Principal Quality Engineer – Design & Operations Quality

We need to output only HTML fragment, no html/body tags, no markdown fences. Use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where posting has real specific content. We have content: description includes "How does it feel..." maybe that's about role. Could map to "About the role". Responsibilities: many bullet points. Requirements: education, experience, skills. Qualifications: maybe separate? The posting has "Required Education, Experience, & Skills" and "Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills". Could combine into Requirements and Preferred? But we have sections: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Might need to split: Requirements (required), Qualifications (preferred), Skills (maybe part of both). However we should avoid thin sections. Let's see content: Required Education, Experience, & Skills includes bullet-like sentences. Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills includes more. Could treat "Requirements" as required, "Qualifications" as preferred, and maybe "Skills" not needed separate because skills are within both. But we need to follow instruction: use those headings only if posting has real specific content for it. We have content for Requirements (required), Qualifications (preferred). Skills maybe redundant. Could still include Skills if we extract skill specifics: proficiency in APQP core tools, DFSS, Lean, root cause analysis, interpret GD&T, M365, interpersonal skills, etc. Those are skills. Could put them under Skills. But then we would duplicate content. Better to have Requirements (education/experience) and Skills (technical & soft skills). Qualifications (preferred certifications). Let's decide. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent. So we must include all details from posting. Let's extract: About the role: first paragraph(s) up to "Key Responsibilities". Actually the intro: "How does it feel to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering. The Principal Quality Engineer for Design & Operations Quality is a critical leadership role dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of quality for our advanced weapons systems. By bridging the gap between initial design and final production, this role directly contributes to BAE Systems' mission of protecting those who protect us. Through the application of "Right-First-Time" development and continuous improvement, the Principal Quality Engineer ensures that our products meet stringent contractual requirements and achieve customer expectations. This role is pivotal in mitigating program and technical risk, optimizing manufacturing processes, and maintaining the company's reputation for engineering excellence and operational integrity." That's about the role. Responsibilities: list under "Key Responsibilities" with subheadings: Strategic Project & Quality Management (with bullet-like sentences), Stakeholder Liaison & Governance, Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement, Technical Engineering Oversight. We'll need to convert each sentence into

items. Could group under subheadings? But instruction: use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It doesn't forbid headings inside list? Probably we can keep subheadings as plain text or

  then list. Simpler: create a

  with each responsibility as
  • . Might lose grouping but okay. Requirements: Required Education, Experience, & Skills bullet points: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited university (Mechanical or Electrical preferred). Understanding and practical experience executing Quality Management Systems (QMS) based on AS9100, ISO 9001, or TS-16949. Proficiency in APQP core tools, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Lean, and structured root cause analysis. Ability to interpret technical drawings, apply GD&T, and manage product acceptance testing. Expert use of M365 (Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio). Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to defend technical results to external customers and internal executives. Qualifications: Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills bullet points: ASQ Accreditation (CQM/OE, CQE, or CQA). PMP (Project Management Professional) certification. Black Belt or Green Belt certification. Experience in Defense Contracting. Direct experience in manufacturing product launch and engineering product release. Expertise in supplier component test verification (EMI, ESS, Unit Qualification, FAT). Experience with requirement management tools and traceability matrices. Skills: Could be overlapping but we already covered skills in required and preferred. Maybe we can omit Skills section to avoid thin. But we need to include all substantive info; if we omit Skills we would lose skill specifics that are not captured elsewhere? They are captured in Required and Preferred. So okay. Benefits: paragraph under "Employee Benefits:" includes list of benefits. We'll create
    • for each benefit. Pay: "Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $118095 - $200762" plus note. We'll include Pay section with that range and note. Schedule: Not mentioned explicitly; only Full-Time implied. No schedule details. So we should not create Schedule section. Now produce HTML fragment:

      About the role

      ...

      Responsibilities

      • ...
      ...

      Requirements

      • ...
      ...

      Qualifications

      • ...
      ...

      Benefits

      • ...
      ...

      Pay

      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.

