Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Lockheed Martin; Halifax; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented QA professional to develop and implement program quality plans and procedures. You will ensure products meet quality standards and regulatory requirements, and you will collaborate with manufacturing, engineering and subcontractor teams to drive corrective actions.

Responsibilities include auditing QMS across sites, reviewing reports, and supporting external audits. Strong background in QA methodologies and ISO standards is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or related field.
• Experience in QMS (AS9100 / ISO9001:2015).
• Experience with Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, processes and best practices.
• Works well in a team and independently.
• Excellent writing and computer skills; effective across organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement program quality plans, programs, and procedures using statistical quality control, lean manufacturing concepts, and six-sigma tools.
• Ensure program documentation/compliance with contractual requirements.
• Interface with program management, subcontractors, vendors and customers for QA activities.
• Audit QMS at Lockheed Martin Canada and external providers; review reports for conformity.
• Assist with external audits and ensure corrective actions are effective.

Skills

QA methodologies

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

QA tooling

Job description

Standard Job Description

Develop and implement program quality plans, programs, and procedures using statistical quality control statistics, lean manufacturing concepts, and six-sigma tools and analyses. Ensures that performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards. Reviews, analyzes and reports on quality discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical systems. Investigates problems and develops disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies. Interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met. Recommends corrective actions, dispositions and modifications.

We’re looking for a detail-oriented individual to join our team and support and ensure our products meet the highest standards of functionality, reliability and performance

• You will develop and implement program quality plans, and procedures using statistical quality control data, lean manufacturing concepts, and six-sigma tools and analyses
• Ensures that program documentation and records are compliant with contractual requirements
• Interacts with Program Management and Subcontractor Management organizations for related Quality Assurance (QA) activities
• Audits Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. (Lockheed Martin) and external providers' Quality Management System (QMS) for workmanship, deficiencies, effective corrective actions, and validation of compliance to company’s management system and compliance to ISO 9001:2015. Generates and reviews audit reports for completeness and conformity to quality management system requirements
• Assists with external audits at Lockheed Martin sites
• Reviews, analyzes and reports on quality discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical systems
• Investigates problems and develops disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies. Interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met
• Ensures that corrective action measures are effective and meet acceptable reliability standards
• Supports Combat Management System 330 (CMS 330) Tech Refresh and engineering support and in-service support contracts
• Supports Harbor Acceptance Trials (HATs) and Sea Acceptance Trials (SATs).

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or diploma in a related field.
• Experience in QMS (e.g., AS9100 / ISO9001:2015)
• Experience with Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Model
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, processes and best practices
• Works well both in a team setting and independently
• Good communicator with excellent writing and computer skills; must be effective within all organizational levels, both internally and externally.
• Manufacturing / Production experience with Canadian military product, systems, specifications, and critical inspection processes
• Experience in implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to achieve program and/or company objectives.

Desired Skills

• AS9100 or 9001:2015 Internal Auditor Certification
• Experience working at shipyards
• Experience with the Department of National Defence (DND)
• Experience working with JIRA software and Confluence collaborative workspace
• Experience in the following standards:
• ISO/IEC 90003:2018, ‘Software Engineering - Guidelines for the Application of ISO 9001 to Computer Software’
• ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015, Systems and Software Engineering -- System Life Cycle Processes
• ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288.1-2014, Standard for Application of Systems Engineering on Defense Programs
• ISO/IEC/IEEE 15289:2015, Systems and software engineering - Content of life-cycle information products (documentation)
• NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 1 Rev 1, Systems Security Engineering - Considerations for a Multidisciplinary Approach in the Engineering of Trustworthy Secure System
• Experience working in QA software role or similar software development lifecycle role (including requirements analysis, design, code, integration and test).