Job DescriptionBAE Systems is hiring for a Senior Quality Engineering Tech / Certified Weld Inspector (CWI) to support at its site in Anniston Alabama. In this role as a Quality Engineering Technologist / CWI, you will inspect parts for conformance and compliance to the specified weld codes, interface with the customer, and work with the Defense Contracts Management Agency (DCMA) for audits, program inquiries and product acceptance. You will use your quality systems experience and attention to detail to review hardware and documentation records as part of the product acceptance process. This is a fast-paced and collaborative program team environment.
As a Quality Engineer Technologist and CWI, you will:
- Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
- Create, implement, and document methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
- Design and assess inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment, and conduct quality assurance tests.
- Use lean and six-sigma quality methodologies and utilize quality tools to help drive continuous improvement.
- Assist in the creation of inspection plans.
- Use weld expertise to assist other functions as the onsite subject matter expert.
Note about Schedule: Typical starting time is 5:00 AM on a 9/80 schedule which allows employees to work a standard 80 hours over a period of 9 days, rather than the traditional 10-day, 2-week period. Employees work 9 hours per day for 8 days (M-Th), and then work 8 hours on the 9th day ("On-Friday"), and every other Friday, the employee gets the day off ("Off-Friday").
Required Skills and Education- Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in an engineering or technical discipline with at least four years of related experience, or the overall equivalent
- Current AWS / CWI certification
- Solid understanding of Quality Assurance / Quality Control fundamentals and concepts
- Experience operating within ISO 9001 standards
- Background in problem solving techniques and analysis (A3, DMAIC, etc.)
- Experience using standard and industry related software including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and database applications such as Oracle or TipQA
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
- Able to provide guidance and extend mentoring to others
Preferred Skills and Education- Combat vehicle inspection experience
- Experience creating and documenting inspection criteria
- Oracle and TipQA computer applications experience
- Experience working in a quality program in support of government contracts, preferably DoW
- Formal training in root cause analysis
- Metrology experience (Faro Arm, CMM, etc.)
- Paint inspection experience
