Quality Inspector

About the role

How does it feel to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering.

Responsibilities

• Use predetermined methods, operations, setups and prescribed specifications to visually inspect in-process and completed products such as electronic units and subsystems, precision electromechanical assemblies or mechanical units, subassemblies, structural flaws, internal defects, and missing welds.
• Use various measuring devices and testing equipment.
• Work from blueprints, diagrams, dial indicators, preset micrometers, scales, fixtures, customer, regulatory and BAE specifications, drawing or inspection instructions and checklists.
• Accept, reject, or rework defective or malfunctioning units or systems.
• On occasion, monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures.
• Perform line clearances after each lot to ensure all materials from the previous lot have been removed.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Typically requires a high school diploma and three years shipboard experience in Quality Assurance or Quality Inspection, or the overall equivalent.
• Ability to work within a shipyard environment including heights, confined spaces, using ladders, boarding and traversing ships.
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written.
• Basic computer skills to include MS Suite and industry specific software applications.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• NBPI certification
• NACE certification
• NDT certification
• NAVSEA Basic Paint Inspector (NBPI), or equivalent certification.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $60016 - $96026. 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

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts
• 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
• Paid parental, military, bereavement leave
• Applicable federal and state sick leave
• Company recognition program (monetary or non‑monetary awards)
• Other incentives based on position level and/or job specifics

About BAE Systems Platforms & Services

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.