Junior Quality Engineer
BAE Systems, Inc.
About the Role
BAE Systems is seeking an outstanding engineer or recent engineering graduate to support the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) development and acquisition of the next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) – the Sentinel. The engineer will support the Quality Engineering Team and Sentinel Weapon System development with a willingness to learn and understand main quality characteristics in engineering, ensuring these critical attributes are incorporated early in the design phase. This role is part of an Integrated Support Contract, where BAE Systems assists and advises the USAF with technical expertise to manage the prime contractor in developing the new weapon system. As part of the Systems Engineering and Integration Team, the job coordinates Quality requirements with other specialty engineering disciplines to achieve total system integration.
Key Responsibilities
- Review procedures and evaluate compliance with written procedures.
- Review prime and subcontractor nonconformances through internal corrective actions and supplier corrective actions.
- Review prime contractor adherence to design reviews and technical reviews.
- Support the Material Review Board, Failure Review Board, and Deficiency Reporting.
- Support reviews and audits of the Prime contractor's AS9100 Quality Management System.
- Support observations of the Prime contractor's internal and supplier auditors, as well as the audit process.
- Review prime contractor technical documentation, specifications, and design drawings.
- Participate in technical reviews.
- Provide sound advice/suggestions within this field to the Government customer.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- B.S. degree in a STEM field (Aero/Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering or Mathematics/Physics).
- 0-2 years of experience in quality engineering or a related field.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) methodologies.
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Current Secret clearance.
- Experience with quality management systems, such as ISO 9001 or AS9100.
- Familiarity with metric creation and analysis.
- Understanding of auditing principles and practices.
- Familiarity with quality engineering tools, such as FMEA, SPC, or Lean.
- Experience with data analysis and reporting tools, such as Excel or Tableau.
- Certification in quality engineering, such as CQE or ASQ.
- Experience with DOD acquisition.