Coordinates with Sourcing, Operations, Design Engineering, the Supply Base and Industry experts to facilitate the design, production, test and qualification of aerospace and defense products. Analyzes technical data, designs, preliminary specifications, manufacturing limitations, supplier facilities, and parts/equipment availability. Investigates and recommends potential suppliers based on assessments of response to specifications, costs, inspection of facilities, and historical performance. Facilitate technical trade-offs and standardization that may lead to more economical procurement. Recommends design changes to mitigate production issues. Leads teams of Supplier and internal staff in collaboratively solving problems in Producibility, Quality, Inspection, Cost, Mistake-Proofing, Test, Reliability and Affordability.

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THE WORK The Staff Supplier Quality Engineer (PQE) will tactically and strategically support suppliers who supply parts to all locations of Sikorsky Aircraft. This position is for a staff individual contributor PQE role within Sikorsky Supplier Quality and as such the person is expected to have in-depth knowledge of Supplier Quality. This person will be responsible for leading strategic projects across supplier quality for not only Sikorsky but across RMS. This person will be the point of contact for assigned suppliers in conjunction with being the supplier quality POC within Sikorsky for their assigned suppliers. Primary suppliers will be determined based on operation needs and best fit of candidate’s skills and experience. The PQE will be responsible for support throughout the product life cycle from issue identification, supplier improvement and development activities, along with tactical resolutions to meet customer requirements. The PQE will provide support through identification and implementation of process improvement activities that support the Supplier Quality Organization’s key performance measurements, vision and strategy. The PQE role and responsibilities include but are not to be limited to: • Lead strategic projects for supplier quality, including but not limited to SARP rollout, supplier surveillance, MBD/RDD supplier projects and others • Work with Aerostructures product center / area production QMs and QEs to resolve supplier issues, work RCCA and identify continuous improvement opportunities • Ability to identify and lead collaborative SQA efforts. • POC for assigned suppliers, meaning the person will work with shop floor, supply chain management and the supplier to handle the daily and long term tactical supplier quality activities to ensure issues are identified and handled through to resolution. • Monitor assigned supplier performance utilizing metrics • Provide technical liaison support. • Monitor supplier recovery action plans and proactively identify potential gaps • Awareness of AS9100 and AS9102 requirements when dealing with suppliers related to handling of root cause corrective action for identified defects, first articles and product line variations. • Take ownership and responsibility for critical processes within SQA organization • Work with supplier counterpart on resolution of supplier quality issues through root cause corrective actions and ensure effectiveness. • Report out to management and customer on root cause and corrective actions. Drive lessons learned and best practices across other product centers. • Support production readiness reviews, risk-based supplier assessments (RBATs), and supplier enhanced audits (SEAs). • Ability to utilize Catia to complete review of Model Based Definition drawing and Reduced Dimension Drawings

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience/combined education.

Experience with quality or manufacturing engineering processes, policies and quality management system requirements.

Ability to read and interpret drawings and industry/line of business specifications.

This position may require the willingness/ability to travel to support program issues/needs as they arise.

Desired Skills

Background in a STEM discipline (e.g., engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, or a related field).

Prior experience working with Aerostructure's line of business.

Prior Quality Engineer experience.

Prior use of root cause corrective action tools.

Proficiency with discrepancy documents or SAP or other databases

Ability to focus on continual improvement practices using causal analysis tools to drive corrective and preventive actions.

Pay Information

GeoZone Definition: GeoZones are geographic groupings created by Lockheed Martin to align compensation ranges with regional labor markets and cost-of-labor differences across the United States. Locations are assigned a Geo Zone based on the primary work location of the role.

Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 1): $131100.00 - $243500.00 Includes metropolitan areas such as Sunnyvale CA; Pal Alto, CA; New York City metropolitan area; Newark, New Jersey; etc.

Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 2): $118000.00 - $219100.00 Includes metropolitan areas such as Denver, CO; King of Prussia, PA; Stratford, CT; Moorestown, NJ; etc.

Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 3): $104900.00 - $194700.00 Includes metropolitan areas such as Dallas–Fort Worth, TX; Orlando, FL; Grand Prairie, TX; Marietta, GA; etc.

Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 4): $94400.00 - $175200.00 Includes metropolitan areas such as Camden, AR; Lexington, KY; Lufkin, TX; etc.

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.

For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.