listening and communicating within group working environment).
• Organizational skills – can marshal resources to get things done, orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, use matrixed resources effectively and efficiently, and arrange information in a useful manner.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's in an Engineering or technical field
• Master’s degree
• Defense Industry preferred with strong knowledge/experience with AS9100/AS9102/AS9145
• Experience with additional quality standards such as AS13100 or customer -specific OEM requirements
• Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt or Black Belt Certified
• ASQ Certification

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $122400 - $208080

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 : $122,400 - $208,080