Standard Job Description

WHAT WE'RE DOING

At Lockheed Martin, we are passionate about innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and forward-thinking, everything is within our capacity – and yours as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values your skills, training, education and background. 

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 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
• 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.
• Participate as required in supplier's failure diagnostic investigation
• 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.
• 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.
• 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%

WHO WE ARE

Our customers are world-wide and so is our reputation for creating original solutions with the latest technologies. Our products keep our customers safe and bring them home to their families at night. We provide the resources, inspiration, and focus - if you have the resourcefulness and perseverance to work hard, then we want to create a better tomorrow with you.

WHO YOU ARE

You thrive in a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment and are committed to delivering best-in-class products and solutions.

STANDARD JOB DESCRIPTION

Coordinates with Sourcing, Operations, Design Engineering, the Supply Base and Industry experts to facilitate the design, production, test and qualification of aerospace and defense products. Analyzes technical data, designs, preliminary specifications, manufacturing limitations, supplier facilities, and parts/equipment availability. Investigates and recommends potential suppliers based on assessments of response to specifications, costs, inspection of facilities, and historical performance. Facilitate technical trade-offs and standardization that may lead to more economical procurement. Recommends design changes to mitigate production issues. Leads teams of Supplier and internal staff in collaboratively solving problems in Producibility, Quality, Inspection, Cost, Mistake-Proofing, Test, Reliability and Affordability.

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.