Senior Director, Quality Engineering & Control

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Job Description

The Leidos Mission Assurance organization currently has an opening for a Quality Engineering & Control Senior Director for the Defense Systems Sector, a rapidly growing engineering and manufacturing enterprise.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain a quality strategy and culture committed to excellence and Leidos values

• Manage teams led by directors and managers responsible for all aspects of quality (quality assurance, quality engineering, quality control, supplier quality), calibration, and continual improvement for multiple locations

• Plan and manage quality engineering & control activities to support corporate and sector strategy and initiatives, and achieve excellence in program performance

• Lead the development, deployment, and maintenance of a quality management system, compliant with statutory and regulatory requirements, contractual requirements, corporate policies and procedures, program plans, specifications, and processes supporting AS9100, ISO 9001, AS6500, CMMI-DEV, and CMMI-SVC certifications

• Direct independent audits to ensure compliance with relevant requirements and to facilitate continual improvement

• Ensure the 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 way

• Establish, monitor, and mature key performance indicators and conduct trend analysis at the organization and program levels to drive continual improvement

• Serve as a Sector leadership stakeholder for quality and mission assurance in all aspects of the business lifecycle including new business capture, procurement, program execution, and merger/acquisition.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires bachelor's degree and twelve (12) years of prior relevant experience; or master's with ten (10) years or prior relevant experience

• Seven (7) + years of experience supervising or leading large teams or projects

• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills

• Relevant experience with all aspects of quality in a defense and space-focused manufacturing environment

• Proven track record developing and implementing quality strategy

• Demonstrated expertise in root cause analysis and continual improvement

• Prior experience deploying compulsory continuous improvement programs and expectations within a hardware-oriented Quality Engineering organization

• Knowledge of AS9100 and CMMI

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Must be a US Citizen

• Must have the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance and maintain other clearances as needed.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain credentials to access government installations.

• Must be willing to relocate to the Huntsville North Alabama area.

• Must be proficient in utilizing Microsoft Office products.

• Must have exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership experience in scaling an organization for volume and efficiency

• Experience with implementation of structured sampling inspection plans and/or inspection reduction plans, preferably in machining/mechanical hardware and electronics hardware production.

• Experience with development and implementation of structured cause code and defect code tracking, analysis, and collective corrective action.

• Demonstrated experience implementing and/or chairing a business-level Corrective Action Board

Why Join Us?

As a Senior Director, you'll play a key leadership role in delivering cutting-edge capabilities for mission-critical defense applications. You'll work across multiple programs in a high-impact environment with opportunities for innovation, professional growth, and meaningful contribution that directly impacts the warfighter and our national security.

Original Posting:
July 8, 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 $134,550.00 - $243,225.00

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 (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.