Military Embedded Systems

BAE Systems Honors Spirit with a Gold Tier Award

Press Release

May 19, 2020

Spirit Electronics, a value-added electronics distributor based in Phoenix, Arizona, today announced it won a Gold Tier Award for exceptional performance and contributions to supply chain success in 2019 for BAE Systems' Electronic Systems sector. Spirit Electronics was selected from a pool of more than 2,200 suppliers that worked with the sector in 2019.

"This achievement is a direct result of our extensive investment in our ERP system along with our committed Account Managers and outstanding quality team," said Marti McCurdy, Spirit's CEO. "Our unwavering commitment to our customers drives all we do."

BAE Systems' Partner 2 Win program is designed to achieve operational excellence and eliminate defects in its supply chain by raising the bar of performance expectations to meet the demand of current and future customers. As part of the program, BAE Systems meets regularly with its suppliers at their locations to transfer best practices to ensure that the components and materials that compose BAE Systems products meet the highest quality standards.

"We are proud to partner with companies - including Spirit Electronics - committed to delivering the highest quality products on-time, every time," said Kim Cadorette, vice president of Operations for BAE Systems' Electronic Systems sector. "We look forward to continued collaboration and success."

About BAE Systems

BAE Systems provides some of the world's most advanced, technology-led defense, aerospace, and security solutions. The company employs a skilled workforce of more than 83,000 employees worldwide and operations in 30 U.S. states. Working with customers and local partners, BAE Systems develops, engineers, manufactures, and supports products and systems to deliver military capability, protect national security and people, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure.

About Spirit Electronics

For more than four decades, Spirit Electronics has been a valued distributor and partner to key technology sectors. Our status as a VOWOSB, SDB company provides diversity requirement relief to defense and aerospace customers.

Spirit specifically offers a wide range of electronic components and world-class value-added services, including SMI, Wafer and Component Electrical Testing, Design, Assembly, and End-of-Life Management. For more information, visit www.spiritelectronics.com.

Spirit Electronics is located in Phoenix, AZ, with sales offices in San Jose and Irvine, CA.