Quality Assurance Specialist

Description

Position Summary:

Leidos is seeking a Quality Assurance Support professional to provide quality management and process compliance support for a Hybrid SATCOM program. The selected candidate will support quality assurance activities associated with program execution, operational processes, documentation compliance, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives supporting mission-critical operations.

The Quality Assurance Support position is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining quality assurance and quality control processes to ensure the delivery of reliable, compliant, and high-quality products and services. This role supports the establishment of standards, methods, and procedures for inspection, testing, and evaluation activities across the product lifecycle, from design and development through delivery and sustainment. Responsibilities include monitoring quality metrics, identifying failure trends, analyzing post-delivery feedback, and recommending corrective actions to address procedural, product, or process deficiencies.

The ideal candidate willassistwith audits, inspections, process reviews, corrective actions, and quality reporting activities while ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and organizational quality standards. This position requires strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams within fast-paced operational environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support implementation and execution of quality assurance processes, procedures, and compliance activities across assigned programs and operations.
• Conduct audits, inspections, process reviews, and quality assessments to ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, and organizational standards.
• Assistwith tracking, documenting, and resolving quality issues, non-conformances, corrective actions, and process improvement initiatives.
• Review program documentation, deliverables, and operational processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with quality requirements.
• Support development and maintenance of quality assurance plans, standard operating procedures, metrics, and reporting processes.
• Coordinate with program managers, engineering teams, operations personnel, and subcontractors to support quality managementobjectives.
• Analyze quality performance data and prepare reports, dashboards, and status updates for program leadership and customers.
• Support risk management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance operational performance and process efficiency.
• Assistwith customer audits, government inspections, and compliance reviews related to quality assurance activities.
• Ensure adherence to security, safety, and operational procedures within classified and mission-critical environments.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent and 3+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience supporting quality assurance, compliance, auditing, or process improvement activities within government, defense, or regulated environments.
• Knowledge of quality management principles, process documentation, corrective action procedures, and compliance standards.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Active Secret security clearancerequired.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting DoD or federal government programs and operational environments.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100, CMMI, or other quality management frameworks and standards.
• Experience supporting audits, inspections, corrective action tracking, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proficiencywith Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Jira, or quality tracking and reporting tools.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA), PMP, or Lean Six Sigma certifications.

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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.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.