Senior Software Quality Engineer - Aerospace Defense

Lockheed Martin; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is seeking a Software Quality Engineer (SWQE) to ensure safety, reliability, and cyber‑resilience of mission‑critical software. You will evaluate processes, perform audits, and drive continuous improvement across the software life cycle.

You will collaborate with developers, system engineers, and suppliers, applying AS9100 standards and DevSecOps practices while supporting multiple aircraft programs and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a STEM discipline.
• Experience in a software/hardware development and/or production environment.
• Experience in supporting Agile/Scrum software development.
• Experience with one or more of the following: C++, C#, C, Java, and/or Python.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible for a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Independent evaluation of software processes and products and their conformity to standards, models, and software engineering program‑defined processes
• Ensuring quality is built into program processes and products by checking for completeness, consistency, correctness, and conformance throughout the entire software development life cycle and maintenance activities
• Perform AS9100 audit support, program metric definition and reporting, supplier surveys, evaluation of nonconformance trending, and driving lessons learned and best practices
• Ability to present software quality assessment of products and processes to the customer and program management
• Track and manage nonconformances, software defects, trend analysis, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive action activities for the program
• Occasionally travel and work off‑shift and weekends

Skills

C++

C#

C

Java

Python

Agile/Scrum

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

AS9100

Job description

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is seeking a Software Quality Engineer (SWQE) to ensure safety, reliability, and cyber‑resilience of mission‑critical software. You will evaluate processes, perform audits, and drive continuous improvement across the software life cycle.

You will collaborate with developers, system engineers, and suppliers, applying AS9100 standards and DevSecOps practices while supporting multiple aircraft programs and customer requirements.