Quality Program Director

Director Of Program Quality Engineering

BAE Systems is seeking a Director of Program Quality Engineering, reporting to the Sr. Director of Quality of the Controls and Avionics Solutions (CAS) Business Area. This onsite position will be located at Endicott, NY. You and your team will support military, space, and commercial product lines within the business area.

The Director is responsible for ensuring seamless transition and ongoing support of projects transitioning from Endicott to manufacturing facilities located in Endicott, NY and Fort Wayne, IN as well as newly assigned contracts to assure that the products or services meet the established standards of quality including reliability, usability and performance. This will include the entire program life cycle (Proposal, Design, Production, Services, and Sustainment). The Director will utilize his / her expertise in Quality to ensure compliance, drive process improvements, lead root cause corrective actions and guide business decisions. This individual should have strong communications skills as well as having the ability to engage across all levels of the organization in building effective relationships. This position will interact with our customers (including USG, Commercial Air, and Prime Defense Customers) to keep programs on track and resolve problems real time. Our flexible work environment (ex. 9-80 Schedule - working 80 hours over nine days with every other Friday off) provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first exemplified by our mission : "We Protect Those Who Protect Us."

As a part of an interdisciplinary program team (IPT), the Director will lead a team of program quality engineers to accomplish the following :

• Review and assess customer / contractual quality requirements for compliance and coordinate with responsible business functions to ensure proper flow down
• Support internal audit plans designed to ensure sustained compliance to AS9100 which form the basis of the BAE Systems Quality Management System.
• Coordinate and support external / customer audits.
• Interact with Supply Chain, Operations, Program Office and other Engineering disciplines to ensure compliance to Quality requirements and resolve Customer and Product Line nonconformances as required.
• Serve as the overall voice of the customer to ensure that all requirements are accurately satisfied
• Perform COPQ Data Extraction / Analysis / Compilation
• Provide AS9145 leadership to Engineering & Programs, serve as champion for implementation and maintenance throughout the product life cycle from design to production. Build capability and drive best practices in SPC, FMEAs, KCs, MSAs, and Control Plans that result in favorable impacts to the business.
• Collaborate with IPT for planning, execution, and management of risk mitigation, process improvements, and compliant process implementation and assurance.
• Ensure products conform to established company and regulatory performance and quality standards. Manage compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and minimize risk to employees and liability to the Business Area and Operations.
• Develop, recruit and align a highly capable quality assurance staff that partners seamlessly with Operations, Engineering and Programs to enhance the customer experience and support business area and factory needs through quality improvement.
• Develop and implement guidance for quality control plans as well as acceptance criteria across the factories.
• Investigate problems and develop disposition and corrective actions for discrepancies using proven RCCA techniques and driving sustainable preventive improvements.
• Flawlessly implement corrective actions, dispositions, process optimization and modifications makes the news, doesn't just report the news.
• Marshal resources to achieve challenging requirements, orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, use resources effectively and efficiently, and arrange information in a useful manner.

The successful candidate should :

Required Education, Experience, & Skills :

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills :

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range : $150370 - $255630 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 : At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered : health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and / or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace, and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions, and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.