Design Quality Engineer Sr Staff- Level 5

Lockheed Martin•Marietta, GA

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a full-time experienced Program Quality Engineer to perform as the technical lead of a team of quality engineers that will execute Engineering Quality Assurance tasks on new Program Designs. The Senior Staff position will be a Technical Lead role for the Design QE team focusing on AMMM Scope, integration with Engineering Manufacturing Engineering, Sustainment Engineering and the various Quality Team members to ensure Quality Control, Quality Planning and Quality Improvements in the Engineering Design Processes. The Senior Staff Design QE will also be responsible for the development of related command media and Standard work for the team, the generation of performance metrics and leading RCCA activities They will be responsible for ensuring quality engineering input is accounted for and modeled appropriately in all value chains such that the total Cost of Quality (CoQ) is right-sized throughout the life of a program. They will work with management, design engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing engineering, and sustainment. The design quality engineer provides input to the contract review processes, requirements distillation processes, program planning processes, product design processes, product quality planning processes, supplier quality / sourcing activities, and sustainment operations. This role will need to be able to operate in both model-based and non-model-based programs. This role will need to communicate functional requirements to the 1LMX capability development teams to ensure that the quality design processes are incorporated into new business systems. Key deliverables of a Lead Design Quality Engineer: Leverage keen knowledge of aerospace, mechanical, electrical, and/or structural engineering to collaborate with design engineering throughout the design maturing and release processes to identify and define proper datum schemes, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), key characteristics, statistical tolerancing, and other requirements of concern Identify and correct inspect ability issues of designs prior to engineering release Collect Design Quality data to be used for process improvement and RCCA projects Run Design Corrective Action Board Ensure proposals include Design QE content and manage DQE performance to AMMM EVMS objectives Engage with Engineering leadership at the site level to partner on design improvements Ensure DQe Design Review schedule performance meets LOB targets. Provide leadership and mentoring to team members This position is in Marietta, GA à Discover Marietta. What’s In It For You: From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here. Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus -if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you. Who You Are You are a multi-faceted teammate able to communicate and function effectively on an engineering team to create a collaborative environment that allows for the establishment of mission goals. Self-motivated and inspired, you thrive in an environment where you are empowered to work your craft, never settling for the bare minimum.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Discipline from an accredited college
Proven technical leadership experience in the Aerospace and Defense
Broad experience with metrology and product verification methods and capabilities

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree from an accredited college
Strong aircraft technical acumen
Expert knowledge of G&DT, its application within a design dataset, and the usage by manufacturing
Broad experience with typical aircraft production processes
Demonstrated performance with failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), control plans, FAI planning, statistical process control
Knowledge of aerospace contracting processes, supply chain management, and sustainment operations
Experience setting up and running simulations for tolerance stack analysis, production impacts from quality issues, factory flow / efficiency, supply chain resiliency, and / or operational sustainment activities
Quality management system (QMS) assessments and audits
Experience with teaching and mentoring team members
Cameo and MBSE experience
This role is necessary to execute contractual obligations for Design Quality tasks on newly awarded and UCA AMMM contracts.

Responsibilities

Technical Lead role for the Design QE team focusing on AMMM Scope
Integration with Engineering Manufacturing Engineering, Sustainment Engineering and the various Quality Team members to ensure Quality Control, Quality Planning and Quality Improvements in the Engineering Design Processes
Responsible for the development of related command media and Standard work for the team, the generation of performance metrics and leading RCCA activities
Ensuring quality engineering input is accounted for and modeled appropriately in all value chains such that the total Cost of Quality (CoQ) is right-sized throughout the life of a program
Provide input to the contract review processes, requirements distillation processes, program planning processes, product design processes, product quality planning processes, supplier quality / sourcing activities, and sustainment operations
Communicate functional requirements to the 1LMX capability development teams to ensure that the quality design processes are incorporated into new business systems
Leverage keen knowledge of aerospace, mechanical, electrical, and/or structural engineering to collaborate with design engineering throughout the design maturing and release processes to identify and define proper datum schemes, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), key characteristics, statistical tolerancing, and other requirements of concern
Identify and correct inspect ability issues of designs prior to engineering release
Collect Design Quality data to be used for process improvement and RCCA projects
Run Design Corrective Action Board
Ensure proposals include Design QE content and manage DQE performance to AMMM EVMS objectives
Engage with Engineering leadership at the site level to partner on design improvements
Ensure DQe Design Review schedule performance meets LOB targets
Provide leadership and mentoring to team members