Assistant Engineer

The Work

At Lockheed Martin, we pride ourselves in being able to provide our Nation with innovative solutions to address the growing threats from our Nation’s adversaries. As risks to our hardware, software, and supply chains continue to rise, our customers require advanced solutions to mitigate growing vulnerabilities and ensure our systems can operate effectively and efficiently in contested environments. As a member of Lockheed Martin’s Quality team, your efforts will be an integral part to ensuring that our delivered product meets this requirement.

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. The role of the Assistant Engineer may include any of the following tasks:

• 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.
• Interface with Government Quality representatives, customers, and external partners.
• 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.
• Assures conformance to program unique requirements, Lockheed Martin RMS policies & procedures, and industry standards.
• 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.
• Attends meetings, leads and participates in team assignments, special projects, and Continuous Improvement events.
• Supports development of System and CI (configuration item) requirements & detailed designs
  
  

including System, Software, Hardware and documentation (operational & test).

• Witnesses Tests and verifies dry runs and formal tests.
• Conduct/coordinate process and product evaluations and assessments.
• Supports collection and analysis of measurements.
• Performs audits and reviews objective evidence (both internal and external (vendor, subcontractors)).
• Verifies product baselines including hardware and end-item software media.
• Reviews purchase orders, insuring contractual requirement flow down to vendors and
  
  

subcontractors.

• Strong oral and written communication skills, analytical and organization skills, and the ability to coordinate multiple complex tasks effectively.
• Travel as necessary to support program/operational needs.