Quality Hardware Engineer

Job Description
What's it like realizing your potential at an innovative company that takes on some of the world's most important challenges? Rewarding. As part of our Precision Strike Quality Organization, you'll join a diverse group of driven professionals who design the products and systems that support enhanced military capabilities, protect national security, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure. With us, you'll be able to make an impact while you hone your skills and grow in your career.

BAE Systems is looking for a Quality Hardware Engineer to join our team. They will contribute to Program performance, verification of product/process conformance, and customer satisfaction by applying their technical expertise to execute product assurance engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle. This position will be responsible to support hardware designs and digital hardware architectures for all products. This position may also include some development support of hardware engineering teams.
Typical responsibilities for planning, documenting, and implementing the Quality Assurance function include:

• Contribute to Hardware Engineering project and AS9145 APQP bid estimates.
• Develop Product/Project Quality Assurance plans and ensure execution.
• Provide clear communication and flow down of program quality requirements to all affected disciplines (Engineering, Operations, and Program Management).
• Contribute to hardware engineering requirements capture and analysis in area of domain expertise.
• Participate in Material Review Board and Continuous Improvement Board.
• Support System Test monitoring, Test set-up conformity, and review of Test Reports and Qualification Test Reports and failure investigations reports.
• Review and approve Engineering documentation, design changes and development artifacts.
• Participate in design & development review processes covering planning, requirements, design, validation, and verification.
• Use metrics and measures effectively to analyze and report on program performance information.
• Uses trend analysis and other tools to identify early warning indicators of program issues and initiates preventative or corrective actions.
• Cross pollinating best practices and lessons learned between projects facilitating a culture of continuous improvement.
• Initiating, facilitating, managing, and validating the effectiveness of root cause analysis, corrective, and preventative actions.
• Facilitating Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities through to closure.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree and 0-2 years of experience or 4-6 years of experience in lieu of a degree
• Knowledge of or experience in hardware development life cycle including requirements capture and verification, design and development, sub-level and system level integration and testing
• Knowledge of or experience participating in Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities
• Must be capable of obtaining a U.S. DoD Secret security clearance
• Strong communicator capable of working through complex issues with peers, management and multiple functions
• Proficient in MS Office Products including Word, Excel, Power Point

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• BS in Electrical Engineering Preferred
• Engineering experience with CCA development from AABOM stage to factory transition is a plus.
• Experience or familiarity with AS9145 APQP.
• AS9100/ISO9001 certification & audit experience
• Experience with JIRA workflow management
• A working knowledge of Oracle a real plus
• Experience with FEA software package (ANSYS preferred)
• Familiar with both thermal and structural testing and analysis
• Experience with military aerospace testing standards
• Positive "we can" attitude with a passion for customer satisfaction

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $70735 - $120250

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. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems' game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere - from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact - for our customers and the communities we serve.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.