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Quality Engineer

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Jul 2024

💰 $124,550/yr($68,900/yr – $124,550/yr)

About the role

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Unleash your potential at Leidos, where we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. 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. Leidos is a Fortune 500™ company aimed at embracing and solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Through science and technology, Leidos is making the world safer, healthier, and more efficient.

Our Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) quality team at Leidos is looking for a Quality Engineer to work out of our new manufacturing facility in Ladson, SC. The Leidos Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) team has developed a suite of integrated solutions for aviation, ports, borders, and critical infrastructure customers around the world. We provide automated threat detection for weapons, narcotics, explosives, contraband, and undeclared goods, as well as nuclear and radioactive materials, by leveraging industry leading screening technologies, AI/ML capabilities and advanced biometric tools. We have more than 24,000 products deployed across 120 countries, including best-in-class security checkpoint and inspection systems for people, checked baggage and more.

The Quality Engineer is responsible for leading production quality focused projects in support of new production startup for the Ladson facility. Also, duties will include supporting supplier related issues as they arise to ensure compliance and fit for use.

Primary Responsibilities:

Perform internal, external and supplier audits in accordance with ISO 9001 standards, create audit finding reports, determine/initiate appropriate corrective and preventative actions and close out audit findings.
Facilitate the escalation of unresolved supplier quality issues to include issuing Supplier Corrective Action Reports (SCAR)
Develop and improve production processes and procedures to meet and exceed acceptable quality levels for supplier performance standards.
Understand requirements and assist with ensuring appropriate flow down into the supply chain. Work closely with functional managers, cross-functional staff, and key subcontractors to ensure quality outputs, aiming to minimize the costs of rework, waste, and maximize customer satisfaction.
Support the development and collection of performance metrics.
Provide timely metrics and audit outcomes to Quality Management to gauge progress towards quality objectives.
Develop weekly and monthly reports that provide measurements with trends over time and highlights performance issues with mitigation strategies.
Report quality status and quality issues, with resolution plans, to Quality Management
Establish and maintain strong and productive relationships with key stakeholders ensuring that the objectives are understood and incorporated into a framework of continuous improvement.
Ensure adherence to all standards, Leidos policies, and best practices.
Ability to multi-task, complete tasks without direct supervision, and function in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Excellent verbal and written skills
Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, & PowerPoint)
Ability to support domestic and international travel.
Oversee the SES Non-conforming Material Process & Material Review Board (MRB) for their specific site.
Other duties as required and or assigned by Program Quality Manager

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience. Will consider additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
Must have the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance (US citizenship required).

Preferred Qualifications