Associate Manager - Multi-Functional Quality - Troy, AL

All Aviation Jobs; Troy (AL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Troy, Alabama is seeking a Multi-Functional Quality Associate Manager to lead a team of Quality Engineers and Inspectors, shaping processes that ensure mission-critical products meet the highest standards.

The role requires a STEM degree, the ability to obtain a Secret clearance, and hands-on experience with AS9100 quality systems, Six-Sigma and SPC. This onsite, full-time position offers growth within MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL.

Qualifications

• STEM Degree at the Bachelor level or above.
• Ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance and interim clearance prior to starting.
• Working knowledge of Quality Engineering methods, processes, and tools.
• Experience with AS9100 Quality systems.
• Experienced in reading and interpreting drawings and standards.
• Experienced in using various inspection measurement tools.
• Pass ATF background check to obtain employee possessor status.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment, selection, training, and performance recognition for quality personnel.
• Allocate resources, assign work, and maintain an effective business rhythm.
• Communicate quality requirements, concerns, and expectations with internal teams and DCMA.
• Drive risk and opportunity management, and oversee metrics programs to address adverse trends.
• Ensure product acceptance, delivery, and compliance with contractual and internal quality standards.

Skills

Quality engineering methods

AS9100 quality systems

Reading drawings and standards

Inspection measurement tools

Secret security clearance - ability to

Education

STEM Degree (Bachelor or above)

Tools

Six-Sigma Green Belt

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Job description

Description:

You will be the Multi-Functional Quality Associate Manager for the LRSS Quality team. Our team is responsible for ensuring the highest quality standards across multiple functional areas, including Quality, Reliability, Test, and Inspection, and implements quality management systems to drive excellence.

What You Will Be Doing

As the Multi-Functional Quality Asc. Manager you will be responsible for guiding a skilled group of Quality Engineers and Inspectors, shaping processes that ensure mission critical products meet the highest standards.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Lead recruitment, selection, training, and performance recognition for quality personnel.
• Allocate resources, assign work, and maintain an effective business rhythm.
• Communicate quality requirements, concerns, and expectations with internal teams and DCMA.
• Drive risk and opportunity management, and oversee metrics programs to address adverse trends.
• Ensure product acceptance, delivery, and compliance with contractual and internal quality standards.

Why Join Us

We're looking for a collaborative and results-driven leader to join our Quality team as a Multi-Functional Quality Associate Manager. As an ideal candidate, you are a strategic thinker with excellent communication skills, able to drive quality excellence and lead high-performing teams. This role stands out as an opportunity to make a significant impact on our quality operations, working across multiple functional areas to ensure the highest standards of quality. If you're a motivated and experienced quality professional looking for a new challenge.

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options.

Further Information About This Opportunity

This position is in Troy. Discover more about our Troy, Alabama location.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance. A company-sponsored interim secret is required to start.

Basic Qualifications

• STEM Degree at the Bachelor level or above and/or experience/combined education
• Ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance and must have an interim clearance prior to starting
• Working knowledge of Quality Engineering methods, processes, and tools
• Experience with AS9100 Quality systems
• Experienced in reading and interpreting drawings and standards
• Experienced in using various inspection measurement tools
• Candidate must be able to pass a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ('ATF') background check to obtain approval to be an 'employee possessor' (of explosives or other ATF regulated items) as defined by ATF regulations. Failure to obtain and retain employee possessor status may result in revocation of an offer and loss of employment.

Desired Skills

• STEM degree at bachelors level or above highly preferred
• Defense contractor or military contractor experience desired
• Experience in Six-Sigma green belt techniques and statistical process control methods preferred
• Previous Quality leadership experience in an ordinance manufacturing environment
• Ability to work with and around explosives

Security Clearance Statement:

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level:

Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

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.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Experience Level:

Experienced Professional

Business Unit:

MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL

Relocation Available:

Possible

Career Area:

QA/Test and Inspection

Type:

Full-Time

Shift:

First