Senior Director, Quality Engineering & Control

Description

Senior Director, Quality Engineering & Control (Defense Systems Sector)

About Leidos Defense Systems

Leidos Defense Systems (DSS) has delivered advanced engineering, manufacturing, and mission assurance for more than 45 years. Our technologies enable success across Aviation, Shipbuilding, Electronic Warfare, Space Payloads, Missile Systems, and more. We invest heavily in innovation, pushing boundaries for the most demanding customers worldwide.

As we scale our Defense Systems Sector, quality is not just a compliance requirement - it's a competitive differentiator. We're seeking a Senior Director of Quality Engineering & Control (QEC) to architect, transform, and elevate how quality is embedded into every program, product, and process.

Your Mission

As Sr. Director, QEC , you will be the enterprise leader for quality across DSS, accountable for designing and executing a sector-wide quality strategy that ensures zero-defect delivery, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across a multi-site, multi-domain enterprise.

This role reports directly to senior Mission Assurance leadership and is empowered to shape culture, drive cross-functional alignment, and build a scalable quality framework that supports rapid growth and next-generation capabilities.

What You'll Lead

• Strategic Quality Leadership

Define and own a long-term quality strategy aligned to corporate and sector objectives.

Direct quality assurance, quality engineering, supplier quality, calibration, and continuous improvement across multiple sites and programs.

Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing quality leadership team across the sector.

Establish and track key performance indicators (KPI) such as defect rates, cost of quality, supplier performance, and audit closure cycle times.

Partner with global suppliers to raise qualification standards, improve first-time quality, and drive cost-effective compliance.

Basic Qualifications :

Why Join Leidos DSS

At Leidos, quality isn't just assurance - it's mission assurance. Join us and lead the charge in redefining excellence.

Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don't wear capes (they're a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for "how it's always been done."

Original Posting : October 2, 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 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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If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .

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.