Associate, Quality Engineering

Job Title: Associate, Quality Engineering

Job ID: 39874

Job Location: Don Mills, Ontario

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off. 

About the role:

The Associate Quality Engineering will ensure compliance with operational processes and set quality objectives for own job area. The successful candidate will interact with contacts inside and outside own team to explain and interpret manufacturing processes, practices and procedures.

The Associate Quality Engineering will also be responsible for analyzing business processes that impact operations and develop recommendations for improvement. May partner with leaders to assess needs and define requirements.

This position requires a strong team player with experience in facilitating problem solving with cross-functional teams and a desire to maintain high quality processes and products.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Assist Quality Manager as tasked to address quality issues. Understand why items escaped and put action plans in place to eliminate reocurrence


• Analyze business processes that impact operations to identify inefficiencies, quality risks, and improvement opportunities


• Create data collection plans. Compile and analyze quality performance data, develop graphs, charts and quality reports


• Participate, audit, and drive Quality metrics


• Support PFMEAs (Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) and CARs (Corrective Action Request) to prevent or eliminate defects in manufacturing and assembly processes


• Follow a structured problem solving approach using 8D, DMAIC, or other Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques


• Participate in projects with cross functional teams to address quality issues


• Have a comprehensive understanding of the quality of Quality data


• Attend Material Review Board as required to support the disposition of defects and provide status on action items


• Lead ZDP (Zero Defect Plan) process for respective area and/or key metric


• Must be able to communicate data in daily/weekly/monthly meetings


• Provide regular progress status reports to management


• Support the Containment process

Desired Education and Experience: 

• To be eligible, applications must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in related field or have completed their bachelor's degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age. 

Preferred Skills: 

• Ability to root cause quality issues that surface in a product or business process performing 8Ds, Fishbone Diagrams, 5 Whys, GAP analysis, and Process Mapping.


• Six Sigma Green belt is an asset


• Quality Engineering certification is an asset


• Quality Assurance/Auditing/Investigation experience is an asset


• Knowledge of ISO 9001/AS9100 processes


• Business analysis experience is an asset


• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, etc.)


• Working knowledge of SQL or similar querying languages


• Experience with data analysis and automation using Python


• Familiarity with machine learning techniques and data-driven solutions

 *This posting is for a current vacancy.  In the province of Ontario, Canada, the pay range for this position will be $64,500 to $74,200

Diversity & InclusionWe believe that diversity among our employees makes us a stronger organization.We are committed to diversity and inclusion within our L3Harris WESCAM family, and our community by welcoming and encouraging applications from anyone interested without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, Aboriginal status or any other legally-protected groups. For people with disabilities, we work with you throughout the recruitment process to ensure you have what you need in order to be at your best. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment/interview process, or as you begin your career with us just let us know and we will take care of you. This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties as necessary.