Quality Engineer in Kissimmee

Energy Jobline ZR; Kissimmee (FL); On-site; USD 73,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Quality Engineer to support Gunnery Training Systems (GTS). The role oversees QA surveillance, audits, and process improvements across DoD programs, with focus on data-driven decision-making and compliance to AS9100/ISO9001.

The candidate will coordinate with PMs and lead QA activities, including Lean Six Sigma events. You will analyze delivery performance, support data reporting, and help ensure timely deliverables across multiple sites, with US citizenship and ability to obtain

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years or Master’s with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Quality assurance experience in a procurement environment.
• Experience supporting PMO-level decision-making and strategic planning.
• Subject matter expert in quality assurance and process improvement.
• Detailed analytical skills to mitigate risk and resolve issues.
• Experience with reporting regulations and improvement events.
• Experience implementing ISO 9001/AS9100 QA systems.
• Experience conducting quality audits and external certification preparations.
• Familiarity with SharePoint and MS Office tools.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop QA surveillance strategies with Program Managers.
• Lead QA planning, work product reviews, and quality audits for the GTS program.
• Support additional programs as assigned by QA leadership.
• Implement and maintain the QAPP.
• Analyze post-delivery reports and identify corrective actions.
• Streamline cross-domain processes and establish lean improvements.
• Facilitate lean six sigma events to address cross-disciplinary issues.
• Support Power BI dashboards for contractor performance, inventory, and SLAs.
• Analyze POCs surveys to identify trends and drivers of satisfaction/dissatisfaction.
• Conduct RCA for service delivery issues and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Provide ad-hoc data analyses for program leadership and external stakeholders.
• Identify trends affecting program effectiveness and regional variations.
• Support lean improvements for data extraction, transformation, and reporting.
• Support Quality Management Reviews and update Tailored Process Baseline.
• Provide input to program plans and ensure on-time GTS deliverables.
• Execute timely audits per schedule and report results to leadership.
• Generate corrective action requests and maintain CAD with closures.
• Support external audits to maintain AS9100 across multiple sites.

Skills

US citizenship

Verbal & written communication

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related field

Tools

SharePoint

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

Leidos is seeking a Quality Engineer to support the Gunnery Training Systems (GTS).

Gunnery Training Systems (GTS) provide precision and degraded-mode gunnery simulation for crews, sections and platoons as applicable. This effort includes tech refresh, concurrency upgrades, production of current systems development and production of new platform devices, RMF recertification and Embedded Training support.

The GTS’ are virtual gunnery training simulators that provide initial familiarization training, skills progression, and sustainment training that fulfill Gunnery training requirements for wheeled and tracked vehicles. The GTS shall provide capabilities that allow students to become familiar with the actual platform instrumentation including sensors, switches, and various terrain, environmental, and visibility conditions in support of the U.S. Army (Army), Department of Defense (DoD), and Federal government programs and agencies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Works directly with the Program Managers to develop strategies, goals, tasks, roles, responsibilities, and information needs for QA surveillance.
• Serve as the GTS program’s QA lead for the performance of planning, work product reviews, and quality audits
• Support additional programs within the Business Area as assigned by the Business Area lead and/or QEC Director.
• Implement and maintain the Quality Assurance program Plan (QAPP).
• Analyze post-delivery reports; provide feedback for trends, recommend actions to correct procedural, product, or process deficiencies.
• Assist in establishing and streamlining processes spanning multiple technical areas.
• Facilitate lean six sigma improvement events to address complex technical issues and problems that impact multiple areas or disciplines.
• Support development of Power BI dashboards to monitor contractor performance, inventory levels, and compliance with SLAs and SOW requirements.
• Analyze survey feedback from military installation points of contact (POCs), identifying trends and key drivers of contractor satisfaction and dissatisfaction.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) of service delivery issues, providing data-driven recommendations to improve program performance.
• Provide ad-hoc data analysis and reports to support decision-making for program leadership and external stakeholders.
• Identify key performance trends impacting program effectiveness, delivery orders, business operations system shortfalls, and regional variations in service delivery.
• Support the integration of lean improvement solutions to streamline data extraction, transformation, and reporting; reduce manual work and improve accuracy.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support Quality Management Reviews by reporting to higher level management on the program’s quality achievements and the program’s progress towards meeting quality objectives.
• Update the program’s Tailored Process Baseline (TPB), as required.
• Provide review and input to program plans and other program documents in support of accurate and on-time GTS deliverables.
• Execute timely quality audits in adherence with the program’s audit schedule and in compliance with Leidos policies and direction, report audit results to program leadership.
• Generate corrective action requests for audit findings and maintain the Common Audit Database (CAD) with timely updates/closures of audit findings.
• Support external audits conducted in support of maintaining the Enterprise AS9100 for GTS at multiple site locations and required travel for on-site readiness, audits and pre-DCMA audits/inspections.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience or Master’s degree with 6+ years prior relevant experience.
• Quality assurance experience in a procurement environment.
• Experience supporting program functions by identifying risks, researching technical issues, and gathering necessary information to inform PMO-level decision-making and Program-level strategic planning.
• Demonstrated experience as a subject matter expert in quality assurance, supporting the development of new business operating processes and procedures that align with emerging trends and industry best practices.
• Demonstrated experience with detailed analysis to mitigate risk and resolve operational issues and critical processes.
• Demonstrated experience with reporting regulations; improvement events that enhance operational compliance.
• Experience implementing ISO 9001/AS9100 Quality Management Systems.
• Experience conducting quality audits and preparations for external certification.
• Experience working with the following tools: SharePoint, MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Good verbal and written skills.
• Ability to multi-task and function in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
• US citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

• Industry certification is desirable.

• Familiarity with procurement/warehousing processes a plus.

Company Culture

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range

Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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