Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Job Title:  Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineering - Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Job Code:  33556

Job Location: Norfolk, VA

Schedule: 5/40 scheduled (Monday through Friday)

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 47,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Description:

L3 Harris is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join our Norfolk, VA team.

The Manufacturing Quality Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining quality standards, methods, instructions and quality requirements on assigned programs that are primarily in the development phase of the product lifecycle. Involvement in all aspects of the Product Life Cycle (Concept & Opportunity, Planning, Design & Development, Test & Qualification, and Release to Production).  Representing QA as a member of the Corrective Action Board (CAB), Configuration Control Board (CCB), Material Review Board (MRB).

Essential Functions:

• Governs established business processes and procedures (e.g., Product Development Process) and generate, manage, and track corrective action reports as required.


• Leads and drives Material Review Board (MRB) activities and actions applying a Quality framework.  Coordinates activities between extended cross-functional teams (e.g., Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, etc.) in support of FRB / FRACAS (Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System).


• Serves as focal point for driving root cause corrective actions (RCCA) for quality issues supporting development programs (e.g., hardware and software). Utilizes and implements systematic RCCA and Six Sigma methods, tools, and techniques.


• Part of the review & approval process of test procedures, calibration compliance, release of design drawings (CCB), and test/equipment setup (configuration, alterations or adjustments).


• Supports customer, internal and supplier audits.


• Participates in Test Readiness Reviews. Supports/witnesses’ inspection and ensures compliance of engineering (formal and dry-run) verification, acceptance, and qualification tests (e.g., QCI, QCT, FAT, DVT).


• Audits the configurations utilized during integration and test activities (e.g., software, firmware versions, hardware versions, traceability to trouble reports (TRs)) as documented per procedures/program plans.


• Attendance and participation at program gate reviews for approval purposes.


• Can be delegated as customer representative to witness testing as an independent entity.


• Define Quality Standards, Identify Critical to Quality (CTQ) requirements and apply Key Process Indicators (e.g., Goals and quality metrics for products) to be flowed as requirements to program teams.


• Develops Quality Assurance Plans with the participation of cross-functional teams.


• Apply critical thinking and can proficiently communicate both written and verbally.


• Apply concepts and critical thinking along with working with all levels of the organization and production team.


• Obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.


• Minimum two years experience in a MIL-SPEC, or highly regulated compliance industry.


• Experience with SUBSAFE/Level 1 assembly manufacturing.


• Experience working with project management.


• Proficient knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, MIL-SPEC and government contract requirements.


• Experience with Quality Engineering and Advanced Quality principles (Six Sigma methodology, Root Cause/Corrective Action, DMAIC, Design for Manufacturability).


• Proficient understanding of engineering drawings, documentation, including dimensioning, and tolerance per ASME Y14.5 standards.


• Experience interfacing with customers.


• Mechanical engineering experience, examples: Fixtures/tooling/welding/metal working/fab shop/metal shop.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active Secret clearance.


• J-STD-001 preferred but not required


• WHMA/IPC-A-620 preferred but not required

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