Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Arlington, TX

at  LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

DESCRIPTION:

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) for a position based in Arlington, TX to support the THAAD production program and THAAD Joint Improvement Team (JIT).
The JIT is a collaborative and proactive continuous improvement program sharply focused on preventing product escapes, eliminating production line interruptions, and enhancing value chain performance comprised of cross-functional representatives from Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC), Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (SSC), and our partnering customers.
The position will require working flexible hours and travel out of the assigned geographical area to support suppliers across the United States. The THAAD program team provides a challenging environment that stresses continuous improvement and proactive mindset in driving down risk to the product and customer.
Responsibilities include:
As part of the JIT, you will perform process and product assessments, review requirements, hardware, and documentation to ensure our customer gets the highest level of Quality. In a culture of continuous improvement our department utilizes lean initiatives to reduce waste and drive affordability and efficiency.
In this role, you will use quality metrics and business analytics tools to monitor the program’s value chain and provide guidance for recommended support or improvement initiatives.
Identification of process variation, sources of waste and nonconformance’s, and data analysis techniques to create innovative solutions to complex supply chain issues.
Assurance that LM THAAD Supplier Quality activities are effective through supporting product line validations as outlined by AS9102, accurate measurement and characterization of resultant performance parameters, and risk management.
Provide systemic support for issue resolution that involves true root cause, full containment, and corrective/preventive actions
Support Supplier requests tied to program requirements, interface with customer needs, and program management activities.
Drive supplier’s failure/diagnosis and strong grasp of Material Review Board (MRB) activities.
Develop technical solutions to complex problems and provide liaison support related to quality engineering matters.
Ensure supplier contract flow-down requirements are implemented and verified and interfaces with supplier on a daily basis.
Review documentation related to supplier manufacturing processes to ensure quality products are delivered to the customer.
Excel within a multifunctional supplier Integrated Product Teams with reviews of quality data on yields, rework, scrap and non-conformance aging.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• STEM degree at the Bachelor level or above and/or equivalent experience/combined education.
• A strong understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Specifications, Contracts that will enable development and review of SQE Processes, and related Performance Metrics
• Must be able to identify and document supplier’s quality deficiencies and ensure effective corrective action
• Must have knowledge and understanding of critical design attributes and auditing/surveying capabilities
• Ability to focus on continual improvement practices using causal analysis tools to drive corrective and preventive actions
• Extensive experience in disposition of non-conforming products
• Demonstrated experience in establishing Performance Metrics for identifying process improvement
• Proficient skill level with Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written) will be necessary to support the assignment and weekly reports
• Must be able to multi-task, meet deadlines and to support all supplier quality field engineering activities
• Ability to obtain a secret clearance
• Ability to travel

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Demonstrated experience in project management from idea creation, to team involvement, thru execution and closeout of actions.
• A basic understanding of the MFC SAP and P2P business systems
• ASQ Certification or Lean Six Sigma Certification (Green Belt/Black Belt)
• Experience with performing First Article Inspections to AS9102 requirements
• Experience with source inspection and surveillance activities at suppliers
• Strong understanding in AS9100 and ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
• Demonstrated Leadership, Customer Relationship Management skills
• Background of Structures, Propulsion and/or Electrical components.

EXPERIENCE LEVEL:

Experienced Professional

Please refer the Job description for details