Staff Process Quality Engineer (E4)

Lockheed Martin · Goleta, CA

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Level: Senior
Team: Quality
Industry: Aerospace & defense
Posted: 30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A senior quality role at Lockheed Martin (aerospace & defense) in Goleta, CA.

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Quality Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $100k–$153k.

Median of the low and high ends of 117 live postings that list pay, out of 227 quality engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 226 other live quality postings in California.

Base pay: Not listed in this posting
Experience asked: Not stated

Skills these teams ask for most

Root cause 75%
FMEA 49%
Supplier quality 44%
Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 42%
AS9100 41%
ISO 9001 35%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

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