BAE Systems

Eng Prin - Quality

BAE Systems • $95K — $115K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in relevant field with 4-6+ years of experience in Operational Excellence or Continuous Improvement, or 6-10+ years without a degree.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification or higher.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Experience leading multiple impactful kaizen events.
  • Proficient in RCCA and 8D methodologies for supplier issues.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills across diverse settings.
  • Self-starter with problem-solving capabilities.
  • Motivates and fosters teamwork among colleagues.

Responsibilities

  • Deploy new capabilities and standard processes across Electronic Systems according to stakeholder needs.
  • Collaborate on planning and executing process improvements and initiatives.
  • Develop and monitor an actionable KPI/metrics program for supplier status reporting.
  • Administer the CI project portfolio management for best practices implementation.
  • Support supplier quality assurance through the 6Sigma certification program.
  • Utilize analytical tools to assess and improve supplier performance at the sector level.
  • Resolve systemic supplier issues using lean tools and CI methodologies.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Chance to work in a collaborative and innovative environment.
  • Exposure to cross-functional teams within the organization.
  • Travel opportunities relevant to the role.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Successful Candidate

BAE Systems is seeking an Operational Excellence Program Engineer. This individual will work across the ES Sector to deploy new critical capabilities and standardize processes and procedures. This individual will provide support to the business in the area of supplier quality assurance, optimizing the supplier engagement process utilizing a KPI program and standard tools and processes to ensure our supply base is prepared and have robust plans to deliver quality products to BAE program customers. This individual will deploy Lean-6Sigma practices across the SQA organization and supply base with a results focus that will have substantial impact on business performance and on delivering operational excellence to customers. You will also drive a CI culture deploying industry leading tools, processes and technologies. You must be a driven problem solver who will utilize your analytical skills to find innovative solutions to supplier quality related issues & challenges and mitigate supplier related business disruptions.

Responsibilities:
  • Deploy and embed new critical capabilities and standardized ways of working across Electronic Systems in line with customer and stakeholder needs
  • Collaborate across Business Areas and Functions for planning, execution and management of process improvements, projects and other initiatives
  • Develop, improve, and continuously monitor/communicate a standard, meaningful, and actionable KPI/metrics program that can be reported to the most senior level of leadership in order to provide supplier status and health of supply chain
  • Administers the operational excellence CI project portfolio management process to identify, implement, and sustain best practices across the function and supply chain
  • Supports internal supplier quality and external supplier candidates through the 6Sigma Green/Black Belt certification program
  • Partnering with the supplier quality development team in applying analytical tools to quantify performance levels of suppliers at the sector level and develop improvement plans to achieve 100% quality performance
  • Supporting the business in resolving systemic supplier issues, using the known lean and 6S tools and CI methodology as a way to improve Quality, Delivery, Cost and Inventory of supplied material
  • Supports key supplier business review process to monitor metrics, identify trends and execute CI projects to assure demonstrated performance improvements
  • Enhance supplier and organization quality culture through coaching and technical engagement


Required Skills and Education

  • Bachelor's Degree and 4-6+ years direct experience, or related experience in Operational Excellence or Continuous Improvement or 6-10+ years of experience in lieu of degree
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (or higher) certification
  • Project Management skills in planning, scheduling and execution
  • Have led multiple high impact kaizens
  • Strong RCCA 8D experience training & leading suppliers and internal events
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels and in diverse and different settings
  • Self-starter; identifies challenges/problems and takes the initiative to identify solutions
  • Motivates team members, fosters and nurtures teamwork
  • Can diffuse high-tension situations calmly and effectively
  • Some travel expected


Preferred Skills and Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Quality or Manufacturing and 6 years of related experience
  • Experience in Supplier Quality preferred
  • Lean-6Sigma Black Belt Certified
  • Project/Program Management Certification

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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