Quality Engineer Sr - Level 3

Standard Job Description

Are you ready to lead quality excellence on a high-visibility, cutting-edge program within Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP)? We’re seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to support manufacturing planning development and production operations for the Vectis Family of Systems Portfolio.

In this influential role, your key responsibilities will include:

• Apply 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.
• Conduct detailed data analysis (quality and cost), root cause investigations, and lead the implementation and validation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Perform technical evaluations including product requirements, specifications, models/designs, drawings and procedures.
• Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment
• Collaborate with program management, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and customers on quality related issues to ensure quality standards are in place.
• Evaluate quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.
• Conduct product quality tests, performs statistical analysis to assess products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.

The position is intended to be a catalyst for program initiatives to reduce scrap, rework and repair, including improving quality inspection systems, reducing internal and external escapes, and ensuring production/quality process compliance.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM field
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, 3D models and specifications
• Experience with developing inspection criteria and familiarization with inspection tools and methods
• Experience with validating accuracy of manufacturing work instructions, visual aids, accept/reject guides, tool set up instructions and test procedures.
• Experience using basic Quality Engineering tools including:
  - Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
  - Cause Maps
  - Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment

5+ years professional experience

Desired Skills

• Experience with: Catia, 3DX or XVE
• Experience with Internal surveillance (PCS/PBS/PPV)
• Inspection methods (MSA, gage R&R)
• SPC, KC management (design and process KCs)
• Metrics development; data analytics
• Process improvement tools (DMAIC, Six Sigma, RedX) or Black/Green Belt Certification
• GD&T experience
• Design for manufacturing
• Knowledge of AS9100 Quality Management System Requirements.
• AS9145 Experience
• Full Scale Determinant Assembly