Senior Quality Engineer

Standard Job Description Lockheed Martin is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to support the THAAD program’s expanding production needs. This role will provide manufacturing Quality support to help ensure suppliers and internal manufacturing sites deliver conforming, reliable products on schedule. The successful candidate will work independently and collaboratively across engineering, operations, procurement, program management, and supplier teams to identify Quality risks, resolve complex production issues, and drive sustainable corrective actions. This position is based in a program-office environment. While manufacturing does not occur at the primary office location, the role requires regular, direct engagement with suppliers and Lockheed Martin manufacturing sites to assess conditions, resolve issues, and drive sustainable improvements. Travel may exceed 50% to domestic supplier and Lockheed Martin manufacturing locations. What You Will Be Doing Investigate nonconformances and recurring Quality issues; lead structured root-cause analysis, corrective-action development, implementation, and effectiveness verification. Assess supplier and internal manufacturing site capability, capacity, Quality-system maturity, and readiness to support increased production demand. Partner with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve production, material, process, workmanship, and documentation issues. Perform process surveillance, audits, assessments, product and process verification, and source-inspection support, as required. Review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, process documentation, inspection plans, and technical requirements to ensure product conformity. Apply sound mechanical and manufacturing knowledge to evaluate technical problems and develop practical, data-driven solutions. Support manufacturing improvement efforts involving throughput, yield, defect reduction, capacity, process control, and product reliability. Communicate Quality status, risks, recovery plans, and escalation needs clearly to program leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. Maintain timely, accurate records of Quality activities, findings, actions, and closure status. Demonstrate ownership, persistence, and critical thinking when working through complex issues and obstacles. Applies quality principles in the areas of: design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation, program performance, reliability, inventory control, and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality for make and/or buy products. Performs technical evaluations including product requirements, specifications, models/designs, drawings and procedures. Collaborates with program management, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and customers on quality related issues to ensure quality standards are in place. Engages in product failure investigations, material review board decisions and corrective/preventive action. Ensures corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and/or are compliant with requirements. Develops strategies and systems designed to improve internal and/or supplier performance and productivity. Evaluates quality systems for deficiency identification and correction. Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conducts product quality tests, performs statistical analysis to assess products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Engages in supplier selection process and maintain certification programs. Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or higher in STEM U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance Professional experience in Quality engineering, supplier Quality, manufacturing engineering, production operations, or a closely related technical field Experience applying structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis to resolve Quality, manufacturing, or supplier-performance…

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