Quality Engineer Lead

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THE MISSION

Leidos is a key partner to Raytheon and the U.S. Navy on the Tomahawk Canister Program.

We are seeking an experienced TOMAHAWK Quality Engineer Lead to drive all program-level quality activities in support of fabrication assembly production and delivery.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead the TOMAHAWK program quality team ensuring compliance with AS9100 ISO and Army quality standards.

• Provide hands-on leadership mentoring and developing quality engineers and inspectors to support efficient operations and continuous improvement.

• Coach and guide program quality staff to ensure alignment with the corporate Quality Management System and Defense Systems Sector requirements.

• Foster a quality culture committed to excellence and Leidos values enabling rapid manufacturing scale-up.

Quality Program Management & Compliance

• Maintain close coordination with the Leidos site quality team to ensure process control product acceptance and effective corrective action execution.

• Oversee inspection and test documentation to ensure compliance with customer requirements and configuration baselines.

• Support production readiness reviews configuration audits and fulfillment of contractual quality deliverables.

Customer & Supplier Interface

• Serve as the primary interface with external quality stakeholders including the U.S. Government customers and DCMA.

• Collaborate with Supplier Quality Engineering to oversee supplier quality performance audits metrics and corrective actions.

Metrics Analysis & Improvement

• Establish monitor and analyze quality metrics (yield rework NCR rates escape rates) and targeted KPIs to drive performance visibility and process improvement.

• Analyze trends and inspection data to identify systemic issues driving root-cause investigations and implementing corrective and preventive actions.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product conformity reduce rework and strengthen mission assurance.

Process & Issue Management

• Develop and oversee inspection strategies including statistically valid sampling plans aligned with customer and regulatory standards.

• Lead Material Review Board (MRB) activities and ensure timely closure of corrective actions.

• Ensure timely resolution of internal/external audit findings and requirement escapes.

• Address escalated quality issues promptly and effectively.

Business Lifecycle & Reporting

• Serve as a key quality stakeholder throughout the business lifecycle including new business capture procurement and program execution.

• Partner with engineering manufacturing and supply chain teams to achieve first-pass yield and product reliability objectives.

• Report regularly to senior leadership on inspection results KPI performance audit outcomes and quality improvement progress.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Quality Management or related field with 8-12 years of experience including prior leadership of quality or mission assurance teams in defense/aerospace manufacturing.

• Proven experience with AS9100/ISO 9001 systems configuration management and corrective action processes.

• Strong background in production quality management for defense hardware or weapon systems.

• Demonstrated ability to engage with Army quality offices and DCMA.

• U.S. Citizenship required; must have or be eligible for a Secret clearance.

• Excellent leadership communication and interpersonal skills.

• Comprehensive experience with quality in defense or space manufacturing environments.

• Demonstrated expertise in root cause analysis and continuous improvement.

• Experience implementing AS9100.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain credentials for access to government installations.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Six Sigma Black Belt.

• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and metrics-based quality reporting.

• Experience with Deltek Costpoint Windchill Oracle Agile or Solumina MES.

• Experience in medium-volume/high-mix production environments.

• Experience in both component fabrication and assembly/integration environments.

WHY LEIDOS

Leidos Defense Systems Sector delivers trusted solutions that protect people and critical assets. From system design and development to sustainment and modernization our teams are solving the worlds toughest defense challenges for customers with cant fail missions.

If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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