Quality Engineer

Overview

Leidos Electronics Manufacturing is seeking a talented Quality Engineer. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. Leidos is involved in multiple contracts to provide hardware and systems for high energy weapons, launchers, Hypersonics, and target surrogates for several DoD customers. If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

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• Support mechanical and electronics manufacturing including SMT and soldering of PCBA’s and assembly integration and testing for aerospace and defense manufacturing.
• Candidate will perform program quality planning, analyze program QA requirements, develop inspection/test procedures and revies process plans, finalize source inspection checklist, coordinate review nonconformance documentation and support root cause/corrective action. Other key duties include
• Reviewing AS9102 FAI documentation, working with DCMA and other government quality assurance agencies.
• Collection and reporting of Quality Metrics, reviewing and approving new drawings, supporting project managers during design, manufacturing readiness reviews, PDR, CDR, APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, and conducting supplier surveillance audits.

• Typicall requires a Bachelor’s degree with 4-8 years of prior relevant work experience or a Master’s degree with 2-6 years of prior relevant work experience. In lieu of a degree a High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of 10 years of experience in an ISO
  9001/AS9100 system or equivalent experience in DOD, Aerospace, or Automotive manufacturing quality control.
• Candidate must have working knowledge of IPC-a-610 and IPC-J-STD-001
• Candidate must have experience working with non-conforming material, performing failure analysis, identifying root cause and implementing corrective action.
• Must have experience writing procedures, reviewing work instructions for accuracy and completeness and implementing QMS documentation associated with AS9100.
• Candidate must be able to review and interpret contract quality clauses and technical data and develop and document appropriate quality verification procedures, plans, and work instructions, including AS9102 First Article Inspection documentation.
• Candidate must be able to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Must have demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment.
• The position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Candidates must be a resident of North Alabama or willing to relocate to the area.
• Candidate must be able to obtain/maintain a final secret clearance

• Experience using Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook)
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering
• Experience working knowledge with Assembly integration and Testing
• Prefer knowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620 and IPC-J-STD-001 Space Addendum

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

Original Posting: April 11, 2025

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 $72,150.00 - $

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 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.