Staff Quality Engineer - Goleta, CA

You will be the Staff Quality Engineer for the Missiles & Fire Control (MFC) SantaBarbara Focalplane Team. Our team is responsible for driving the highest standards of product quality across all manufacturing processes.

What You Will Be Doing

As a Staff Quality Engineer you will be responsible for developing and executing the programs quality plan, serving as the primary point of contact for quality issues, and guiding crossfunctional teams toward continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Developing, implementing, and maintaining the program quality plan to meet contractual and customer requirements.
• Analyzing quality data, leading rootcause investigations, and driving correctiveaction initiatives.
• Conducting audits, inspections, and surveillance activities and ensuring resources are allocated effectively.
• Communicating quality status, metrics, and progress updates to the Integrated Program Team and senior leadership.
• Collaborating with supplier quality, process engineering, manufacturing, and systems teams to resolve issues and improve processes.

Why Join Us

The ideal candidate is a collaborative, detailoriented engineer who thrives in a fastpaced, missioncritical environment. This role provides direct impact on advanced defense systems, exposure to cuttingedge aerospace technology, and the opportunity to shape quality practices that support national security.

We are committed to supporting your worklife balance and overall wellbeing, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martins comprehensive benefits package here .

Further Information About This Opportunity

This position is located in Goleta, CA. Discover more about Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.

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

- STEM Bachelors Degree or higher or equivalent experience/combined education

- Quality, Development, Manufacturing or Process Engineering experience

- Project Management Skills

- Root Cause and Corrective Action Facilitation Experience

- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance (This requires US Citizenship)- STEM Bachelors Degree from an accredited college highly preferred

- Excellent verbal and written communication

- Previous Program or Product Quality Experience

- Project Management, Leadership, and Delegation Abilities

- Familiarity with ISO9001/AS9100

- Risk Identification and Mitigation

- Formal Causal Analysis Experience

- Certified Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt/Blackbelt

- Integrated Dewar Cooler Assembly (IDCA), Focalplane (FPA) Manufacturing or Quality experience

- Space-Qualified Hardware

- Data analysis, trend analysis (AI-facilitated)