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Responsible for all aspects of Quality across the programs life-cycle including proposals, contract review, start-up, development, transition to production, production and support. Requires an understanding of quality tasks across quality functions including hardware, software, systems and suppliers/subcontractors, and customers. Proficient in company policies. Partners with program teams as the Quality Lead for design, development, production and mobilization phases of program execution. Performs contract reviews and flows down contract quality requirements to quality team, including suppliers. Establishes quality budgets and cost commitments. Serves on the program area Risk and Opportunity Review Boards; nominates risks and opportunities. Ensures Quality Assurance Plans are documented and current and implemented. Schedules and ensures assessments of program (e.g. quality audits). Participates in independent program reviews to understand risks and drive Return to Green plans. Maintains a DCMA/Customer quality relationship. Establishes and maintains effective Quality Program Team business rhythm.\nRole Responsibilities:\nServes as the primary liaison between Material Test Services/Process Control, NDI/NDE, and the Calibration team and key stakeholders including Production Operations, Production Control, MRB, Engineering, Facilities, and other Quality organizations.\nCoordinates testing requests to the Quality Labs and oversees the facilitation and completion of capital projects on behalf of the Labs.\nManages capital requests and coordinates maintenance for testing instrumentation and other capital items.\nLeads continuous improvement projects using the A3 methodology and participates in Production Process Oversight, which includes root cause analysis, corrective action, engineering requirement analysis and interpretation, and workflow analysis.\nPrepares reports, briefs, and presentations of work product and delivers findings to various levels of leadership.\nBasic Qualifications\nBasic Qualifications\nBachelor's degree\n8+ years of aerospace manufacturing experience.\nExperience with AS9100 or an equivalent quality management system.\nTechnical leadership capability, such as leading projects, mentoring engineers, or coordinating lab work. No prior people-management experience required.\nExperience managing safety, quality, cost, and schedule, and reporting those metrics to leadership.\nAbility to liaise between Production Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and suppliers.\nDesired Skills\nSupervisory or lead experience\nOperating budget ownership and capital equipment acquisition experience.\nExperience with the Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) process and execution.\nExperience with metrics and dashboards, such as SQL or Tableau.\nExperience collaborating with Structures, DADT, ASIP, and NDI organizations.\nExperience preparing and delivering presentations to internal leadership and customers.\nPlanning and management of personnel resources, staff development, and capital resources.\nExperience supporting classified and sensitive programs.\nPay Information\nFull-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00\nAt Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow-both professionally and personally.\nThe 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.\nBenefits 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.\nAnnual 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.\nFor (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. 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