Delivery Operations Quality Analyst - Level 4

F35 Quality & Mission Success (Q&MS) F35 Delivery Operations Team

• Developing and implementing inspection plans, procedures, and tools that effectively detect product defects.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams to ensure efficient utilization of resources such as quality inspectors, production operations, and engineering departments.
• Providing mentorship and on‑the‑job training related to quality control methods, techniques, and tools to the quality control workforce.
• Developing and maintaining data and metrics relating to product defects, variation in manufacturing processes, production and Q&MS adherence to the LM Aero and F‑35 Quality Management Plans, production adherence to engineering requirements and work instructions, and Q&MS organizational health.
• Analyzing and interpreting data and metrics in a manner that leads to actionable intelligence and continuous improvement.
• Collaborating with Quality Engineering on the root cause of defects and development of robust corrective actions.
• Developing and coordinating defect containment actions.
• Participating in and ensuring compliance with established FOD prevention, housekeeping, tool control, environmental and safety procedures.
• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain Secret clearance. Position is located at a facility that requires special access.

• Experience analyzing data.
• Experience reading and comprehending blueprints, engineering specifications, drawings, technical data, and planning documents.
• Quality process and continuous improvement knowledge.
• Experience with data visualization tool(s) (e.g., Tableau, Business Objects, PowerBI, etc.).
• Data analytics experience.
• Experience developing, monitoring, and/or reporting metrics.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of aviation quality experience.
• Experience in project management and use of project management tools.
• Effective communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to adapt business processes into automated tools and perform specialized data investigations to support Root‑Cause Corrective‑Action (RCCA) efforts.
• Experience briefing senior leaders.
• Understanding of performance metric measures or Key Performance Indicators (KPI) reporting techniques (a plus).
• Experience with aircraft exceptional release for flight.

Requires U.S. citizenship and Secret clearance.

Onsite full‑time. 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week.

Flexible work schedules and comprehensive benefits investing in future and security.

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