Site Manager Quality

UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing—for our customers, our people, and our communities. THE MISSION Leidos is a key partner to multiple government programs that support the defense strategy and readiness mission. As we transition from development into full-rate production, Leidos continues to expand our Huntsville-based operations to ensure system performance, readiness, and mission assurance.

Leidos Defense Sector is seeking an experienced Site Manufacturing Quality Manager to lead all program-level quality efforts in support of production, integration, and delivery. This individual will directly manage the program quality team and maintain a dotted-line relationship with the Leidos site quality team. The Quality Manager will also serve as the primary interface with external quality stakeholders, including the customers, government agencies, Project Office, and DCMA. Leadership & Team Development Lead the quality team, ensuring compliance with AS9100, ISO, and manufacturing quality standards. Provide hands-on leadership to the quality team members including mentoring and developing quality engineers and inspectors to ensure efficient operational support and continuous improvement. Coach, train, and guide program quality staff to align with the corporate Quality Management System and Defense Systems Sector requirements. Foster a program quality strategy and culture committed to excellence and Leidos values, enabling rapid manufacturing scaling. Quality Program Management & Compliance Maintain close coordination with the Leidos site quality team to ensure consistent process control, product acceptance, and effective execution of corrective actions. Oversee inspection and test documentation, ensuring compliance with customer requirements and configuration baselines. Support production readiness reviews, configuration audits, and fulfillment of contractual deliverables related to quality data and acceptance. Customer & Supplier Interface Serve as the primary interface with external quality stakeholders, including the US Government Program Office, Customers, Project Office, and DCMA. Maintain oversight of supplier quality performance, ensuring supplier metrics, audits, and corrective actions align with program standards. Metrics, Analysis & Improvement Establish, monitor, and analyze quality metrics (yield, rework, NCR rates, escape rates) and target KPIs to drive performance visibility, process health, improvement, and compliance. Analyze KPI trends and inspection data to proactively identify systemic issues, drive root cause investigations, and implement corrective and preventive actions. Drive continual improvement initiatives to enhance product conformity, reduce rework, and strengthen mission assurance. Process & Issue Management Develop, implement, and oversee inspection strategies, including statistically valid sampling plans aligned with customer, regulatory, and corporate standards. Drive Material Review Boards (MRB), Failure Review Boards (FRB), and ensure timely closure of root cause and corrective actions across all program areas. Ensure timely and sustained resolution of internal and external audit findings and requirement escapes by conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventive measures. Effectively address escalated quality issues in a timely manner. Business Lifecycle & Reporting Serve as a stakeholder for quality throughout the business lifecycle, including new business capture, procurement, program execution. Partner with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to achieve first-pass yield and product reliability objectives. Report regularly to senior leadership on inspection results, KPI performance, audit outcomes, and quality improvement progress. Basic