Job ID: 690002BR Date posted: Mar. 31, 2025
Description:You will be the Quality Engineer for the Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control team at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico. Our team is responsible for supporting Air & Missile Defense test activities, ensuring the quality and reliability of our weapon systems and subsystems.

What You Will Be Doing
As the Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for leading quality assurance efforts, analyzing and resolving process issues, and supporting test operations at WSMR and other sites. You will work independently and as part of a team to identify and address quality concerns, and make decisions on product acceptability.

Your responsibilities will include:
-Supporting ground and flight test operations in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
-Analyzing quality data and resolving process issues, from basic to complex
-Participating in Material Review Boards and Failure Review Boards to disposition non-conforming hardware
-Conducting assessments and audits to ensure compliance with specifications and procedures
-Interfacing with customers and program personnel on quality-related issues
-Utilizing lean initiatives to drive continuous improvement and reduce waste

Why Join Us
We're looking for a highly skilled and collaborative Quality Engineer to join our team. As a Quality Engineer at Lockheed Martin, you will have the opportunity to work on complex and challenging projects, using your expertise to drive quality and innovation. You will be a leader in your field, exhibiting ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. If you're a motivated and detail-oriented individual with a passion for quality assurance, we encourage you to apply and take your career to the next level with a global technology leader.

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 White Sands. Discover more about our White Sands, New Mexico 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. A company-sponsored interim secret is required to start.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in STEM from an accredited college or equivalent experience/combined education.

Demonstrated knowledge of non-conformance handling and disposition.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Demonstrated knowledge in mechanical and electrical assembly, disassembly and test.

Demonstrated proficiency in the use of a PC and applications – Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.

Ability to achieve and maintain certification in technical skills as required by the role.

Willingness to travel.

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance and must be able to obtain an interim secret clearance prior to start.
Desired Skills:
STEM degree at bachelors level or higher preferred.

Current Secret security clearance.

Current or prior membership in an MRBE.

Current certification as a system auditor.

Experience in handling explosives as part of weapon system development and testing.

Experience at a major testing range such as White Sands Missile Range, Redstone Arsenal, or China Lake is desired.

Experience in understanding, observing and enforcing compliance with environmental control procedures for the handling and disposition of hazardous materials and hazardous waste.
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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
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.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: QA/Test and Inspection
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First