Standard Job Description
The LE2 Program Quality Sr. Stf. provides expert technical oversight for the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Quality function, responsible for implementing, maintaining, and ensuring compliance to quality and program requirements across strategic weapon systems development. This role serves as a technical specialist, partnering with program management and engineering teams to drive quality excellence from proposals through sustainment while adhering to established technical rhythms and personal accountability.
Technical Quality Expertise
- Apply quality practices across the full program lifecycle: proposals, contract review, start-up, development, transition to production, production, and support (focused on individual work package execution)
- Maintain quality budgets and cost commitments
- Ensuring Quality Assurance Plans remain documented, current, and actively implemented within assigned responsibilities
- Conduct independent technical assessments to identify risks and drive corrective actions that support program trajectory and readiness
- Flow down contract requirements to engineering teams and supply base, ensuring technical compliance
Technical & Operational Expertise
- Apply quality principles across design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation, reliability, inventory control, and R&D for both make and buy products
- Evaluate product requirements, specifications, models, designs, drawings, and procedures; conduct technical assessments of non-conforming materials through inspection, testing, and statistical analysis
- Participate in product failure investigations, material review board decisions, and corrective/preventive actions to ensure reliability standards and regulatory compliance (as a subject matter expert)
Cross-Functional Technical Partnership
- Collaborate with program management, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and customers to ensure quality standards are embedded throughout execution (as a technical contributor)
- Serve as the technical Quality representative for design, development and production phases, influencing technical solutions and engineering decisions
- Provide technical input and present quality requirements to internal organizations and customers, translating requirements into actionable technical guidance
- Contribute deep quality expertise to cross-functional teams, supporting innovative problem-solving and mission success alignment with Lockheed Martin standards
The ideal candidate demonstrates a self-starter mindset capable of managing multiple technical priorities within a team environment while meeting personal schedule commitments. Brings proven experience applying quality principles across technical domains, with hands-on engagement in inspection, testing, and statistical analysis. Has strong communication skills are essential for developing rapport with diverse internal and external partners as a technical peer. As a successful team member delivering exceptional results, the person will leverage deep quality expertise to support innovative solutions and mission-critical outcomes.
Basic Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Technical bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline
- Quality Experience in a test or production environment
- Proficiency with discrepancy documents, SAP or other databases
- Experience with data analytics to report trends and achieve results, drive improvements and efficiencies
- Experience with quality and manufacturing engineering processes or policies and/or quality systems management requirements
- Must have the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
- Must be a US Citizen
Desired Skills
Desired Skills:
- Masters degree from an accredited college in a related discipline
- Lean Six Sigma/Green Belt or higher certification
- Familiar with other FBM related discrepancy documents/processes
- Demonstrated ability to drive strategic cross-functional projects
- Knowledgeable regarding audit processes
- Knowledgeable in Program Quality responsibilities
- Experience with Program Proposal activities include BOEs
- Experience engaging with external government customers
- Experience in a missile processing environment
- Familiarity with missile hardware, processes, systems and enterprise requirements
- Understanding the ability to apply T9001, Technical Program Management Requirements
- Experienced with non-conformance (PR/MRB) requirements and systems
- Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
-Currrent or prior Lockheed Martin experience preferred
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00
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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.