Job Description

You will be the Quality Engineer Senior for the Missiles & Fire Control (MFC) team. Our team is responsible for ensuring the quality of manufactured, repaired, and procured products meet or exceed design and process requirements.

What You Will Be Doing
As the Quality Engineer Staff you will be responsible for providing quality engineering expertise to support the program's quality objectives, developing and reviewing quality standards, methods, and procedures, and driving continuous improvement across the product lifecycle.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
• Reviewing documentation related to internal and external manufacturing processes
• Updating planning and work instructions
• Analyzing quality data on yields, rework, scrap, and non conformances
• Leading program parts review and corrective action meetings
• Ensures corrective/ preventive measures meet acceptable reliability standards and/or are compliant with requirements
• Performing assessments and audits on processes and procedures to ensure compliance
• 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, and material review board decisions
• Evaluates quality systems for deficiency identification and correction

Basic Qualifications
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Interim Secret required prior to start and must have the ability to obtain a security clearance
• Bachelor's level degree or higher in STEM or equivalent years of experience
• Demonstrated experience with nonconformance management, corrective action, and root cause analysis methodologies
• Ability to interpret and apply engineering drawings, specifications, workmanship standards, and contractual requirements
• Experience supporting inspection planning, acceptance criteria, and defect disposition processes
• Proficiency in analyzing quality data and metrics to support risk-based decisions and continuous improvement
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience interfacing across engineering, operations, supply chain, and program teams

Desired skills
• Bachelor's level degree or higher in STEM
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities and competing schedules
• Experience in aerospace and defense manufacturing, including high-reliability or mission-critical hardware
• Experience applying AS9100 / ISO 9001 requirements within a regulated manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience supporting internal, customer, or regulatory audits
• Familiarity with performing First Article Inspections to AS9102 requirements.
• Familiarity with MRB, FRB, SPC, and risk mitigation tools
• Familiarity with digital manufacturing and enterprise systems (e.g., Apriso, SAP, Windchill)
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional problem-solving efforts and influence outcomes without direct authority
• Experience mentoring or providing technical guidance to junior engineers or inspectors

Further Information About This Opportunity
This position is in Ocala, Florida. Discover more about our Ocala, Florida location.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. An Interim Secret and required prior to start. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance.

Work Schedule Information

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

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.