Job Description

Quality Inspection Team Leader

Our employees work on the world's most advanced electronics from saving emissions in the City of Lights to powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F-35 fighter jet. At BAE Systems, you'll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry's most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we're innovating for the future. And you can, too. We put our customers first exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us" and "We Innovate For Those Who Move The WorldTM." Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with us.

If you are in search of a new opportunity where you are able to use your accumulated knowledge to lead and develop a quality inspection team, this position is for you! The role is responsible for effective quality leadership, development, and performance (quality control, continuous process improvement, team development) for quality inspection operations in Austin, TX. In this position you will work closely with product line managers, other program quality/quality assurance professionals, and BAE Systems logistics / supply chain counterparts to provide value-added operations inspector management, support of defect detection for buy items, and guidance toward achieving near-term goals, longer-term strategic objectives, and compliance to customer and regulatory requirements.

Primary duties include:

• Provide direction, supervision, and guidance of receiving inspection team (incoming inspection) to ensure alignment with customer requirements, quality policy, industry standards (J-STD-001, IPC-A-600/610), strategic objectives and organizational goals
• Collaborate with management for planning, execution, and oversight of process improvements, projects of special interest, and product line or business area related initiatives
• Lead the receiving inspection team to determine strategy and tactical deployment, improve performance (using six sigma tools), lower costs, and generate innovative solutions with the product lines and business areas
• Provide employee performance management, merit and performance reviews, coaching, counseling, career development, training, employee administration, and effective communications

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree and 8 years work experience or equivalent experience in project, program, or portfolio quality
• Understanding of receiving inspection processes
• Proven performance in leadership of people, technical and resource management, hiring, mentoring, coaching and communication
• Ability to monitor employee performance, provide feedback and career guidance to employees
• Experience with large teams and understanding of multi-site challenges
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Understanding of industry dimensional inspection techniques and equipment including GD&T, CMM, optical comparator, and Keyence automated inspection equipment
• Significant experience working with non-engineering functions and business processes
• Green belt trained/certified

Pay Information:

Full-Time Salary Range: $95106 - $161680

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 teammaking 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.

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