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.

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Leidos’
Defense Systems Sector is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team. This position will support a critical air defense program by implementing Quality processes in initial development and production of the system. Manufacturing activities will occur at multiple sites in different states, so consistency and coordination are critical for success. The position will be based in Huntsville, AL but will require occasional travel with an increasing frequency of travel as the project progresses.

The Quality Engineer will support manufacturing quality operations at the Platform Integration Facility, including new site AS9100 certification activities, first article inspection (FAI), product and execution assurance, and program-level quality compliance. This role partners closely with program quality engineers, manufacturing, and engineering teams to ensure product conformance, drive continuous improvement, and maintain rigorous quality data and reporting standards.

• Support AS9100 certification activities for a new site

• Work with program quality engineers to support program requirements

• Ensure CDRL (Contract Data Requirements List) compliance

• Approve final data packages prior to delivery

• Create and review data packages/FAI for product produced on-site

• Validate completeness and correctness of acceptance criteria

• Conduct drawing reviews

• Develop and lead first article inspection (FAI) activities

• Perform Product Assurance on assigned manufacturing outputs, or confirm full inspection by a qualified role prior to release to the next operation, integration point, or customer delivery

• Perform Execution Assurance by witnessing/verifying that manufacturing activities follow approved work instructions, drawings, specifications, inspection criteria, and configuration controls in real time

• Support process proofing activities

• Review and approve work instructions supporting the quality plan and applicable industry standards

• Ensure nonconformances are properly documented; coordinate final dispositions with engineering

• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective action (RCCA) for nonconforming issues

• Lead root‑cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring defects

• Support Material Review Board (MRB) activities and defect classification accuracy

• Validate effectiveness of implemented CAPAs (Corrective and Preventive Actions)

• Conduct process capability studies (Cp, Cpk) and trend analyses

• Facilitate structured improvement projects and PFMEA reviews

• Develop and maintain process control plans and inspection criteria

• Track program quality metrics through Power BI and other reporting/analytics tools

• Support risk reduction and continuous improvement projects

• Identify and elevate predictive risks before they impact the customer

• Escalate when engineering maturity, configuration, or documentation is insufficient

• Support team members in developing manufacturing work instructions

• Provide technical support during new product introduction (NPI)

• Train production staff in quality tools and defect prevention

• Coordinate with test and calibration functions to ensure measurement reliability

• Oversee quality data and reporting

• Report process changes to management

• The Candidate must have a BS degree and with 4-8 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience.

• The candidate should have experience in an ISO
  9001/AS9100 system or equivalent experience in DOD, Aerospace, or Automotive manufacturing quality control.

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