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BAE Systems is seeking an Operations Excellence Quality Director. The Quality Director will be provide support to the business in the areas of quality assurance, continuous improvement and Quality 4.0 deployment. In this role, you will work customer and factory strategic problems. Improve our Quality Culture using industry leading tools, process and technologies to enhance operating model within the Sector. Work with internal, external and regulatory agencies to drive efficiency and effectiveness of our Quality performance.

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 senior leadership for planning, execution, and management of process improvements, projects, and other initiatives

Develop, implement Quality Science tools, process and strategies to move Quality organization best in class industry standards.

Manage compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and minimize risk to employees and liability to the business

Develop and implement program quality plans, procedures and management operating system (MOS)

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

Review, analyze and report on quality discrepancies and data related to production

Lead integrated senior management teams to determine strategy and tactical deployment, improve performance, lower costs, and generate innovative solutions

Investigate problems and develop disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies

Interface with stakeholders to ensure requirements are met

Recommends corrective actions, dispositions, process optimization and modifications

Collaborate with cross functional teams

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

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

Required Skills and Education

BS in Mechanical or Electrical Degree required, prefer MS and/or MBA

All Applicants must have an active DOD Secret Security Clearance at time of application submission

Minimum LSS Green Belt required, prefer Black Belt certification from ASQ.

12 years of relevant work experience in Engineering and Quality, preferably with 5 years’ experience as a QA Director

10 Years of project, program and portfolio Quality Leadership and management experience in automotive or aerospace, commercial and defense hardware and software technology risk management

Demonstrated mastery of the functional domain in Quality Science, strategy, standards and controls.

Preferred Skills and Education

Proficient in leveraging quality science tools, processes and people

Certified Quality Engineer or Auditor from ASQ

Active Top Secret or higher clearance

Approachable hands-on style with the ability to engage with people at all levels of management. Customer experience and Quality Excellence

Demonstrated track record of recruiting, retaining and promoting talent (executive and managers) and creating high performing teams

Must be able to demonstrate accomplishments in setting strategic direction, prioritizing tasks, and overcoming obstacles