Multifunctional Quality Sr Manager - L6

Lockheed Martin; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 159,000 - 295,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX seeks a senior leader to manage multi-discipline quality teams across QMS areas, ensuring AS9100 compliance, risk management, and on-time delivery of complex programs.

You will direct budgeting, capital asset integration, and calibration/NDI laboratory functions, coordinating across Production, Engineering, and Quality with approximately 120 personnel and $3.5–5M in annual spending. This role demands strong communication and leadership across sites.

Qualifications

• STEM degree required in Engineering or Physical Sciences.
• Minimum 12 years’ aerospace experience with leadership.
• 3+ years of management in a laboratory environment.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 quality requirements.
• Demonstrated budget management experience.
• Experience acquiring factory equipment and capital assets.
• Interfacing with Production, Engineering & Quality at all levels.
• Experience with Structures, DADT and M&P Engineering management.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to obtain DOD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple quality disciplines within the QMS for aero programs.
• Coordinate recruitment, training, performance evaluation and disciplinary actions.
• Ensure cost commitments and financial responsibilities are met.
• Communicate quality requirements and ensure flow-down to programs.
• Oversee lab functions (Process Control, NDT, Calibration) across sites.
• Manage capital assets and acquisition for QMS across Aero program.

Skills

Quality leadership

Budget management

Cross-functional communication

Risk and opportunity management

Leadership and mentoring

Interfacing with Production, Eng, & QA

Education

STEM Degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences

Tools

AS9100 knowledge

Capital assets acquisition

Job description

Standard Job Description

Manages more than one functional area in Quality, Reliability, Test, or Inspection. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. Responsible for resource allocation, work assignments and establishing/maintaining an effective business rhythm. Responsible for all aspects of quality for assigned area of responsibility. Communicates quality requirements, concerns and expectations. Active participant in risk and opportunity management processes. Ensures cost commitments and financial responsibilities are met. Ensures appropriate identification and flow down of quality requirements (internal and contractual) and effective implementation of quality requirements. Ensures effective implementation of quality management system within area of responsibility. Ensures effective implementation of a metrics program and actively address adverse trends. Ensures product acceptance and delivery per established process and program requirements. Note: This job code will be used for quality personnel that have lead responsibility for a program with one or more quality disciplines. This position will lead the Q&MS Laboratory functions across all LM Aero sites with personnel in Fort Worth, Marietta, Palmdale, & Greenville. Laboratories include Process Control, NDT Engineering, and Calibration. Laboratory functions include chemical process control, metallurgy, failure analysis, NDI procedure development, calibration processes and containment policies. Position is also responsible for managing acquisition and implementation of capital assets across Q&MS for Aero. The position manages analysts, engineers, scientists, metrologists, and hourly personnel in calibration and nondestructive testing. Approximately 120 personnel report to this Organization including 4 managers, 3 supervisors, and 45-50 represented personnel. Financially the position is responsible for approximately $3.5 - 5M in supplies & outside services, excluding labor.

Basic Qualifications

STEM Degree in Engineering or one of the Physical Sciences

Minimum 12 Years’ Professional Aerospace Experience

• 3+ Years of Management experience in a laboratory environment
• Working knowledge of AS9100 Quality requirements
• Demonstrated budget management
• Prior experience managing the acquisition of factory equipment, capital assets & implementing equipment into production
• Interfacing at all levels of management for Production, Engineering & Quality
• Demonstrated experience working with Structures, DADT, M&P Engineering management
• Excellent Communication skills
• Must be able to obtain DOD Secret clearance.

Desired Skills

• Advanced degree in a STEM or financial management field
• Experience managing $1M+ budgets
• Familiarity with Nondestructive Testing procedure, Laboratory testing & Calibration policies
• Experience managing organizations across multiple sites
• Directing personnel for field assignment at customer or LM locations

Experience Oversight & Management Of Skills Certification Programs

• Acquiring & bidding proposal development for new & existing contracts
• Experience with Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) requirements and collaboration with ASIP engineering specialists.
• Experience with automated inspection equipment

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $158700.00 - $294700.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.