BAE Systems

Eng Prin - Quality

BAE Systems • $90K — $120K *
Endicott, NY 13760In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science degree with 2-4+ years of related experience
  • Proficient in quality tools such as APQP and DFMEA
  • Experienced in technical disciplines including finite element analysis and GD&T
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven problem-solving capabilities with data analysis and corrective action implementation

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to design-quality project bid estimates and develop quality-assurance plans
  • Ensure internal and external product requirements are validated and traced to design
  • Design and validate test strategies to qualify products
  • Participate in design reviews and provide constructive feedback
  • Support advance product quality planning and conduct Design Failure Mode and Effects Analyses
  • Apply design-for-manufacturability guidelines to optimize designs
  • Act as a primary customer-quality liaison and manage quality-related issues

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
  • Support for continued education and certification
  • Flexible work hours and potential remote work options
  • Engagement in a collaborative and innovative work environment
Full Job Description
Job Description

BAE Systems in Endicott, NY is looking for a Design Quality Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will serve as an assurance partner with engineering by influencing and providing technical guidance on design quality assurance and design for manufacturability. Through early engagement in the design and development phase, the successful candidate will influence the adoption of engineering best practices to identify and eliminate defects early in the product lifecycle. This person will ensure product designs meet customer, quality, and reliability requirements and align to factory and supplier capabilities. This position will be responsible for supporting the designs and digital hardware architectures for all products and may also provide some development support for hardware engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities
  • Quality Planning & Execution: Contribute to design-quality project bid estimates and tailor plans to contract requirements; develop and execute comprehensive quality-assurance plans for hardware, software, and system designs.
  • Requirements Validation: Ensure internal and external product requirements are understood, validated, properly traced to design, implementation, and testing, and support qualification testing (including test-set-up, monitoring, and review of test reports).
  • Test Solution Design & Validation: Design and validate test strategies/solutions that qualify products and meet factory-acceptance-test intent.
  • Design Reviews: Participate in and influence design-review outcomes; provide constructive feedback on engineering models, test plans, and other development artifacts.
  • Change Control: Ensure proper implementation and verification of design changes.
  • APQP / DFMEA / Key Characteristic Identification: Support Advance Product Quality Planning activities, lead Design Failure Mode and Effects Analyses, and identify Key Characteristics.
  • Design Optimization (DFM/DFM/DFM): Apply design-for-manufacturability guidelines, process and factory-capability considerations, and coding standards (software) to optimize designs.
  • Risk & Opportunity & Supply-Chain Support: Provide input to technical risk-management, opportunity identification, and part-supplier selection to meet design, manufacturability, and quality requirements.
  • Design Process Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Ensure adherence to design processes, collect and analyse quality metrics, and cross-pollinate best practices across programs to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Mentorship: Mentor team members in design-quality assurance, processes, and regulatory requirements; promote knowledge sharing.
  • Program Quality Planning & Execution: Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive program-level quality plans (estimates, schedules, resources, budgets) and coordinate quality expertise across functions.
  • Lifecycle Management & Phase-Gate Support: Support lifecycle management, phase-gate reviews, and program "return-to-green" activities; ensure product quality throughout transition to production.
  • Customer Advocacy & Liaison: Serve as primary customer-quality liaison; oversee product sell-off, host customer source inspections/audits, approve and submit PPAPs, and manage customer-related quality issues.
  • Quality Requirement Management: Integrate quality into the program lifecycle; ensure requirements flow down to design, suppliers, and factories and validate them through PPV/FAI reviews.
  • Issue Management & Resolution: Lead non-conformance management, chair Material Review Boards, and drive robust Root-Cause-Corrective-Action (RCCA) processes.
  • Supplier / Subcontract Support: Develop supplier-quality plans, review subcontractor statements of work, and ensure supplier capabilities align with design intent.
  • Compliance & Audit Support: Ensure compliance with BAE programmatic processes; organize and support ISO 9001/AS9100/IATF 16949 audits and CMMI assessments.
  • Performance Monitoring & Improvement: Track key quality metrics, report performance, and partner with functions to drive overall program and business improvements.


Required Skills and Education

  • Education and Experience: Bachelor of Science degree and 2-4+ years of related experience
  • Quality Tools: Experience with APQP, DFMEA, 8D, Lean Six Sigma, RCCA, and risk-management techniques.
  • Technical Proficiency:
    • Hardware: Finite Element Analysis, GD&T, environmental/ESS testing, IPC standards.
    • Software: SDLC, Agile/SAFe, version control (Git/JIRA), SW-FMEA, CMMI/ASPICE.
    • Systems: Systems-engineer V-model, ICDs, system-level integration testing.
  • Communication & Influence: Strong written and verbal skills; ability to mentor and influence without formal authority.
  • Problem Solving: Proven ability to analyze data, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.


Preferred Skills and Education

  • Experience in defense/aerospace hardware, software, and systems development.
  • Familiarity with military/aerospace standards (AS9100, ISO 9001, CMMI, ASPICE).
  • Demonstrated program-level leadership, customer liaison, and audit management.
  • Track record of driving continuous-improvement initiatives across multidisciplinary engineering domains.

About BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company. It is among the world's largest defense contractors, with over 85,000 employees and operations in over 40 countries. BAE Systems is involved in the design, development, and manufacture of a wide range of products and services, including military aircraft, naval ships, and land vehicles. The company also provides a range of cybersecurity and intelligence services. BAE Systems has a long history, dating back to the 19th century, and has been involved in many major defense projects. Visit baesystems.com for more information.
Learn more about BAE Systems
Size
90,500 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
1997
NASDAQ
BAESF
* Ladders Estimates

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