Supplier Quality Engineer (Mechanical & Electronics)
BAE Systems · Huntsville, AL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $88k–$150k
- Travel
- 50%
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at BAE Systems (aerospace & defense) in Huntsville, AL. Additionally, this person will be responsible for qualifying new suppliers for the program.
- They ask for
- 6+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience) · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PPAP, APQP, Supplier quality
- Base pay
- $88k–$150k
- Day to day
- about 50% travel
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How this role compares
Against 10 other live quality postings in Alabama.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (6+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 73%
- ✓ Supplier quality 55%
- Team leadership 45%
- GD&T 45%
- Control plans 36%
- Lean 36%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for APQP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- The posting says about 50% travel. Between which sites?
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requirements
and expectations, make progress reports and present findings. Ability to summarize briefing/findings at an executive leadership level.
Expected Travel requirement: Approximately 50%. This will be a mix of local, day visits as well as some overnight travel outside the local area.
requirements
of AS9102 as well as train suppliers to meet BAE Systems expectations
- ✓Drive “Zero Defect” culture within the supply base.
You don’t see it, but it’s there. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from saving emissions in the City of Lights to powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F-35 fighter jet. At Electronic Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too.
Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate For Those Who Move The World.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with us.
We are looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer to implement tools and processes to ensure suppliers improve on current products with robust plans and deliver first time quality to program customers. Additionally, this person will be responsible for qualifying new suppliers for the program. The person will also investigate, evaluate, and resolve supplier quality problems and conducting audits, analyzing defect trends, and leading continuous improvement projects. The Supplier Quality Engineer will conduct capability assessments that verify supplier qualifications, travel to assigned suppliers, perform onsite source inspections, and lead multiple projects to completion. You must be a self-starting problem solver who will utilize your analytical skills to find innovative solutions to quality-related issues. A strong desire and mindset to drive actions and projects to closure without being prompted is a must. Strong communication skills are required to ensure suppliers understand
requirements
and expectations, make progress reports and present findings. Ability to summarize briefing/findings at an executive leadership level.
requirements
of AS9102 as well as train suppliers to meet BAE Systems expectations
- ✓Drive “Zero Defect” culture within the supply base.
This position is remote and can be worked from anywhere in the continental US. Expected Travel requirement: Approximately 50%.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- ✓Bachelor’s degree and 2-6+ years of related experience or 6-10+ years of engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
- ✓Work experience with t
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Job Description You don’t see it, but it’s there. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from saving emissions in the City of Lights to powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F-35 fighter jet. At Electronic Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too.
Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate For Those Who Move The World.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with us.
We are looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer to implement tools and processes to ensure suppliers improve on current products with robust plans and deliver first time quality to program customers. Additionally, this person will be responsible for qualifying new suppliers for the program. The person will also investigate, evaluate, and resolve supplier quality problems and conducting audits, analyzing defect trends, and leading continuous improvement projects. The Supplier Quality Engineer will conduct capability assessments that verify supplier qualifications, travel to assigned suppliers, perform onsite source inspections, and lead multiple projects to completion. You must be a self-starting problem solver who will utilize your analytical skills to find innovative solutions to quality-related issues. A strong desire and mindset to drive actions and projects to closure without being prompted is a must. Strong communication skills are required to ensure suppliers understand
Additionally you will
- •Utilize supplier Scorecards/metrics and analytical tools to quantify performance levels of individual suppliers and work with those suppliers to develop improvement supplier plans to achieve 100% quality performance.
- •Evaluate and assess the impact of nonconforming product and suppliers’ corrective. actions, including timely communication with the program team of both.
- •Lead and execute problem solving and root cause corrective tasks (8D) with suppliers to eliminate recurrence of non‐conformances.
- •Perform Production Process Verifications (PPV's) at supplier locations and participate in PPAP review process and other aspects of APQP
- •Perform and Evaluate First Article Inspections per the
Additionally you will
- •Utilize supplier Scorecards/metrics and analytical tools to quantify performance levels of individual suppliers and work with those suppliers to develop improvement supplier plans to achieve 100% quality performance.
- •Evaluate and assess the impact of nonconforming product and suppliers’ corrective. actions, including timely communication with the program team of both.
- •Lead and execute problem solving and root cause corrective tasks (8D) with suppliers to eliminate recurrence of non‐conformances.
- •Perform Production Process Verifications (PPV's) at supplier locations and participate in PPAP review process and other aspects of APQP
- •Perform and Evaluate First Article Inspections per the