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**Description:** You will be the Supplier Quality Engineer for our Missiles and Fire Control \(MFC\) team in Grand Prairie, TX, managing and supporting assigned suppliers for the GMLRS program\. Our team is responsible for ensuring the quality of critical components and systems, and implements rigorous quality standards to guarantee excellence\.

What You Will Be Doing

As the Supplier Quality Engineer Senior, you will be responsible for driving supplier quality performance, identifying trends, and ensuring corrective and preventive actions are implemented\. You will work closely with suppliers, internal teams, and program management to resolve quality issues and improve overall quality performance\.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and supporting assigned suppliers to ensure quality performance

• Identifying trends and monitoring supplier processes to drive corrective and preventive actions

• Providing internal and supplier support for root cause and corrective/preventive actions

• Interfacing with suppliers, Integrated Product Teams \(IPTs\), production sites, customers, and program management

• Supporting Material Review Boards \(MRBs\) and Failure Review Boards \(FRBs\) to disposition nonconforming hardware

• Providing technical liaison support for Quality Engineering matters

• Conducting scheduled product source inspections, first article inspections, and surveillance assessments

• Ensuring supplier contract flow\-down requirements are implemented and verified

• Utilizing lean initiatives to reduce waste and drive continuous improvement

• Mentoring and training Quality individuals supporting the GMLRS program

Why Join Us

We're looking for a highly experienced and collaborative Quality Engineer Senior to join our MFC team in Grand Prairie, TX\. As an ideal candidate, you are a strategic thinker with excellent communication skills, able to drive quality excellence and work effectively with suppliers and internal teams\. This role stands out as an opportunity to work on a high\-profile program, collaborate with a talented team of professionals, and make a direct impact on the quality of critical components and systems\. If you're a motivated and experienced quality engineering professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply and join our team\.

We are committed to supporting your work\-life balance and overall well\-being, offering flexible scheduling options\. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here\.

Further Information About This Opportunity:

This position is in Dallas\. Discover more about our Dallas, Texas location\.

MUST BE A U\.S\. CITIZEN \- This position is located at a facility that requires special access\. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance\.

Basic Qualifications:

• STEM degree at the Bachelor level or above and/or equivalent experience/combined education\.

• Must be a U\.S\. citizen and be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance\.

• Experience with performing First Article Inspections to AS9102 requirements or PPAP AS9100 interpretation and application experience\.

• Thorough knowledge of Industry recognized Quality systems such as International \(ISO\) and aerospace \(AS\)\.

• Experience as a team leader\.

• Experience implementing Material Review Boards, Failure Review Boards, and dispositioning non\-conformances\.

• Ability to interpret drawings and specifications for development of quality standards, methods, work instructions and procedures for inspection and test of manufactured products\.

• Experience in making risk\-based data driven decisions\.

• Advanced understanding and experience completing root cause analysis and corrective action planning\.

• Demonstrated understanding of audit techniques\.

• Knowledge of Configuration Management and control processes\.

• Proficient skill level with Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc\.

• Experience with Machine Shop, Mechanical Assembly, Tooling / Gages / Fixtures, and Mechanical Inspection\.

• Demonstrated presentation skills\.

• Ability to travel at least 20%, including to various domestic production and supplier locations\.

Desired Skills:

• STEM degree at bachelors level or higher preferred\.

• Experience with Quality or Manufacturing auditing\.

• Experience with Propulsion, Chemicals, or Energetics\.

• Experience with SAP and Procure to Pay \(P2P\)\.

• Experience or knowledge of special processes and associated specification requirements\.

• Prior experience working at MFC and LM's supply base\.

• American Society for Quality \(ASQ\) Certifications\.

• Expert in Geometric, Dimension, & Tolerancing \(GD&T\)\.

• Extensive technical knowledge and experience in the area of Supplier Quality\.

• Experience with providing technical liaison support related to design and quality engineering matters\.

• Basic electrical schematics experience\.

• Understanding of test equipment, interpreting test results\.

**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:** 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\.

**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

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer\. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics\.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 \- 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration\.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges\. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work\.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility\. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work\. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility\.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role\. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications\.

**Experience Level:** Experienced Professional

**Business Unit:** MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL

**Relocation Available:** Possible

**Career Area:** QA/Test and Inspection

**Type:** Full\-Time

**Shift:** First