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Are you looking for a quality leadership role that has a diverse and growing portfolio developing and producing the most advanced electronic systems that protect our warfighters? Are you inspired to join an organization with a strong culture, that s focused on ensuring we are hearing all voices, being brilliant on the basics, and developing our teams and leaders? BAE systems put our customers first exemplified by our missions: We Protect Those Who Protect Us and We Innovate for Those Who Move the World(tm). Come join our team!

BAE Systems Precision Strike (PS) business area is seeking a Quality Manager III to support the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program. This manager will lead our Program Quality Engineers on production programs in New Hampshire. In this role, you will work closely with leadership to provide proactive, value-added solutions and program, factory, customer, and supply chain support.

The successful candidate:

• Possess strong communication and presentation skills to facilitate effective communication at all levels of the organization and across customers and partner communities

• Is a visible, influential leader who takes a collaborative approach with others and comes across as approachable; can diffuse high-tension situations effectively

• Takes responsibility for resolving technical challenges and ensuring successful tactical execution across the team

• Can form a highly capable quality assurance staff by recruiting, organizing and developing a team

• Relates well with individuals at all levels of the organization, builds effective relationships within BAE Systems and across customer base

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direction, supervision, and guidance to ensure alignment with quality policy, strategic objectives and organization goals that drive to Zero Defect plans and Strategy

• Collaborate with program leadership for planning, execution, and management of critical business performance, process improvements, and other strategic initiatives

• Develops a highly capable quality assurance staff by recruiting, organizing and developing team

• Champion innovative ideas impacting affordability and production on the factory floor

• Support integrated management teams to determine strategy and tactical deployment, improve performance, lower costs, and generate innovative solutions with a continuous improvement mindset.

• Develop and implement program quality plans and procedures

• Ensure products conform to established company and regulatory performance and quality standards

• Review, analyze and report on quality discrepancies and data within the program

• Investigate problems and develop disposition and corrective actions for discrepancies using proven RCCA techniques and driving sustainable preventive improvements.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• A Bachelor's Degree and 12 years work experience or 16 years of experience in lieu of degree

• Self-starting problem solver with a demonstrated history of leadership and managing diverse teams

• Strong and Demonstrated Communication Skills (written, verbal, visual) and interpersonal skills (listening and communicating within a group/team/geographically diverse environment).

• Exhibits a high degree of technical credibility and communicates highly-technical information in a simplistic and easily understandable way

• Organizational skills can marshal resources to get things done, orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, use matrixed resources effectively and efficiently, and arrange information in a useful manner.

• Leadership and management experience in regulated industries, such as aerospace or medical.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified

• Active Secret clearance

• Strong understanding of Quality Science tools (APQP/PPAP, 8D RCCA, Statistical Process Controls, Lean Six Sigma, Auditing) along with relevant industry standards (AS9100, AS9102 and AS9145).

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $147300 - $250400

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.

Program Quality Manager III - THAAD

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