Program Quality Engineer Principal - E6

Standard Job Description

The role: The principal will serve as the F-35 Quality Engineering technical lead, supporting the F-35 production system and reporting to the F-35 Program Quality Engineering Senior Manager.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead & coach: Provide technical leadership and coach junior and senior quality engineers to ensure continuity and advancement of quality science expertise.
• Set strategy: Assist in development and leading deployment of the F-35 Quality Engineering strategy.
• Drive cross-functional quality: Apply expertise across hardware, software, systems, suppliers/subcontractors, and customers.
• Manage risk & opportunity: Evaluate the F-35 quality control system, identify risks and opportunities, and partner with build-area quality engineering teams to address them.
• Improve processes: Lead process investigations, conduct technical evaluations, and design inspection and testing processes.
• Strengthen quality: Translate technical insights into actions that improve the overall F-35 quality control system.

Bottom line: Be the technical quality authority for the F-35 production system setting strategy, developing talent, managing risk, and driving measurable improvements in quality performance.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (i.e. mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, or industrial engineering)
• 12+ years of experience in engineering roles, including a minimum of 5 years in quality engineering
• F-35 program experience
• Expert understanding of engineering requirements, drawings, specifications and inspection methods
• Experience conducting root cause analysis of complex issues using quality sciences
• Experience leading teams in a management or team lead capacity

Desired Skills

• Master's degree in an engineering discipline (i.e. mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, or industrial engineering)
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
• Completion of Lockheed Martin's QE Academy
• Completion of a leadership development program (e.g. ELDP, OLDP, QTLD, etc.)

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $158700.00 - $294700.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.