Quality Engineering Assistant
Fort Wayne, INFull-time$47–75K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
BAE Systems seeks a Quality Engineering Assistant for its Controls & Avionics Solutions business area in Fort Wayne. The role supports Engine Systems and manufacturing quality activities, including quality issues, DSQR activities, customer returns, program metrics, root cause and corrective action investigations, and continuous improvement. It is a full-time, onsite position.
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Job Description
How does it feel to be part of a team that is driven to make a big impact for our customers? Empowering.
BAE Systems is looking for a Quality Engineering Assistant who is excited to join a leading top tier global aerospace & defense enterprise as part of Controls & Avionics Solutions business area. This role is a full time, onsite position located in Fort Wayne, IN.
The Quality Engineering Assistant will support Engine Systems and the manufacturing floor/manufacturing quality engineer with quality issues, DSQR activities, customer returns, react to key program metrics, participate in root cause and corrective action (RCCA) investigations, drive corrective actions, and foster continuous improvements.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
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High School Diploma or equivalent
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1-2 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment
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A passion for process improvement
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Well-organized
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Strong communicator capable of working through complex issues with peers, management and multiple functions
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Ability to mine data and visually display
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Technical mindset
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
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Mechanical background with an understanding of electrical components and Circuit Card Assemblies.
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Experience with Oracle systems, Aegis/FLX factory Logix, PowerBI and/or Apex is a plus.
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Experience with control and disposition of non-conforming Material.
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Familiarity with IPC J-STD-001 Standard Soldering Requirements.
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Experience with use of inspection gages and measuring equipment.
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Experience with root cause corrective action investigations.
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Experience with metric trending.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $46898 - $75035
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.
Quality Engineering Assistant
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,100 open Quality Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$47–75K/yr
- US median$116–183K/yr655 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $61K, is 59% below the US median midpoint ($150K) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Engineering salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 22 open Quality Engineering jobs in Indiana and 1,100 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Indiana
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.3 open
- BAE Systems (this employer)2 open
- Cognizant2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Quality Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 808 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 430 of the 1,100 open Quality Engineering jobs (39%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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