Lockheed Martin · 1 month ago
Design Quality Engineer Staff- Level 4
Fort Worth, TX
Part-time
Onsite
Lead/StaffLockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a full-time experienced Program Quality Engineer to perform as the Design Quality Engineer of a team of quality engineers that will execute Engineering Quality Assurance tasks on new Program Designs. The role involves ensuring quality engineering input is incorporated throughout program designs, collaborating with various teams to maintain quality standards and readiness throughout the product lifecycle.
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Responsibilities
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
Participate in Program Technical reviews and boards
Identify and correct inspect ability issues of designs prior to engineering release
Create first article inspection datasets for parts requiring first article inspection (FAI) within the product lifecycle management (PLM) system
Identify inspection technology choices and options to downstream facilities and planning organizations
Create and manage sampling plans and assign to relevant product characteristics so production planning can plan the details of the shop floor work instructions
Use the digital thread to model impacts from expected quality performance levels on the program’s production system and schedule and coordinate changes as required to product designs or manufacturing plans
Assess programs’ readiness states against quality readiness level (QRL) gates for programs throughout their acquisition lifecycle with respect to the Design and Planning Processes
Qualification
Required
Experience as a Program Quality Engineer
Ability to perform Engineering Quality Assurance tasks on new Program Designs
Knowledge of aerospace, mechanical, electrical and/or structural engineering
Ability to collaborate with design engineering throughout the design maturing and release processes
Ability to identify and define proper datum schemes, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), key characteristics, statistical tolerancing, and other requirements of concern
Participation in Program Technical reviews and boards
Ability to identify and correct inspectability issues of designs prior to engineering release
Ability to create first article inspection datasets for parts requiring first article inspection (FAI) within the product lifecycle management (PLM) system
Ability to identify inspection technology choices and options to downstream facilities and planning organizations
Ability to create and manage sampling plans and assign to relevant product characteristics
Ability to use the digital thread to model impacts from expected quality performance levels on the program's production system
Ability to assess programs' readiness states against quality readiness level (QRL) gates for programs throughout their acquisition lifecycle
Understanding of design release processes and how the results are absorbed downstream
Preferred
Quality Sciences Experiences - FMEA, DOE, SPC, etc
Performed RCCA and Continuous Improvement Projects
F-35 Product Knowledge
TeamCenter and Catia Experience
Trained in Interchangeability and Replaceability
Familiar with Engineering Design Attributes
Experience with Key Characteristics Management
Benefits
Ability to work remotely
Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Company
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in advanced technology systems, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Lockheed Martin.
Founded in 1912
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$6.06BKey Investors
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2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
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2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M
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Chairman, President & CEO
Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
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