Quality Engineer Sr - E3

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Village of Liverpool (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Product Quality Engineer Senior on the RMS Product Quality Team in Syracuse, focusing on radar program areas. You will lead QA activities across development and sustainment programs, drive corrective actions, and mentor junior engineers.

The role requires analyzing defects, performing root cause analyses, conducting audits to AS9100 standards, and presenting quality metrics to customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering or related field.
• Experience applying root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Experience in performing audits and participating in third party/customer audits.
• Experience in First Article Inspection (FAIs).
• Ability to obtain a secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Identify root causes and corrective actions, evaluate process/product performance and ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
• Analyze defect data to identify systemic issues and trends.
• Verify systems are compliant to requirements and present to customer representatives for acceptance.
• Mentor quality engineers on the team in quality tasks and principals.
• Support strategies for roll‑out of advanced quality and manufacturing efforts.

Skills

Data analysis & trend monitoring

Quality engineering

DoD contract experience

AS9100 knowledge

FAI experience (AS9102)

IPC 610/620 & J-STD-001

Government customer interface

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Standard Job Description

This position for a Product Quality Engineer Senior on the LM Rotary & Mission Systems (RMS) Product Quality Team in Syracuse, will be focused on the radar program areas.

WHAT WE'RE DOING

The candidate must have a proven history of strong performance and ability to take initiative across a variety of QA responsibilities/tasks on development and/or sustainment programs.

• Identify root causes and associated corrective actions, evaluate process/product performance, and participate/interface with the engineering and production counterparts on program activities to assure processes and products are compliant to contractual requirements and proactive actions taken to prevent recurrence
• Ability to evaluate and disposition production nonconforming hardware and analyze defect data to identify systemic issues and trends
• Ability to verify systems are 100% compliant to the requirements and to present systems to customer representative(s) for acceptance
• Mentor Quality engineers on the team in quality tasks and principals
• Support, participate and execute strategies related to the roll‑out of advanced quality, manufacturing efforts, and SIAs.
• Conduct defect trend analysis, data validation, statistical data analysis, and presentation of Quality metrics as part of the QMS for manufacturing
• Conduct weekly Area Corrective Action Board (CAB) meetings with internal production team to review identify root cause and implement corrective actions for trends identified
• Conduct process audits in accordance with internal processes and AS9100 standards

Who We Are

Our customers are world-wide and so is our reputation for creating original solutions with the latest technologies. Our products keep our customers safe and bring them home to their families at night.

We provide the resources, inspiration, and focus - if you have the resourcefulness and perseverance to work hard, then we want to create a better tomorrow with you.

Who You Are

You thrive in a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment and are committed to delivering best-in-class products and solutions.

WHY JOIN US

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.

Standard Job Description

Applies quality principles in the areas of: design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation, program performance, reliability, inventory control, and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality for make and/or buy products. Performs technical evaluations including product requirements, specifications, models/designs, drawings and procedures. Collaborates with program management, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and customers on quality related issues to ensure quality standards are in place. Engages in product failure investigations, material review board decisions and corrective/preventive action. Ensures corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and/or are compliant with requirements. Develops strategies and systems designed to improve internal and/or supplier performance and productivity. Evaluates quality systems for deficiency identification and correction. Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conducts product quality tests, performs statistical analysis to assess products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Engages in supplier selection process and maintain certification programs.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawing/build instruction/process procedures and develop inspection processes and methodologies and determine product compliance.
• Experience in performing Root Cause Analysis and identification of corrective actions using structured methods, such as DUO, Fault Tree Analysis, Fishbone Diagrams, DOE, etc.
• Experience performing audits and participating in third party/customer audits.
• Experience in performing First Article Inspection (FAIs)
• Ability to obtain a secret clearance.

Desired Skills

• Experience in Data analysis and trend monitoring
• Quality Engineering skills as related to electro-mechanical assembly operations
• 3+ years prior Quality engineering experience
• DoD contract experience
• IPC 610/620 and J-STD-001 standard certification
• Experience interfacing with Government Customer Representatives
• AS9102 FAI experience
• Excellent communication skills
• ISO/AS9100 knowledge
• Ability to interface with multiple stakeholders including Military Customers
• Ability to effectively work in cross-functional teams, and communicate with positive impact

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $85300.00 - $158300.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

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.