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Supplier Quality Analyst - Early Career

Lockheed Martin
Fort Worth, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Feb 2026
💰 $99,015/yr($49,700/yr$99,015/yr)

About the role

Security Clearance

None

Shift

First

Direct/Indirect

Direct

Business Area

Aeronautics Company

Department

274W00:FW SUPPLIER QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Relocation/Housing Stipend Available

Yes

Job Code/Title

E1601:Quality Analyst Asc

Job Class

QA/Test and Inspection

Job Category

4 yr and up College

Req Type

Full-Time

Job Description

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.

At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate
responsibility.

Your Mission is Ours.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas is seeking a full-time Early Career Supplier Quality Analyst. In this role, you will be part of the LM Aero Supplier Quality Management (SQM) team, within the Quality & Mission Success (Q&MS) organization, and will be responsible for supply chain sourced product & service quality.

The selected Quality Analyst for this role will report to the SQM Operational Management team which functions as the integration and resolution point between SQM fielded personnel, suppliers & government providers, functional stakeholders (ex: supply chain, operations, quality, engineering, and/or program management) and customers (Program Office, DCMA, Owning Units),

This position will utilize SQM’s quality management system (QMS) to ensure quality at the source, material availability, and limited disruptions to internal and external customers.

Towards this, scope of responsibilities will include:
• Identifying, documenting, categorization, and mitigating risks within the QMS
• Creating, coordinating, updating, training, and approving QMS command media and related processes, handbooks, job aids, and video guides.
• Gathering, analyzing, and reporting performance management metrics and indicators
• Administering QMS systems and tools to enable automated execution of tasks.
• Inspecting and surveilling SQM’s QMS execution to requirements
• Tactically resolving unplanned events across LM’s value streams
• Investigating, containing, and performing root-cause and corrective action for process deficiencies in SQM’s QMS and its application across LM’s value streams.
• Supporting QMS continuous improvement projects that reduce cost & schedule of quality tasks and/or improve quality performance.

The successful candidate will have experience and/or
knowledge of quality management systems and their various tasks across value stream operations, and ability to interpret contractual and technical data to troubleshoot technical issues and implement solutions.

This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors or Master's degree in Systems Engineering

Experienced practitioner of quality management systems and their various tasks across value stream operations

Ability to interpret contractual and technical data to troubleshoot technical issues and implement solutions

Ability to travel (international & domestically) up to 20% of a work-year.

Potential for a telework arrangement.

Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Demonstrated ability to work at all levels of the organization to address major QMS tactical and systemic events.

Desired skills

Familiarity and proficiency with Q&MS/SQM systems and processes.

Experience with (one of): Air Vehicle and Mission Systems components & services, airframe built to print components, Operational / Quality experience on a LM platform (F-35, F-22, C-130, etc), flight-line or sustainment service support, supply chain and/or program management

Quality management system understanding and quality science expertise in (one of): statistical analysis & process control, sampling, six sigma, FAI, PPAP, PFMEA, process auditing or validation, root cause analysis and corrective action validations, and supplier quality management.

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Lean Six Sigma Certification, and/or related Technical Background/Experience.

Ability to handle responsibility and autonomy while communicating across or

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Lockheed Martin

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