Senior Product Quality Engineer - Aerospace QA Leader

Job Responsibilities

Job ID: BR Date posted: Mar. 19, 2026

Description: WHO WE ARE

Lockheed Martin is a global leader in aerospace, defense, and technology solutions, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation and shaping the future of the industry. With a rich legacy of excellence and a commitment to delivering advanced capabilities to our customers, we are proud to be at the forefront of cutting-edge technology and engineering.

WHAT WE'RE DOING

At Lockheed Martin, we're revolutionizing the aerospace and defense sector through groundbreaking technology, advanced manufacturing processes, and a world-class team of professionals. Our mission-driven approach and unwavering dedication to excellence ensure that we continue to deliver superior products and solutions to our customers around the world.

THE WORK

This requisition is for a Level 4 Product Quality

Engineer Stf on the LM Rotary & Mission

Systems (RMS) Product Quality Team in

Syracuse, focused on the radar program

areas. The position will interact directly with

Production teams on Product Quality Assurance

(PQA) work tasks/priorities and functionally

collaborates with the LM RMS PQA Manager.

The candidate must have a proven history of

strong performance and ability to take initiative

across a variety of QA responsibilities/tasks on

development and/or sustainment programs.

He/she is expected to quickly come-up to

speed with the products, work scope, technical

requirements, program risks, and delivery

achievement schedules.

WHO YOU ARE

You are a dynamic and results-oriented professional with a passion for driving operational excellence and optimizing production processes. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are adept at managing complex projects while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Your strong analytical skills, coupled with your ability to communicate effectively and collaborate across departments, make you an invaluable asset to our team.

WHY JOIN US

We believe that flexibility is the future of work. We are proud to offer the flexible 4X10 work schedule that support our employees’ diverse personal needs.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 5+ years of professional experience
• Quality Engineering skills as related to electro-mechanical assembly operations including the ability to interpret engineering drawing/build instruction/process procedures and develop inspection processes and methodologies and determine product compliance.
• Experience performing trend analysis to identify Defect, Rework and Scrap trends.
• Experience in performing Root Cause Analysis and identification of corrective actions using structured methods, such as DUO, Fault Tree Analysis, Fishbone Diagrams, DOE, etc.
• Experience performing audits, and participating in third party/customer audits
• Use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to obtain a secret clearance

Desired Skills:

• Strong Interpersonal Skills
• IPC 610/620 and J-STD-001 standard certification
• Experience interfacing with Government Customer Representatives
• AS9102 FAI experience
• Excellent communication skills
• ISO/AS9100 knowledge
• Ability to interface with multiple stakeholders including Military Customers, effectively work in cross-functional teams, and communicate with positive impact

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $99,700 - $175,835. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to