Supplier Quality Engineer - Early Career

Lockheed Martin•Grand Prairie, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours. You will be the Supplier Quality Engineer Asc. for our Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) team in Grand Prairie, TX, supporting assigned suppliers for the GMLRS program. Our team is responsible for ensuring the quality of critical components and systems, implementing rigorous quality standards to guarantee excellence. Analyze, resolve, monitor, and improve the quality of our operational processes and outputs.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in a STEM related discipline from an accredited college/ university
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications
Ability to Work Individually and as a Team Player
Ability to Build Effective Relationships
Ability to Travel (typically around 25%- 50%; varies)
Must be a US Citizen. This position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Nice To Haves

Ability to Interpret Drawings, Specifications, Contracts
Understanding of Geometric, Dimension, & Tolerancing
Experience with Process Capability Analysis
Lean/ Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification
Experience with Quality systems such as International (ISO) and aerospace (AS); Experience with AS9102 First Article Inspection

Responsibilities

Reviewing documentation related to internal and external manufacturing processes to ensure quality products are delivered to the customer
Managing and supporting assigned suppliers
Attending program site and supplier meetings
Supporting quality initiatives, activities and assignments
Identifying trends, assisting in problem resolution, containing and dispositioning non-conforming hardware and supporting failure investigations
Providing quality support for root cause and corrective/preventative actions
Interfacing with suppliers, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Product Line Teams (PLTs), production sites, customers, and program management
Performing assessments and audits on processes and procedures to ensure compliance to specifications, engineering drawings, procedures, and ISO-9001/AS9100
Interfacing with customers, suppliers, and program personnel on quality related issues
Collaborating with manufacturing, engineering, customer, supplier, and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met
Ensuring supplier contract flow-down requirements are implemented and verified