Senior Quality Engineer

Fort Wayne, INFull-time$79.4k–$135kPosted Jul 29, 2026

Job Description
At BAE Systems, we deliver 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. Do you like working in a cohesive team environment? Do you want a career with a variety of challenges working with leading edge technology intended to protect our warfighter? If so, then we want to hear from you!

This position will be located in Fort Wayne, IN. The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring that the products or services meet the established standards of quality including reliability, usability and performance. This position includes selling off product that is compliant to all contract requirement to our customers. This role includes hardware and software quality experience and expertise, with emphasis on hardware quality related activities. This individual needs to have solid communications skills as well as having the ability to engage across all levels of the organization in building effective relationships.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Bachelor's degree and 2-4+ years of engineering experience or 6-8+ years of engineering experience in lieu of degree
  • Experience in commercial, automotive, and/or aerospace & defense
  • Strong collaborative skills both within and external to the Quality function
  • Able to read and comprehend drawings, specifications and contract requirements
  • Ability to drive successful completion of Root Cause and Corrective Actions (RCCA)
  • Self-motivated and able to manage daily priorities with minimal oversight and direction
  • Ability to attain Secret Clearance
  • Organized; capable of juggling several tasks simultaneously
  • Ability to execute in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Team-oriented; ability and desire to work with a hybrid team


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering or technical field
  • Software and hardware Quality experience in commercial, automotive and/or aerospace hardware/software
  • Experience with AS9100, AS9102 and AS9145 standards
  • Quality auditing experience (e.g. AS9100)
  • Experience with a Quality improvement programs (Zero Defect, Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, Green Belt, etc.)
  • Ability to devise sampling procedures and directions for recording and reporting quality data
  • Perform and document internal audits and other quality assurance activities
  • Active Secret Clearance
  • Plan, conduct and monitor testing and inspection of materials and products to ensure finished product quality
  • Familiarity with metrology standards


Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $79370 - $134929

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 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 team—making 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.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

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