Program Quality Lead - Defense Systems

Lockheed Martin; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 96,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible schedules

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

FSAs

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems seeks a Quality Engineer to manage program quality requirements across the lifecycle, from proposals through production and support. You will lead quality tasks across hardware, software, systems, and suppliers, ensuring policy alignment and risk mitigation.

You will collaborate with program teams as the Quality Lead for design, development and mobilization, execute contract reviews, and maintain QA plans and budgets while driving continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience/education.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
• Experience in Quality Engineering.
• Understanding of Hardware and Software Quality processes.
• Familiarity with QMS standards such as AS9100.

Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation and execution of program quality requirements across the life-cycle.
• Lead design, development, production, and mobilization quality activities.
• Perform contract reviews and flow down quality requirements to the team and suppliers.
• Establish quality budgets and cost commitments.
• Conduct quality audits and participate in program reviews to drive corrective actions.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

AS9100 familiarity

Contract reviews

Risk & Opportunity

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems seeks a Quality Engineer to manage program quality requirements across the lifecycle, from proposals through production and support. You will lead quality tasks across hardware, software, systems, and suppliers, ensuring policy alignment and risk mitigation.

You will collaborate with program teams as the Quality Lead for design, development and mobilization, execute contract reviews, and maintain QA plans and budgets while driving continuous improvement