Specialist, Quality Engineer

Job Title: Specialist Quality Engineering

Job Code: 35206

Job Location: Camden NJ (On-Site)

Schedule: 9/80 Regular Schedule (Every Other Friday Off)

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values dedication to our communities and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

About L3Harris Technologies:

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space air land sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 47000 employees with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Description:

This role serves as the program quality focal point responsible for ensuring product and process compliance managing nonconformance resolution driving root cause and corrective action activities and partnering cross-functionally to deliver high-reliability products to naval and defense customers.

Essential Responsibilities

This position will have responsibilities and perform tasks in the following areas:

• Implement policies procedures and standards for Quality Management that drive a preventive zero defect culture and ensure compliance with engineering drawings specifications customer requirements and contractual obligations.
• Analyze defect data nonconformance trends and quality metrics to identify systemic issues and drive data-driven corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive continued improvement of the quality system and manufacturing processes to improve product quality and reduce defect trends.
• Present corrective actions investigation results and process improvements to internal stakeholders and external customers when required.
• Review interpret and ensure compliance to company policies and procedures engineering drawings customer contract requirements and product test procedures
• Mentor and train early career professionals within the team on quality processes systems and problem-solving tools.
• Lead containment efforts for non-conforming material and support investigation and resolution activities.
• Serve as the Quality Engineering focal point for assigned programs and interface across Engineering Manufacturing Test Operations and Program Management.
• Revise and improve manufacturing work instructions resulting in measurable impact
• Participate in engineering change processes (ECR/ECO) and ensure quality requirements are properly reviewed and implemented.
• Coordinate and review engineering dispositions for non-conforming products to ensure compliance with quality and contractual requirements.
• Facilitate Material Review Board (MRB) activities and coordinate cross-functional participation to ensure timely disposition of non-conforming products.
• Perform internal audits of assigned programs and support in the preparation for and execution of external audits
• 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.
• Generate reports and analyze program quality performance data and drive actions to improve site key process indicators.
• Self-starter able to pioneer projects incorporate managements vision and lead positive change.
• Perform other Quality Engineering tasks as required to support Maritime Power Systems Camden.
• Manage the lifecycle of non-conforming material including investigation coordination disposition review and closure within enterprise quality systems (e.g. TipQA Agile or equivalent).
• Lead or support root cause investigations and corrective action activities using structured problem-solving tools such as 8D 5-Why Fishbone or FMEA.
• Support investigation and resolution of customer escapes complaints and internal quality issues.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Associates Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior experience. Or in lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior Quality Engineer experience.
• Experience in operations and/or quality.
• AS9100/ISO9001 or equivalent quality system and process audit experience required.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Proven problem-solving experience.
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Zero Defect Plan (ZDP) practical experience.
• Lean/Six Sigma training (preference is certified green/black belt).
• Understanding of IS09001/AS9100 and related QMS standards
• Experience using RCCA tools such as FMEA Pareto 5 Why 8D and Fishbone.
• Electrical electro-optical and mechanical assembly background.
• IPC/J-Std experience.
• Understanding of Windows environment including standard Microsoft Office tools is required
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role is $84000.00 - $156000.00. 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.

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