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Lockheed Martin · 15 hours ago

Quality Engineer (QE) Associate - Early Career

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Quality Engineer to support the JASSM/LRASM program in Troy, AL. This position provides quality engineering support in a manufacturing environment, ensuring quality standards are met and continuous improvement is pursued.

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Responsibilities

Ensures quality is built into the product by developing, modifying, applying, and maintaining work instructions, evaluation and control and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished product
Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place
Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, tests and evaluates the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment
Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment, conducts quality assurance tests
Performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications
Audits quality for deficiency identification and correction
Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with
May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality
Interfaces with Production, Program Quality Engineering, and Manufacturing Engineering personnel
Investigates and works non-conformance issues through to root cause/corrective action
Seeks continuous improvement through involvement in product, process, and surveillance audit / assessment activities, complete Hardware Quality Audits (HQAs) and Foreign Object Elimination (FOE) Walk Downs, Work Audit findings to root cause and implement corrective and preventive measures, etc

Qualification

Quality EngineeringStatistical AnalysisLean Six SigmaGeometric DimensioningToleranceSAPManufacturing Environment ExperienceQuality Discipline InternshipDoD Industry Internship

Required

Bachelors or higher in a STEM discipline from an accredited college
Must be a US Citizen
This position will require a government security clearance
This position is located at a facility that requires special access
Candidate must be able to pass a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) background check to obtain approval to be an “employee possessor” (of explosives or other ATF-regulated items) as defined by ATF regulations

Preferred

Experience providing Quality Engineering support in a manufacturing environment
Two or more years of related experience; One or more years of quality experience
Lean Six Sigma / Green Belt or higher certification
SAP experience a plus
Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T)
Quality discipline internship or DoD Industry internship

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
401(k) match
Flexible Spending Accounts
EAP
Education Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid time off
Holidays

Company

Lockheed Martin

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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.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.06B
Key Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M

Leadership Team

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Jim Taiclet
Chairman, President & CEO
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Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
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