Quality Assurance Quality Control Manager

About This Role

Leading the establishment, documentation, and enforcement of a Quality Management System (QMS) across a multi-disciplinary project is the core of this role. It involves integrating specialized sensor payloads into unmanned systems within a demanding Navy laboratory environment. This position is a unique opportunity to drive innovation in underwater vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and ISR solutions that support critical defense and national security missions.

Responsibilities

• Design, evaluate, and write process documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WIs), Test Plans, Acceptance Criteria Matrices, and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEAs)
• Develop scalable quality checkpoints that transition a system from the exploratory state (R&D prototype) into controlled, repeatable manufacturing processes, creating robust “gates” of quality control
• Implement Lean/Six Sigma methodologies and root cause analysis techniques to identify inefficiencies in testing, assembly, and integration workflows, ensuring rapid improvement without compromising military specifications
• Ensure adherence of all project activities—from initial design reviews through final deployment—to relevant Navy/DoD standards, internal guidelines, and industry best practices
• Oversee the quality assurance framework for two distinct systems: Vehicle Systems (sub-system integration, subsystem testing, and operational readiness verification for both at-sea test events and final deliverable) and Sensor Payloads (calibration procedures, data fidelity testing, environmental survivability testing, and interfacing with host systems)
• Conduct systematic internal audits of both processes and finished goods/systems
• Maintain an auditable trail of all quality deviations, corrective actions, and preventive measures
• Lead the training curriculum for technical personnel on newly established QA/QC procedures and compliance requirements

Requirements

• Secret Clearance

Important Details

• Schedule: 9/80B schedule (80 hours of work into nine days over a two-week period, allowing for every other Friday off) to align with the NIWC government team

About the Company

Leidos’ Undersea Systems Division is a recognized leader in C4 ISR technologies, delivering innovative, mission-critical solutions across sensor networks, unmanned systems, and tactical platforms. They are known for achieving “industry firsts” in the most challenging maritime domains.