Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer | Lockheed Martin

Company Mission & Program Overview Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

Key Duties & Responsibilities As a Production Quality Engineer, you will support the our Missile Assembly Building daily quality needs. This position will 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. Perform technical evaluations including product requirements, specifications, models/designs, drawings and procedures. Collaborate with program management, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and customers on quality related issues to ensure quality standards are in place. Engage in product failure investigations, material review board decisions and corrective/preventive action. Ensure corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and/or are compliant with requirements. Develop strategies and systems designed to improve internal and/or supplier performance and productivity. Evaluate quality systems for deficiency identification and correction. Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conduct product quality tests, perform statistical analysis to assess products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Engage in supplier selection process and maintain certification programs.

Desired skills • Experience with PR/MRB process (PR/QMRB certification preferred) • Experience driving robust Corrective Actions Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA certification preferred) • Experience working independently with customers and suppliers • Experience creating and modifying Receiving Inspection Plans • Green Belt Trained and/or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) • Team lead or formal leadership experience • Understands lean manufacturing and quality optimization in a production environment • Experience with SAP, P2P, VECAMS, and data analytics to report trends and achieve results • Excellent communication skills to engage the team, customers and senior leaders • Resourceful self-starter possessing a "learning orientation" • Missile, Hypersonics, or flight vehicle experience