Quality Engineer Project Leader
Baltimore Aircoil Company · Jessup, MD
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $90k–$154k
- Travel
- 75%
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management quality role at Baltimore Aircoil Company (industrial) in Jessup, MD. Define, monitor, and communicate quality KPIs to support startup decisions, corrective action, and continuous improvement.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Control plans, ISO 9001, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Supplier quality, SAP
- Base pay
- $90k–$154k
- Day to day
- about 75% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Maryland: typical posted base $90k–$145k. This one lists $90k–$154k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 14 quality engineer openings in Maryland, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Maryland plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 13 other live quality postings in Maryland.
- Base pay
- About 14% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $78k–$135k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ ISO 9001 50%
- Lean 43%
- FMEA 43%
- Root cause 43%
- ✓ New product launch 36%
- Six Sigma 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Baltimore Aircoil Company
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- 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 75% travel. Between which sites?
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This plant: Baltimore Aircoil Company in Jessup
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Full description from Baltimore Aircoil CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
before production launch.
- ✓Lead supplier quality readiness and coordinate customer approvals to ensure materials, components, and processes meet launch requirements.
- ✓Develop and execute launch containment plans, monitor early production performance, and resolve quality risks that could affect timing, output, or customer expectations.
- ✓Define, monitor, and communicate quality KPIs to support startup decisions, corrective action, and continuous improvement.
- ✓Validate SAP quality processes as well as other quality system tools, including Non-Conforming and Defective Material Notices (NCN and DMN), Turnbacks, and related workflows.
- ✓Build site quality capability through documentation, training, and hands-on support, then transition validated processes and ownership to the site quality leader .
Required knowledge & skills
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality, manufacturing, or a related technical field.
- ✓Demonstrated experience with quality management systems, ISO 9001, process validation, control plans, inspection systems, process capability, and supplier quality in a manufacturing environment.
- ✓Experience supporting plant startups, new production launches, expansions, transfers, or other complex manufacturing readiness initiatives strongly preferred.
- ✓Working knowledge of customer-specific requirements, customer approval processes, launch containment, quality KPIs, and SAP quality workflows and other system tools, including NCN, DMN, and Turnbacks.
- ✓Strong project leadership, problem-solving, communication, and training skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and locations.
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Position overview
The Quality Engineer Project Leader is responsible for leading quality readiness for the successful startup and ongoing operation of a new BAC manufacturing facility. This role leads quality readiness from planning and process validation through launch, ramp-up, stabilization, and transition to the site team. The position partners across functions to ensure BAC standards, customer requirements, supplier readiness, process controls, SAP quality processes, and performance measures are in place while preparing the site quality leader for sustained ownership.
Principal accountabilities
- •Lead quality readiness for the greenfield plant from planning and process design through launch, ramp-up, and stabilization.
- •Develop quality procedures, work instructions, and training materials to support workforce readiness and operational startup.
- •Establish and validate the site quality management system in alignment with ISO 9001, BAC standards, and applicable customer-specific requirements.
- •Develop and validate quality plans, control plans, inspection systems, measurement methods, and process capability
Nature and scope
This is a hands-on project leadership role supporting the startup of a greenfield BAC manufacturing facility. The position leads the quality workstream and coordinates resources across Quality, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Systems, suppliers, and project teams. Success is measured by quality system readiness, validated processes, customer and supplier approvals, stable launch performance, trained site leadership, and a sustainable handoff to the plant team.
Working conditions
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This role will entail significant domestic travel (up to 75% depending on location of applicant) and possible international travel may be required based on project activity and business needs.
BAC offers a comprehensive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401k, employee stock ownership plan, and more. Please see additional details on the BAC website at www.Baltimoreaircoil.com.
BAC Employees are eligible to participate in an annual bonus incentive program.