Product Line Quality Manager

Job Description How does it feel to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering.

Are you a results-driven quality professional with a passion for excellence in defense technology? BAE Systems - Combat Mission Systems is seeking highly qualified Quality Managers for its Ground and Amphibious Vehicle Portfolios. The Product Line Quality Manager (PLQM) will be the primary authority on quality for the assigned product line, championing contractual compliance, driving continuous improvement in an ISO 9001 environment, and collaborating with key stakeholders to deliver reliable defense technologies for mission-critical programs.

The Product Line Quality Manager (PLQM) serves as the day-to-day Quality Point of Contact for the Product Line Leads and is the manager of the Quality Product Line support staff, to include Quality Program Managers (QPMs). The PLQM is the single point of contact for Quality for senior leadership, ensuring that quality standards are met across all operations. This role is critical to driving the health and compliance of the product lines, focusing on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People.

As the PLQM, you will:

• Metrics & Improvement: Monitor quality performance metrics, identify areas for improvement, implement corrective and preventive actions, and proactively address potential risks.

• Maintain Compliance: Manage internal audits and ensure strict adherence to contractual and regulatory requirements.

• Lead Structured Problem-Solving Activities: Utilizing a risk-based approach to investigate quality issues, implement corrective actions, and prevent future occurrences.

• Collaborate Effectively: Partner with Program Managers and Integrated Product Team to seamlessly integrate quality into all project phases, from proposal to production.

• Financial Acumen: Approve Basis of Estimates (BOE) for Quality functions in proposal bids, Develop and manage Control Account budgets, ensuring efficient resource allocation and cost control.

• Leadership: Direct, mentor, and develop your team, to include Quality Program Managers, ensuring robust quality plans, adherence to standards, and timely resolution of issues, while fostering a culture of continuous learning and high performance.

• Customer Focus: Build strong relationships with customers, responding promptly to concerns, and representing BAE Systems' commitment to quality.

• Communication: Ensure awareness of key stakeholders of potentials risks, opportunities, lessons learned, and/or threats to the business.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related technical field, and ten (10) years related experience;

• Experience supporting Quality Assurance/Program Management within DoD contracts;

• Must be a confident leader with five (5) years experience in a supervisory or management role;

• Possess technical proficiency in ISO 9001, Six Sigma, Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), problem-solving techniques (e.g., A3, DMAIC);

• Highly effective communication skills;

• Able to successfully engage, collaborate, and nurture relationships with the customer;

• Proven problem-solver;

• Financial acumen;

• While this role is hybrid-friendly, must be based within a reasonable commute to one of these 4 locations: York, PA or Anniston, AL or Sterling Heights, MI or Elgin, OK.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Master's Degree in Engineering or a related technical field;

• Experience implementing new quality requirements in low-rate, technically complex product environments;

• Experience utilizing Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP);

• Certifications in ASQ (e.g., CQE, CQM/OE), PMP, Lean Six Sigma.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $127900 - $217400

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.

About BAE Systems Platforms & Services 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 team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and naval ship repair…just to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.