**Job Description** What s it like realizing your potential at an innovative company that takes on some of the world s most important challenges? Rewarding. As part of our Electronic Combat Systems Quality Organization, you ll join a diverse group of driven professionals who design the products and systems that support enhanced military capabilities, protect national security, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure. With us, you ll be able to make an impact while you hone your skills and grow in your career. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first exemplified by our mission: We Protect Those Who Protect Us. Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems. BAE Systems in Nashua, NH is looking for a Design Quality Director to build and lead ECS design quality function and team. This will include hardware, software and firmware disciplines to optimize the engineering design and development process, ensure requirements are validated, influence new part selection and drive a robust change control process. The Design Quality Director provides technical and quality science expertise, providing peer level review to chief engineers, PLELs and PEMs as well as their teams, serving as a trusted partner and guide through APQP tools including DFMEA, establishment of key characteristics, and through prevention of issues via early engagement in the development process. As this is a new role to the organization, the ability to drive adoption of the design quality service model and the associated cultural change across the range of stakeholders will be critical as the team is constructed to provide highly impactful insights and influence at all levels through the organization in a highly collaborative manner. The successful candidate will be a hands-on leader, and possess excellent communication and presentation skills to address cross functional teams through all levels of the organization. **Required Education, Experience, & Skills** + Bachelor's Degree in hardware, software or systems engineering or technical field with 12 years of related work experience + Current Secret clearance with ability to obtain special access clearances + Experience building and leading teams + Technical competency in hardware and software development + In depth experience with the quality sciences as well as program management + Strong problem solving and risk management skills as well as business and financial acumen will all be leveraged to ensure that the solutions meet the needs of the business and the warfighter **Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills** + Master's Degree in hardware, software or systems engineering or technical field + Ability to obtain Top Secret clearance + 10 years building and leading engineering or quality teams + Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt + Full life cycle experience, from personal design experience through full scale production of hardware, software or firmware + Program or product management including Agile development experience **Pay Information** Full-Time Salary Range: $173023 - $294137 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. **Design Quality Director - ECS** **120686BR** EEO Career Site Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities . females . veterans . individuals with disabilities . sexual orientation . gender identity . gender expression