Defense Quality Engineer: Drive Compliance & Production

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Florida; On-site; USD 71,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Quality Engineer to support defense production programs within a manufacturing environment. You will engage in quality activities, review documentation, and help ensure compliant hardware is delivered on schedule across programs and functions.

The role emphasizes collaboration with manufacturing, engineering, production, and program teams, with focus on continuous improvement, issue resolution, and maintaining rigorous quality standards.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent technical education and experience.
• 1+ year of quality or manufacturing-related experience.
• Ability to review documentation and ensure compliance with requirements.
• Familiarity with root cause analysis, corrective actions, MRB/FRB, and nonconformance resolution.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, attention to detail, teamwork, and ability to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support quality engineering activities for assigned programs and manufacturing areas.
• Review manufacturing documentation to verify that quality requirements are met and compliant product is delivered.
• Support corrective action activities, identify trends, assist with problem resolution, and track actions to completion.
• Participate in Material Review Boards (MRB) and Failure Review Boards (FRB), including support for disposition of nonconforming hardware, containment actions, and verification of root cause and corrective action.
• Evaluate product quality and determine hardware acceptability in accordance with established requirements, procedures, and assigned authority.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, program teams, and internal stakeholders on quality-related issues.
• Support customer audits, process reviews, and product delivery coordination for assigned areas.
• Provide quality support for special manufacturing processes and production teams to ensure compliance and effective execution.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Production, and Program teams to resolve issues, maintain production flow, and improve quality performance.
• Support continuous improvement efforts focused on reducing escapes and strengthening product quality.
• Perform technical evaluations of product requirements, specifications, drawings, models/designs, procedures, and manufacturing processes.
• Support inspection, testing, statistical analysis, and evaluation of products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

MRB/FRB

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Quality Engineer to support defense production programs within a manufacturing environment. You will engage in quality activities, review documentation, and help ensure compliant hardware is delivered on schedule across programs and functions.

The role emphasizes collaboration with manufacturing, engineering, production, and program teams, with focus on continuous improvement, issue resolution, and maintaining rigorous quality standards.