      We must not include any extra sections like Schedule. Check for boilerplate removal: remove lines like "This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days..." etc. Also remove "About BAE Systems Platforms & Services" paragraph? That's company description; maybe considered boilerplate? It's substantive about company but not required? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About BAE Systems Platforms & Services" is not boilerplate; it's company overview. Might be considered part of job description but could be kept. However we have limited sections; we could add an "About the company" section but not in allowed headings. Not allowed to create new headings outside list. So we should omit that paragraph because we cannot create a heading for it and we shouldn't just put raw paragraph without heading? The instruction: Output ONLY the HTML fragment. It didn't say we cannot have stray paragraphs without heading. It said use

      for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It didn't forbid other paragraphs without heading. But better to stick to allowed headings; we can include company description under About the role maybe? Could append to About the role paragraph. But that might mix. Safer to omit company description as it's not required for role. However we must preserve ALL substantive information; omitting company description loses substantive info about employer. But maybe it's considered boilerplate? It's not legal/EEO. It's descriptive. Might be considered substantive. But we have no heading for it; we could add a

      after About the role before Responsibilities. That's allowed: we can have prose

      not necessarily under a heading. The instruction: Use

      for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use

      • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

        for prose. So we can have

        elements anywhere. So we can keep company description as a

        after About the role or as part of About the role. Let's include it as a separate

        after About the role heading. Thus:

        About the role

        How does it feel to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering. The Principal Quality Engineer for Design & Operations Quality is a critical leadership role dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of quality for our advanced weapons systems. By bridging the gap between initial design and final production, this role directly contributes to BAE Systems' mission of protecting those who protect us. Through the application of "Right-First-Time" development and continuous improvement, the Principal Quality Engineer ensures that our products meet stringent contractual requirements and achieve customer expectations. This role is pivotal in mitigating program and technical risk, optimizing manufacturing processes, and maintaining the company's reputation for engineering excellence and operational integrity.

        BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support. Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.

        Then Responsibilities etc. Now extract responsibilities sentences: From "Key Responsibilities" section: Strategic Project & Quality Management - End-to-End Oversight: Lead Quality Assurance activities for transition to production efforts of moderate complexity, ensuring all technical, performance, and quality requirements are met. - Cross-Functional Coordination: Synchronize quality activities across: * Design Quality: Partner with engineering to embed quality into requirements, design reviews, and validation/verification activities to drive defect prevention. * Production Quality: Directly interface with operations. Support the reporting and troubleshooting of manufacturing deviations and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustainable. Drive optimization of processes. * Procurement Quality: Oversee supplier non-conformances and issues. - Proposal Development: Support Program Quality with input to quality-specific portions of technical proposals, including influencing the statement of work and developing basis of estimates. - Risk Mitigation: Identify and mitigate program and product level quality risks, ensuring a consistent approach to product and process excellence. Stakeholder Liaison & Governance - Customer Interface: Work directly with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) to foster a collaborative, partnering relationship and resolve corrective actions. - Quality Management System: Ensure programs align with the organization’s Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring consistent application of processes, documentation, and reporting. - Compliance Management: Collaborate with program stakeholders to validate and ensure full compliance with contractual, customer, and regulatory quality standards (AS9100/ISO) across the entire program lifecycle. Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement - Culture Change Agent: Drive a culture of "Right-First-Time" development by leveraging APQP Core Tools, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), and Lean methodologies. - Root Cause Excellence: Lead/Facilitate investigations, using structured root cause analysis, to identify true causes of issues and implement effective corrective and preventive actions. - Metrics Performance: Support Program Quality with the management of quality program-level metrics to monitor quality health. Identify improvement opportunities and ensure the sustainment of improvements is aligned with business objectives. Technical Engineering Oversight - Technical Review: Conduct detailed drawing reviews and interpret fundamental GD&T to ensure producibility and quality. - Test Validation: Support development of test plans and participate in qualification and first article inspection/testing. - Product Transition: Ensure seamless transition from engineering development to full-scale production. Partner with manufacturing teams to optimize processes, reduce risk,