Program Quality Engineer | APKWS

About the role

BAE Systems is seeking a Program Quality Engineer (PQE) for its Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) Production Program. The APKWS Production Program handles over $250M in annual sales and operates from a factory in Hudson, NH.

Responsibilities

• Support various efforts across Proposal, Design, Production, Services, and Sustainment phases of the program.
• Second source initiatives to ensure supply chain resilience and cost optimization.
• Utilize expertise in Quality to ensure compliance, drive process improvements, lead root cause corrective actions, and guide business decisions with data.
• Engage across all levels of the organization to build effective relationships.
• Review and evaluate mechanical designs, specifications, and technical documents to ensure compliance with established standards and best practices.
• Ensure designs meet functional requirements and manufacturing capabilities using key GD&T engineering checking techniques.
• Provide notations and feedback to team members to correct designs and reference materials.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to identify design issues and offer guidance and expertise to improve overall engineering processes.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, such as manufacturing and supply chain, to integrate quality into the design process.
• Investigate design-related issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions to avoid future occurrences.
• Participate in the qualification and validation of secondary sources, ensuring designs are adaptable to alternative manufacturing processes and materials.
• Maintain accurate records of design reviews, test results, and quality assurance activities for future reference and audits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or technical field and 0-4+ years of engineering experience or 6-8+ years of engineering experience.
• Knowledge/experience with GD&T, tolerance analysis, and statistical process control (SPC).
• Knowledge/experience with root cause analysis methodologies (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, FTA).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred

• Master's Degree.
• Experience with AS9100, PPV/AS9102 FAI, and AS9145/PPAP.
• Green Belt/Black Belt Certified.
• Experience as a Quality Engineer, with a focus on design quality or development program in a manufacturing environment.
• 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.
• Experience conducting and documenting 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: $79,365 - $134,921. 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

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings account.
• A 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and other types of leave.
• Parental, military, bereavement, and applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Recognition program for monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.
• Other incentives based on position level and/or job specifics.