Senior Associate, Quality Engineering (Northhampton, MA)

Job Title: Senior Associate Quality Engineer

Job Location: Northampton MA

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

The Quality Engineer supports execution of Quality activities for developmental production and aftermarket contracts. They will also execute plans and methods for assigned programs to assure adherence to all contractual quality requirements and company Quality Management System (QMS) policies and procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Provide frontline support to manufacturing activities including inspection and test activities troubleshooting and Material Review Board (MRB) management of nonconformances.

• Evaluate and disposition customer returns in-process defects and address day to day quality concerns. Rapidly implementing containment and corrective actions as applicable.
• Support mentor and guide cross-functional groups in problem solving efforts confirming root cause identification generating corrective actions and verification items are implemented and sustained.
• Participate in the planning and implementation of the L3Harris Zero Defect Plan program.
• Generate and analyze data and metrics to prioritize corrective action and improvement activities.

• Participate in and support manufacturing (Gemba) and program status and scrum meetings.
• Plan analyze survey and control to assure that all applicable quality requirements are adhered to in all phases of a program from contract award through end customer acceptance.
• Review new contracts to determine the quality assurance requirements and flow down requirements to the appropriate level.
• Participate in Engineering design reviews review engineering drawings for conformance to quality requirements and sign off on approved drawings.
• Partner with Engineering to identify Critical to Quality (CTQ) test and inspection requirements.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to implement test and inspection plans and processes.
• Partner with Supplier Quality to ensure applicable requirements are flowed down to subcontractors and managed appropriately.
• Input into process layouts build plans work instructions and visual aids to assist in continuous improvement efforts for supporting production.
• Prepare or support the preparation of cost estimates.

Qualifications:

• To be eligible applicants must be pursuing a Masters Degree or have completed their Masters degree within the last 12 months regardless of age.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in Massachusetts areas is $72000 MIN - $133500 MAX. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits including health and disability insurance 401(k) match flexible spending accounts EAP education assistance parental leave paid time off and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire schedule type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.