Lockheed Martin

Program Quality Engineering Asc Manager

Lockheed Martin$104K — $184K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of aviation and aerospace quality experience, preferably with fixed-wing aircraft.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance.
  • Strong knowledge of AS9100 and aerospace quality standards.
  • Experience in managing non-conforming materials and corrective action processes.
  • Proficient in reading engineering drawings and GD&T.
  • Demonstrated leadership in quality management and team facilitation.
  • Effective communicator with proven cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead AS9100 audits to ensure compliance with performance work statements and standards.
  • Develop and execute corrective and preventive action initiatives strategically.
  • Oversee root-cause analysis processes for long-term issue resolution.
  • Chair Corrective Action Board (CAB) meetings and track action items for leadership reporting.
  • Ensure all customer inspection criteria are met on schedule.
  • Act as liaison for FOD awareness and control measures with DCMA.
  • Direct investigations of significant aircraft incidents for timely root-cause analysis.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Education Assistance
  • Parental Leave and Paid Time Off
Full Job Description
Job Description

Lead AS9100 Audits - Plan, conduct, and champion audits to verify that projects comply with the customer Task Order performance work statements and LMCO Command Media requirements.
Drive Corrective & Preventive Actions - Develop and implement CAPA initiatives with a strategic, results-focused mindset.
Oversee Root-Cause Analysis - Manage the end-to-end RCA process to identify underlying issues and ensure lasting resolutions.
Chair the Corrective Action Board (CAB) - Facilitate monthly CAB meetings, track action items, and report status to senior leadership.
Ensure Task Order Compliance - Verify that all inspection and acceptance criteria stipulated by the customer are satisfied on schedule.
FOD Program Liaison - Serve as the primary point of contact with DCMA for Foreign Object Damage/Debris (FOD) awareness, control measures, and critical area management.
Zero-Escape Safety Assurance - Guarantee that no safety-of-flight defects escape detection, overseeing Red-X conditions and In-Process Inspections (IPI).
Incident Investigation Lead - Direct investigations of significant aircraft incidents and impoundments, providing decisive leadership and timely root-cause determinations.
First-Article Inspection (FAI) Expertise - Perform FAIs in accordance with AS9102 standards, ensuring first-article compliance and documentation.
Performance Metrics & Continuous Improvement - Establish key quality metrics, analyze data trends, and recommend process enhancements to drive operational excellence.

Basic Qualifications

Aviation Experience - Prior work in the aviation community; Fixed-Wing aircraft experience preferred.
Security Clearance - Ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance.
Advanced Quality Knowledge - Deep understanding of aerospace quality principles, standards, and best practices.
Non-Conforming Material Control - Experience controlling, dispositioning, and tracking non-conforming material.
CAPA Expertise - Skilled in techniques that drive effective Corrective and Preventive Actions.
Design Review Participation - Ability to read engineering drawings and GD&T during design reviews.
Complex Problem Solving - Experience resolving complex quality-related product issues and optimizing Quality Management processes to reduce risk and improve program execution.
Government & DCMA Interaction - Familiarity working with government customers and agencies such as DCMA and USAF QAE (Quality Assurance Evaluator).
Leadership & Innovation - Demonstrated experience as a team lead, fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
Influence & Collaboration - Strong ability to influence outcomes through cross-functional collaboration; excellent communication skills to interact effectively with Engineering, Manufacturing, and other stakeholders

Desired skills

Program Management - Experience managing production/modification GOCO (Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated) or IDIQ (Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity) programs.
Financial Acumen - Proficiency in BOE (Basis of Estimate), estimating, budgeting, and Earned Value Management (EVM).
Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) Handling - Familiarity with requirements for handling and controlling Government-furnished equipment and property.
Board Facilitation - Experience chairing Material Review Boards (MRB) and Corrective Action Board (CAB) activities.
Continuous-Improvement & Causal Analysis - Proven ability to identify solutions, apply continuous-improvement practices, and conduct thorough causal analysis.
Microsoft Office Proficiency - Advanced skill level with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related tools.
Presentation & Training Development - Strong presentation skills and the ability to create training material and compelling strategies that drive diverse teams to adopt new solutions.
Strategic Business Improvements - Capability to drive improvements across programs and functional areas, ensuring preventive and corrective strategies are defined and executed at the executive level.
Senior Staff Experience - Background serving in senior staff roles, providing strategic vision to Director-level and higher leadership.
ERP Knowledge - Enterprise Resource Planning experience; SAP and MMAS knowledge preferred.
Travel Flexibility - Ability to travel as required.
Fixed-Wing Experience - Direct experience with fixed-wing aircraft operations or support.

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 $104,500 - $184,115. 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 $120,100 - $208,150. 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.

About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security company that engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products. It also provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic, and information services. The company operates in four business segments: Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Global Services, and Space Systems. Lockheed Martin was formed in 1995 from the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. In September 2008, Lockheed Martin Corporation acquired Aculight Corporation. In January 2009, it completed its acquisition of Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH). In August 2009, it completed its acquisition of Gyrocam Systems LLC (Gyrocam). Gyrocam develops and supplies gyrostabilized optical surveillance systems and sustainment field services, principally to the United States military. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, a unit of the Company's Electronic Systems business area, would manage the Gyrocam business.

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114,000 employees
Market Cap
$126.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$6.8 billion
Founded
1995
5 Year Trend
+7.2%
Revenue
$65.3 billion
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