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Quality Engineer Stf - E4

Lockheed Martin

Liverpool, NYFull-time$105–195K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$105–195K/yr
Location
Liverpool, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

Lockheed Martin seeks a Staff Product Quality Engineer for its RMS Product Quality Team in Syracuse, focused on radar programs. The role works with production, engineering, program teams, and customers to assess product and process quality, address nonconformances, and prevent recurring defects. It also supports audits, quality metrics, corrective actions, and mentoring. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is listed as a basic qualification; five or more years of quality engineering experience is desired.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Engineering Drawing InterpretationInspection Process DevelopmentProduct Compliance AssessmentRoot Cause AnalysisCorrective Action IdentificationProduct Risk AssessmentStrategic Production GuidanceAuditingFirst Article InspectionData AnalysisTrend MonitoringQuality Data PresentationElectromechanical Assembly QualityDoD ContractingIPC 610/620J-STD-001Government Customer RelationsAS9102 First Article InspectionCommunicationISO/AS9100 KnowledgeStakeholder CollaborationCross-Functional Teamwork

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent ExperienceSecret Clearance Eligibility5+ Years Quality Engineering Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Standard Job Description

WHAT WE'RE DOING

This position for a Product Quality

Engineer Staff on the LM Rotary & Mission

Systems (RMS) Product Quality Team in

Syracuse, will be focused on the radar program

areas. The position will interact directly with

Production teams on Product Quality Assurance

(PQA) work tasks/priorities and functionally

collaborates with the LM RMS PQA Manager.

THE WORK

  • Identify root causes and associated corrective actions, evaluate process/product performance, and participate/interface with the engineering and production counterparts on program activities to assure processes and products are compliant to contractual requirements and proactive actions taken to prevent recurrence

  • Evaluate and disposition production nonconforming hardware and analyze defect data to identify systemic issues and trends

  • Conduct defect trend analysis, data validation, statistical data analysis, and presentation of Quality metrics as part of the QMS for manufacturing.

  • Conduct weekly Area Corrective Action Board (CAB) meetings with internal production team to review identify root cause and implement corrective actions for trends identified

  • Ability to verify systems are 100% compliant to the requirements and to present systems to customer representative(s) for acceptance

  • Mentor Quality engineers on the team in quality tasks and principals

  • Support, participate and execute strategies related to the roll-out of advanced quality, manufacturing efforts, and SIAs.

  • Conduct process audits in accordance with internal processes and AS9100 standard

WHO WE ARE

Our customers are world-wide and so is our reputation for creating original solutions with the latest technologies. Our products keep our customers safe and bring them home to their families at night.

We provide the resources, inspiration, and focus - if you have the resourcefulness and perseverance to work hard, then we want to create a better tomorrow with you.

WHO YOU ARE

You thrive in a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment and are committed to delivering best-in-class products and solutions.

WHY JOIN US

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life

Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.

STANDARD JOB DESCRIPTION

Applies quality principles in the areas of: design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation, program performance, reliability, inventory control, and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality for make and/or buy products. Performs technical evaluations including product requirements, specifications, models/designs, drawings and procedures. Collaborates with program management, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and customers on quality related issues to ensure quality standards are in place. Engages in product failure investigations, material review board decisions and corrective/preventive action. Ensures corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and/or are compliant with requirements. Develops strategies and systems designed to improve internal and/or supplier performance and productivity. Evaluates quality systems for deficiency identification and correction. Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conducts product quality tests, performs statistical analysis to assess products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Engages in supplier selection process and maintain certification programs.

Basic Qualifications

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

  • Ability to interpret engineering

drawing/build instruction/process procedures

and develop inspection processes and

methodologies and determine product

compliance.

  • Experience in performing Root Cause Analysis

and identification of corrective actions using

structured methods, such as DUO, Fault Tree

Analysis, Fishbone Diagrams, DOE, etc.

  • Demonstrated experience conducting product risk assessments and offering strategic guidance to production teams

  • Experience performing audits, and

participating in third party/customer audits

  • Experience in performing First Article Inspection (FAIs)

  • Experience in Data analysis and trend monitoring

  • Ability to obtain a secret clearance.

Desired Skills

  • Experience presenting quality data and results to Sr leadership

  • Quality Engineering skills as related to

electro-mechanical assembly operations

  • 5+ years prior Quality engineering experience

  • DoD contract experience

  • IPC 610/620 and J-STD-001 standard certification

  • Experience interfacing with Government Customer Representatives

  • AS9102 FAI experience

  • Excellent communication skills

  • ISO/AS9100 knowledge

  • Ability to interface with multiple stakeholders

including Military Customers

  • Ability to effectively work in cross-functional teams, and communicate with positive impact

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $104900.00 - $194700.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

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.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,948 open Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$105–195K/yr
  • New York median$88–126K/yr89 salary ranges
  • US median$90–149K/yr1,870 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $150K, is 38% above the New York median midpoint ($109K) — in the top quarter of Quality Engineer salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 115 open Quality Engineer jobs in New York and 2,948 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (2,396 postings).
Education
1,701 of the 2,948 open Quality Engineer jobs (58%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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