Standard Job Description

As we enter a new era of Strategic Weapon Systems, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator, and builder. Our outstanding people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our creative skills and experiences to craft, design and build solutions to some of the worlds’ hardest engineering problems.

Do you want to be part of a culture that encourages employees to think big, perform with perfection and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration, and focus - if you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you!

The LE2 Program Quality Associate Manager provides strategic leadership for the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Quality Team, responsible for overall team performance in implementing, maintaining, and ensuring compliance to quality and program requirements across strategic weapon systems development. This role serves as the Quality Lead, partnering with program management to drive excellence from proposals through sustainment while establishing effective business rhythms that enable team accountability and continuous improvement.

Strategic Quality Leadership

• Own quality across the full program lifecycle: proposals, contract review, start-up, development, transition to production, production, and support
• Establish quality budgets and cost commitments, ensuring Quality Assurance Plans remain documented, current, and actively implemented
• Lead independent program reviews to identify risks and drive Return-to-Green plans that directly influence program trajectory and readiness
• Maintain strong customer quality relationships and flow down contract requirements to the engineering teams and supply base

Technical & Operational Leadership

• 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
• Lead product failure investigations, material review board decisions, and corrective/preventive actions to ensure reliability standards and regulatory compliance

Cross-Functional Partnership & Influence

• Collaborate with program management, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and customers to ensure quality standards are embedded throughout execution
• Serve as the Quality Lead for design, development and production phases, influencing strategic decisions at executive levels
• Present to various internal organizations and customers, translating quality requirements into actionable program guidance

Ideal candidates demonstrate a self-starter mindset capable of managing multiple priorities within a team environment while meeting documented schedule commitments. They bring proven experience presenting to internal organizations and customers, with application of quality principles across technical domains. Strong communication skills are essential for developing rapport with diverse internal and external partners. As a successful leader delivering exceptional results, the individual will foster an inclusive work environment that encourages differences and big-picture thinking, aligning with Lockheed Martin’s commitment to innovative problem-solving and mission success.

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
- 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