Quality Associate Manager - Level 4

Job Title

This position will report to the Manager, F-35 Delivery Operations, Quality & Mission Success (Q&MS) with responsibility for leading F-35 Product-Quality activities.

Job Description

Specific responsibilities include: providing timely Quality Inspection and Analysis capabilities to Production Delivery Operations, serving as the primary Quality point of contact for Production Delivery Operations Management, and building and maintaining professional working relationships with teams across the F-35 program.

What's In It For You: From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security.

Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus.

Who You Are

You are a multi-faceted teammate able to communicate and function effectively on an engineering team to create a collaborative environment that allows for the establishment of mission goals. Self-motivated and inspired, you thrive in an environment where you are empowered to work your craft, never settling for the bare minimum.

Basic Qualifications: 5+ years of recent aviation quality experience, aircraft maintenance and sortie (flight) generation technical acumen, professional experience leading multi-functional teams, change management, conflict resolution, interpersonal relationship and team building skills, ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers, team members, senior leadership, colleagues and peers.

Desired Skills: experience with aviation Product-Quality methods in either quality or manufacturing roles, 8+ years of recent aviation flightline operations experience, recent experience exercising Aircraft "Safe for Flight Release" or "Exceptional Release" certification, experience managing FOD incident, lost tool/item, mishap, and product nonconformance investigations, ability to effectively navigate complex product and process-related requirements to validate nonconformances and develop corrective actions in coordination with DCMA and Production colleagues, experience with Microsoft Office Systems, Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) or similar Aircraft maintenance management Systems, Shop Floor Manager (SFM) or similar manufacturing system, Product Data Management (PDM) or similar engineering database, Quality Assurance Documentation System (QADS), APRISO, or similar Quality Management System.

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration. Clearance Level: Secret.

Other Important Information: Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits. Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics. The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.