JOB ID: 730577BR

Date posted: May. 28, 2026

Description:

Lockheed Martin Space is hiring! Take your career to the next level and come work for us in Huntsville AL.

We are motivated by innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and forward thinking, everything is within our reach –and yours as a Lockheed Martin Space employee.

This position directly supports the production of cables and harnesses, subassemblies, and AI&T for the LRHW Program.

As a Quality Engineering Associate Manager, the candidate will provide leadership to the Huntsville Production Quality team. This includes Quality Engineers and Production Floor Inspectors.
Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, developing and mentoring team of Quality Engineers and Inspectors
• Supporting new business proposals and program start ups
• Providing surge support to Quality Engineering team
• Ensuring product compliance through accurate flow down of Program/Industry requirements
• Trending Quality metrics and performing/leading root cause analysis and corrective action
• Interfacing with DCMA, Customers and other key stakeholders to resolve technical and Quality issues
• Helping dive process improvements and cost savings through utilizing a continuous improvement mentality

We are seeking an energized individual who is passionate about building the space technologies of tomorrow. Will you join us in the journey?

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition

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Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a technical discipline (e.g., engineering field) or equivalent discipline (e.g., math, physics, chemistry, etc.) or equivalent combined education/experience.
• Experience working in an Aerospace/Defense or related Manufacturing environment certified to AS9100/ISO9001
• Strong working knowledge of problem solving/root cause analysis and process management
• Ability to comprehend and interpret drawings, work instructions, schematics, and specifications
• Must be a U.S. Citizen w/Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

Desired Skills:

• Formal or informal leadership experience
• CQE (certified quality engineer)
• Lean Manufacturing experience (Green Belt/Black Belt Certification)
• Previous experience as an Material Review Board team member (MRB)
• Cable and harness manufacturing experience
• Experience maintaining an AS9100 certified quality system
• Audit experience
• Experience utilizing precision measuring tools and inspection equipment
• Quality Engineering experience
• Currently or has in the past possessed a Security Clearance
• SAP Experience
• Strong communication skills including the ability to interface effectively with executive leadership on strategic and tactical issues affecting the quality of products and services
• Demonstrate ability to make critical decisions, set priorities and provide succinct direction in a dynamic business environment
• Demonstrate track record of working with multiple customers and forming strong internal and external customer relationships

Security Clearance Statement:

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level:

Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest:

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely:

Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules:

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position:

9x80 every other Friday off
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Experience Level:

Experienced Professional

Business Unit:

SPACE

Relocation Available:

Possible

Career Area:

QA/Test and Inspection

Type:

Full-Time

Shift:

First

At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.

Pioneering Defense Technology: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can innovate mission solutions alongside the best minds in the business.

United By Culture: Excellence, integrity, and collaboration define us. We accelerate change and embrace one another’s perspectives to win for our customers.

Real Impact, Real Growth: Grow your career and skills for life. Our wide array of opportunities and technology-driven learning programs enable your development and agility.

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules designed so you thrive — at work and beyond.

Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:

Flexible Schedules, dependent on role
Levels: Student, Entry, Mid, Senior, Management
Locations: Nationwide & OCONUS Positions