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Primary Responsibilities.
Program Quality Engineering & Requirements Flowdown
Serve as the quality engineering point of contact for assigned programs, supporting problem identification, resolution, loss reporting, and continuous improvement.
Develop and maintain program quality plans, inspection plans, and quality requirement flowdown from contracts to manufacturing and suppliers.
Review contract quality requirements and identify the processes, tooling, and documentation needed to comply.
Review and provide quality inputs to aviation program manuals, forms, and records.
Report quality issues, trends, and losses to Quality Management and program leadership.
Product Conformance, Inspection & Material Review
Execute and disposition First Article Inspections (FAI/AS9102) and supplier part approvals.
Participate in Material Review Board activities and disposition nonconforming material.
Provide day-to-day technical direction and inspection guidance to Quality Technicians and Inspectors on assigned programs.
Support internal and external quality audits, including AS9100 surveillance and customer audits.
Quality Data, Metrics & Statistical Analysis
Develop and maintain quality metrics — including process capability studies, control charts, and measurement system analysis — to monitor Quality Control system effectiveness.
Build and maintain statistical data collection and analysis to surface trends affecting product quality.
Translate quality data into actionable reporting for program and manufacturing leadership.
Root Cause Analysis & Continuous Improvement
Lead root-cause analysis and structured problem-solving (8D, 5-Why, fishbone) to identify effective corrective and preventive actions.
Initiate and execute quality improvement activities, such as Kaizen and Six Sigma projects, to raise product line performance.
Verify that implemented corrective actions are effective and sustained.
Customer, Supplier & Government Interface
Interact with customers to identify quality improvement opportunities and close the feedback loop with manufacturing and development personnel.
Collaborate with DCMA and other government and/or customer quality assurance organizations.
Interface with supplier and customer quality representatives on quality issues and verify effective corrective action is implemented.
Travel occasionally for in-person engagements with internal customers and suppliers across multiple Leidos sites.
All other reasonable duties, as assigned.
Basic Qualifications.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline and four (4) years of prior relevant experience; or master’s degree with two (2) years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of direct experience working in aviation programs in support of defense contracts may be substituted for the degree.
Four (4+) years of hands-on quality engineering experience in a manufacturing and/or product-based environment. Eight (8+) years of relevant experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree.
Working knowledge of
AS9100 / ISO 9001 requirements
AS9102 First Article Inspection
Engineering drawings, specifications, and GD&T
Government and customer quality assurance requirements
Demonstrated experience with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
Ability to review and provide quality inputs to aviation program manuals, forms, and records.
Must be proficient in utilizing Microsoft Office products.
Key Competencies
Quality Engineering
First Article Inspection & Part Approval
Root Cause & Corrective Action
Statistical Analysis & Process Capability
Nonconformance Disposition
Drawing & GD&T Interpretation
Technical Problem Solving
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Written & Verbal Communication
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present technical findings to program and customer stakeholders.
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville – North Alabama, AL area.
Ability to obtain security clearance
Preferred Qualifications
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or equivalent certification
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
AS9100 internal auditor training or experience
Experience with Solumina or a comparable MES/quality management system
Experience building quality dashboards and reporting in Power BI
Familiarity with statistical analysis tools such as Minitab
Experience with flight hardware, composites, welding, or coatings quality requirements
Prior experience supporting DCMA or government source inspection activities
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Original Posting
October 23, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range
Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
