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Junior Quality Engineer

BAE Systems

Hill AFB, UTFull-time$59–100K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$59–100K/yr
Location
Hill AFB, UT
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

BAE Systems seeks an engineer or recent engineering graduate to support quality engineering for the U.S. Air Force’s Sentinel ICBM development and acquisition. The role reviews procedures, nonconformances, design reviews, technical documentation, and the prime contractor’s quality management system, while supporting boards, audits, and coordination with other engineering disciplines. The engineer provides technical advice to the government customer and helps ensure quality characteristics are incorporated early in design.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CommunicationCollaborationRoot Cause Corrective ActionQuality Management SystemsMetric Creation and AnalysisAuditingFMEASPCLeanData AnalysisExcelTableauDOD Acquisition

Qualifications

Bachelor's in STEM0-2 Years Quality Engineering ExperienceSecret ClearanceCurrent Secret ClearanceCQE or ASQ Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Description

BAE Systems is seeking an outstanding engineer or recent engineering graduate for an opportunity to support the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) development and acquisition of the next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) the Sentinel.

The engineer will support the Quality Engineering Team and Sentinel Weapon System development with a willingness to learn and understand the main quality characteristics in engineering; the goal being to ensure that these critical attributes are incorporated early in the design phase. The candidate will learn about (or already have a working knowledge) of:

  • The Quality Engineer reviews procedures and evaluates compliance with written procedures.

  • This position reviews prime and subcontractor nonconformances through internal corrective actions and supplier corrective actions.

  • The engineer reviews prime contractor adherence to design reviews and technical reviews.

  • The role supports the Material Review Board, Failure Review Board, and Deficiency Reporting.

  • Additionally, the engineer supports reviews and audits of the Prime contractor's AS9100 Quality Management System.

  • The engineer also supports observations of the Prime contractor's internal and supplier auditors, as well as the audit process.

As a BAE team member, you are part of an Integrated Support Contract, meaning, that BAE assists and advises the USAF with technical expertise to manage the prime contractor in developing the new weapon system. This position will entail reviewing prime contractor technical documentation, specifications, and design drawings, participation in technical reviews, and providing sound advice/suggestions within this field to the Government customer.

As part of the Systems Engineering and Integration Team, the job coordinates Quality requirements with other specialty engineering disciplines to achieve total system integration.

The successful candidate will be energetic, collaborative, self-motivated, and have the desire to make a difference.

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • B.S. degree in a STEM field (Aero/Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering or Mathematics/Physics.

  • 0-2 years of experience in quality engineering or a related field.

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

  • Knowledge of Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) methodologies.

  • Be able to obtain a Secret clearance.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Current Secret clearance.

  • Experience with quality management systems, such as ISO 9001 or AS9100.

  • Familiarity with metric creation and analysis.

  • Understanding of auditing principles and practices.

  • Familiarity with quality engineering tools, such as FMEA, SPC, or Lean.

  • Experience with data analysis and reporting tools, such as Excel or Tableau.

  • Certification in quality engineering, such as CQE or ASQ.

  • Experience with DOD acquisition.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $59023 - $100339

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.

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,018 open Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$59–100K/yr
  • Utah median$89–148K/yr24 salary ranges
  • US median$90–149K/yr1,905 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $80K, is 33% below the Utah median midpoint ($120K) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Engineer salary ranges in Utah.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 56 open Quality Engineer jobs in Utah and 3,018 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Utah
Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,467 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,741 of the 3,018 open Quality Engineer jobs (58%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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