Job Description

THE WORK
• This individual will also take ownership of issues and lead/guide small teams made up of multiple disciplines.
• This person will be the point of contact for assigned suppliers in conjunction with being the supplier quality POC within Sikorsky for their assigned suppliers.
• Primary suppliers will be determined based on operation needs and best fit of candidate's skills and experience.
• The position will be physically located in Stratford, CT. The PQE will be responsible for support throughout the product life cycle from issue identification, supplier improvement and development activities, along with tactical resolutions to meet customer requirements and needs.
• The PQE will provide support through identification and implementation of process improvement activities that support the Supplier Quality Organization's key performance measurements, vision and strategy.
• Work with product center / area production QMs and QEs to resolve supplier issues, work RCCA and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Ability to identify and lead collaborative SQA efforts.
• POC for assigned suppliers, meaning the person will work with shop floor, supply chain management and the supplier to handle the daily and long term tactical supplier quality activities to ensure issues are identified and handled through to resolution.
• Monitor assigned supplier performance utilizing metrics
• Participate as required in supplier's failure diagnostic investigation
• Provide technical liaison support.
• Monitor supplier recovery action plans and proactively identify potential gaps
• Awareness of AS9100 and AS9102 requirements when dealing with suppliers related to handling of root cause corrective action for identified defects, first articles and product line variations.
• Develop and utilize daily analytics to proactively address and identify trends
• Work with supplier counterpart on resolution of supplier quality issues through root cause corrective actions and ensure effectiveness.
• Develop and manage supplier transition plans as required.
• Report out to management and customer on root cause and corrective actions. Drive lessons learned and best practices across other product centers.
• Support production readiness reviews, risk-based supplier assessments (RBATs), and supplier enhanced audits (SEAs).
• Ability to utilize Catia to complete review of Model Based Definition drawing and Reduced Dimension Drawings
• Travel is required ~25%

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Experience with quality or manufacturing engineering processes or policies and/or quality systems management requirements.
• This may require the willingness/ability to travel to support program issues/needs as they arise.

Desired skills
• Background in a STEM discipline (e.g., engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, or a related field).
• Prior experience working with Aerostructures line of business.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and industry/line of business specifications.
• Prior Quality Engineer experience.
• Prior use of root cause corrective action tools.
• Proficiency with discrepancy documents or SAP or other databases
• Ability to focus on continual improvement practices using causal analysis tools to drive corrective and preventive actions.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $81,600 - $143,865. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $93,800 - $162,610. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.