Program Quality Engineer

About the role

Leidos Defense Sector Mission Assurance is seeking a Program Quality Engineer in Huntsville, Alabama, to act as the quality engineering focal point for assigned programs. The role executes the Quality Control system to drive customer satisfaction and product conformance, supporting quality activities across manufacturing operations such as First Article Inspection, supplier part approvals, continuous improvement and defect reduction for electromechanical products including machined parts, assemblies and flight hardware. It is a hands-on individual contributor role reporting to the Sr Quality Manager, with no direct supervisory responsibility.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the quality engineering point of contact for assigned programs, supporting problem identification, resolution, loss reporting and continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain program quality plans, inspection plans and quality requirement flowdown from contracts to manufacturing and suppliers.
• Execute and dispose First Article Inspections (FAI/AS9102) and supplier part approvals.
• Maintain quality metrics such as process capability studies, control charts and measurement system analysis.
• Lead root-cause analysis (8D, 5-Why, fishbone) and corrective/preventive actions, and run quality improvement activities such as Kaizen and Six Sigma.
• Participate in Material Review Board activities, support audits including AS9100 surveillance and customer audits, and interface with DCMA and other government/customer quality organizations.
• Provide technical direction to Quality Technicians and Inspectors, interact with customers, and report quality issues and trends to Quality Management and program leadership.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline with 4 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with 2 years; additional aviation program experience may substitute for the degree.
• 4+ years of hands-on quality engineering experience in a manufacturing or product-based environment; 8+ years acceptable in lieu of a degree.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 / ISO 9001 and experience with root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, specifications and GD&T, and to give quality input to aviation program manuals, forms and records.
• Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville area.

Required skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Strong verbal and written communication, able to present technical findings to program and customer stakeholders.
• Preferred: ASQ CQE or equivalent, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, Solumina or similar MES, Power BI dashboards, Minitab, flight hardware/composites/welding/coatings quality experience, DCMA source inspection experience.

The pay range is $73,450 - $132,775.