Quality Engineer

Leidos supports the U.S. Navy under the PMW 550 program, modernizing shipboard sonar capabilities to support fleet readiness and operational superiority. The program focuses on removing legacy sonar systems and installing the updated AN/SQQ-89(V)15 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Combat System aboard Navy surface combatants.

The program includes logistics planning, system installation, integration, testing, and quality assurance to ensure upgraded systems meet Navy performance and compliance standards. The team also provides hands-on training and technical instruction to sailors assigned to the ship, helping prepare them to operate and maintain the new sonar system upon deployment.

Through these modernization efforts, the PMW 550 program enhances the Navy’s ability to detect, track, and counter undersea threats while extending the service life of existing platforms and delivering advanced ASW capabilities to the fleet.

Leidos Defense is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our Quality Assurance team in San Diego, CA.

In this role, you will provide quality assurance, quality control, inspection, and technical installation support for PMW 550 NAVSEA SONAR SQQ-89 A(V)15 and NIWC (Naval Information Warfare Center) C4

ISR installation programs.

Leidos Defense provides systems, solutions, and services across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Our Defense solutions include enterprise and mission IT, large‑scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, intelligence analysis, and operations support.

• Perform quality assurance oversight and inspections for electrical, electronic, and mechanical system installation projects aboard DDG- and CG-class ships.
• Assist team leaders and project managers with installation quality assurance, quality control, and prevention efforts.
• Conduct and support required tests and inspections for installation projects.

• Conduct and support shipboard installation Quality, Safety, Environmental and Production training activities

• Monitor installation activities to ensure items identified in contracts, Statements of Work (SOWs), task orders, and installation drawings comply with applicable military, commercial, OSHA, and local standards.
• Serve as a quality liaison among ship’s force, shipyard personnel, and NAVSEA customer personnel to help prevent, resolve, and correct installation quality and safety issues and discrepancies.
• Develop, prepare, and review quality plans of action for ship and shore installation projects from start to finish in accordance with NAVSEA, SOW, and contract requirements.
• Develop, prepare, and review Test and Inspection QA workbooks and supporting documentation for ship and shore installation projects in accordance with NAVSEA 009-04 and  requirements.
• Prepare Quality Control Reports for each project site from start to finish.
• Enter and maintain report data in the applicable inspection system database or documented reporting format, including gathering trend data.
• Apply knowledge of Method A, B, C, and D corrective actions and develop effective corrective and preventive actions and root cause analyses.
• Perform and support the installation, fabrication, and wiring of shipboard systems, including multi‑pin connectors, fiber optics, CAT5, electrical cable and cableways, multi‑cable penetrations, electrical equipment power panels, transformers, load centers/switchboards, and bonding/grounding.
• Perform I, V, and G tests and inspections on multi‑pin connectors, fiber optics, CAT5, electrical cable and cableways, multi‑cable penetrations, electrical equipment power panels, transformers, load centers/switchboards, bonding/grounding,…