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Unleash your potential at Leidos, where we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Leidos is a Fortune 500™ company aimed at embracing and solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Through science and technology, Leidos is making the world safer, healthier, and more efficient.

Our Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) quality team at Leidos currently has an opening for a Quality Management Systems (QMS) Engineer basedout of our Ladson, SC or Vista, CA location. The Leidos Security Enterprise Solutions (SES) team has developed a suite of integrated solutions for aviation, ports, borders, and critical infrastructure customers around the world. We provide automated threat detection for weapons, narcotics, explosives, contraband, and undeclared goods, as well as nuclear and radioactive materials, by leveraging industry leading screening technologies, AI/ML capabilities and advanced biometric tools. We have more than 24,000 products deployed across 120 countries, including best-in-class security checkpoint and inspection systems for people, checked baggage and more.

This is your opportunity to support new product introductions, work hands on with the latest in cutting edge technology, collaborate with teammates on business-critical programs, and impact Leidos’ future success.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support Quality Management Reviews by reporting to higher-level management on the program's quality achievements and progress towards meeting quality objectives.
• Conduct independent audits, ensuring compliance and fostering continual improvement.
• Ensure resolution of internal and external audit findings promptly through root cause analysis and corrective measures.
• Address escalated quality issues in a timely manner.
• Conduct trend analysis at sector and program levels, implementing measures for enterprise maturation.
• Perform deep dives to analyze program issues, facilitating containment and lessons learned.
• Review contract deliverables for conformance with requirements and quality standards.
• Lead structured improvement activities for continual enhancement at sector and program levels.
• Participate in formal post-award reviews, mitigate risks, and ensure product and service quality.
• Generate test reports, including defect status and resolution tracking, and provide progress updates to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and regulations during testing and across all aspects of service delivery.
• Create and oversee Quality Assurance Plans (QAP).
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and technicians to ensure a comprehensive understanding of quality process requirements.
• Lead integration of acquired organizations for quality management system compliance and process alignment.
• Ensure customer deliverables conform with requirements and quality standards; including appropriate quality checks/peer reviews.
• Work with Mission Assurance and Functional Leadership to develop action plans and responses for any compliance deficiencies identified during Internal and External audits.
• Support on-time execution of Mission Assurance business rhythms and performance monitoring.
• Foster a culture of compliance awareness and understanding throughout the organization. Encourage employees to take responsibility for compliance and provide guidance on how to handle compliance-related issues.
• Support other duties as required to meet business needs.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor degree with 8+ years relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years relevant experience. May consider additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Must have the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance (US citizenship required).
• Knowledge of the ISO 9001:2015 Standard, both as an auditor and auditee preferred.
• Communicate effectively with technical and management staff at all organizational levels, including senior management.
• Familiarity with AS9100/ISO9001 standards and expertise in navigating the structure of Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Must have worked in an environment where the candidate participated in auditing of requirements.
• Must be able to read and interpret procedures, work instructions, drawings, assembly schematics, and specifications.
• Strong analytic skills with practical knowledge of how to identify key performance quality metrics and to identify data shift/trends and establishing targets for improvements.
• Ability to influence effectively and with and without authority.
• Excellent written and verbal skills, good interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, negotiation, and time management skills (see general competencies).
• Experience developing processes, writing procedures and training hourly and exempt associates.
• Must have the ability to obtain appropriate clearance(s) as required by the program/customer (US citizenship required).
• Must be proficient in utilizing Microsoft Office products.
• Must be able to work physically and be located at any of the domestic SES Leidos site.
• Travel both Domestically and Internationally on assignments as required. Travel time could be up to approx. 25%.

Check out the links below to learn more about Security Enterprise Solutions (SES)
https://careers.leidos.com/pages/security-enterprise-solutions
https://www.leidos.com/markets/aviation/security-detection

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:
November 19, 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 $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

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.

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.