Hardware Quality Associate Manager

Lockheed Martin Corporation•Orlando, FL

58d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Do you want to be part of an exciting, creative environment that encourages and supports employees to think big, perform with quality and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration, and focus - if you have the resourcefulness and courage to work hard, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you. Come and experience your future! This role is for a Hardware Quality Engineering Associate Manager for the Training and Logistics Solutions (TLS) market segments, providing performance reviews, feedback, coaching, mentoring, and career development to a team of quality engineers and inspectors. You will assist the Quality manager with the implementation of digital enhancements to improve efficiencies and costs. Work directly with various quality program managers under the TLS umbrella to ensure quality products are delivered on time to contract. Monitor and document defects in your areas and create presentations detailing areas for improvements and opportunities for additional training. Attend Operational Excellence Program Management Team (PMT) meetings to present documented defects to drive improvements and reduce defects. Ensure that performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards. Monitor, review, analyze, and report on quality discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems. Lead investigations of problems, develop dispositions and implement and ensure compliance with corrective actions for recurring discrepancies. Interface with senior management, manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor, and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met. Monitor recommendations for corrective actions, dispositions, and modifications.

Requirements

Outstanding relationship building skills
Excellent communication skills (Writing, speaking, and receiving)
Unparalleled Emotional Intelligence
Effective team building skills
Ability to establish long terms team goals and develop effective and impactful strategies to achieve them.
Ability to empower and delegate team members to act with autonomous authority
Full Spectrum Leadership Skills
Demonstrated innovation and initiative

Nice To Haves

ISO9001/AS9100/AS9102 knowledge
Knowledge of manufacturing execution/reporting systems
Background in Manufacturing/Quality Assurance practices and policies
Experience with financials and department budgets
Experience with DCMA customer interface
Quality Assurance/Inspection leadership experience
Clear understanding of Culture of Accountability
Customer relationship skills
Experience creating/reviewing/approving Command Media
Experience guiding/leading cultural change.
Leadership Development Program participation / graduation
Demonstrated Growth Mindset
Demonstrated Digital Transformation Adoption and Data Fluency

Responsibilities

providing performance reviews, feedback, coaching, mentoring, and career development to a team of quality engineers and inspectors
assist the Quality manager with the implementation of digital enhancements to improve efficiencies and costs
Work directly with various quality program managers under the TLS umbrella to ensure quality products are delivered on time to contract
Monitor and document defects in your areas and create presentations detailing areas for improvements and opportunities for additional training
Attend Operational Excellence Program Management Team (PMT) meetings to present documented defects to drive improvements and reduce defects
Ensure that performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards
Monitor, review, analyze, and report on quality discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems
Lead investigations of problems, develop dispositions and implement and ensure compliance with corrective actions for recurring discrepancies
Interface with senior management, manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor, and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met
Monitor recommendations for corrective actions, dispositions, and modifications