Program Quality Engineer - IT & Engineering Programs
Program Quality Engineer Leidos seeks a Program Quality Engineer to ensure the delivery of high-quality IT and engineering solutions for mission-critical customers. In this role, you will develop and maintain quality plans, standards, and metrics, conduct audits and root cause analyses, and ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal requirements. You will partner closely with engineering and program teams to drive corrective and preventive actions, support risk and configuration management, and champion continuous improvement in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain quality plans, procedures, and standards for IT and engineering programs
- Conduct audits, reviews, and root cause analyses to ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements
- Monitor quality metrics and generate reports for program leadership and stakeholders
- Collaborate with engineering, project management, and operations to drive corrective and preventive actions
- Support risk management, configuration management, and verification/validation activities
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using data-driven methods and quality tools
- Ensure documentation accuracy and traceability across the program lifecycle
- Provide quality guidance, training, and support to cross-functional teams
Required Skills:
- Quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001, AS9100 or CMMI)
- Quality assurance and control methods
- Root cause analysis and corrective action (RCA, 8D, 5 Whys)
- Data analysis and quality metrics/reporting
- Risk management practices for IT/engineering programs
- Configuration management and document control
- Audit planning and execution
- Verification and validation (V&V) processes
- Process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma)
- Technical writing and quality documentation