Quality Engineer

Description

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Your greatest work is ahead!

Leidos’ Defense Systems Platform Integration Facility is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team. The candidate should have knowledge of manufacturing practices as well as knowledge of handling customer activities. The Quality Engineer will be required to interact with all levels of management in all departments and the customer. These activities will include but are not limited to: Assembly operations / controls, testing, non-conformances, root cause investigation, and 3rd party audits. Applicant must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Preferred Responsibilities

• Coordinate inspection activities to support manufacturing with the completion of jobs.
• Support customer visits/source inspections/first article inspections.
• Must be able to read prints and understand assembly instruction
• Write non-conformance and facilitate investigation into root cause

Basic Qualifications

• Candidate must possess a High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of 4-8 years of experience in an ISO9001/AS9100 system or equivalent experience in DOD, Aerospace, or Automotive manufacturing quality control.
• Candidate must have experience working with non-conforming material, performing failure analysis, identifying root-cause and implementing corrective action.
• Must have experience writing work instructions, procedures, and implementing QMS documentation.
• Candidate must be able to review and interpret contract quality clauses and technical data and develop and document appropriate quality verification procedures, plans, and work instructions, including AS9102 First Article Inspection documentation.
• Must have demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment.
• The position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience with complex aerospace hardware.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in inspection of complex aerospace hardware, non-conforming material, Material Review Board (MRB), review/creation of Acceptance Data Packs / First Article Inspection
• Electrical and mechanical quality experience is beneficial.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 35 pounds.

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

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About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.