Associate Manager - Program Quality Engineering - Goleta, CA

Position: Associate Manager - Program Quality Engineering  - Goleta, CA
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* Description:

** You will be the Program Quality Engineering Associate Manager for the Missiles and Fire Control Santa Barbara Focal plane team  Our team is responsible for delivering mission‑critical systems with uncompromising quality

What You Will Be Doing

As the Program Quality Engineering Associate Manager you will be responsible for optimizing and growing the quality team structure, providing strategic quality leadership, and ensuring successful development, production, and sustainment of the Mission Systems program portfolio

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

 Liaise between programs, manufacturing sites across LM, and the supply base

 Ensure compliance with customer requirements across the portfolio

 Optimize program quality execution while driving out risks

 Establish key performance metrics and conduct data analysis to identify improvement opportunities

 Mentor and develop talent to strengthen the organization

Why Join Us

We are seeking a collaborative, results‑driven leader who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and is passionate about shaping high‑impact quality strategies  

This role offers direct influence over Mission Systems programs, broad cross‑functional partnerships, and the chance to build a world‑class quality organization

We are committed to supporting your work‑life balance and overall well‑being, offering flexible scheduling options  Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here

Further Information About This Opportunity

This position is located in Goleta, CA   Discover more about Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control

MUST BE A U S  CITIZEN   This position is located at a facility that requires special access  The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* STEM degree at the Bachelor level or above or equivalent experience/combined education

 Quality, Manufacturing, Development, or Process Engineering experience

 Previous Program or Product Quality Experience

 Experience either directly or indirectly leading people

 Project Management Skills

 Advanced AS9100 and AS9102 interpretation and application experience

 Formal Causal Analysis Experience

 Ability to travel

 Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance  This requires US Citizenship

** Desired

Skills:

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* STEM degree at Bachelors level or higher preferred

 Missile Defense Agency  MDA  and Mission Assurance Provision Specifications  MAPS  experience

 Demonstrated ability to develop compelling strategies that drive business results

 Excellent verbal and written communication

 Project Management, Leadership, and Delegation Abilities

 Experience leading Bid, Proposal and Estimating efforts and the development of Quality Assurance Basis of Estimates  BOE

 Risk Identification and Mitigation

 Lean / Six Sigma or ASQ Certification in Quality

** Security Clearance Statement:
** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration

** Clearance Level:
** Secret

** Other Important Information You Should Know*
* ** Expression of Interest:
** By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match   Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings

** Ability to Work Remotely:
** Onsite Full time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility

** Work Schedules:
** Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees   Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed   These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits

** Schedule for this Position:
** 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

** Pay Rate:
** The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York  excluding most major metropolitan areas , Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland,…