Lead, Program Quality Engineer

Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company, is seeking a Lead, Program Quality Engineer at our AMF site located in Toney, AL.

In this role, you will assume the role of liaison between the manufacturing facility, the program office, and the customer. In addition, you will plan methods to verify conformance with customer specifications and engineering requirements.



Essential Functions:

Utilizes engineering background and expertise to communicate and coordinate actions between team members, program office and customer counterparts (internal & external). In doing so, provide assurance that the hardware is compliant to specifications and that key quality performance metrics are being met. Handles and communicates deviations/nonconformance at different levels within the organization. Understands and communicates typical aerospace processes (machining, welding, non-destructive testing, etc.) and how they are applied to the hardware being manufactured.



Applies modern quality principles, concepts, and methods to routine aerospace and manufacturing operation, including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.
Interprets engineering drawings and specifications, customer quality requirements, and company quality requirements to ensure compliance with the customer's expectations.
Prepares comprehensive analyses, procedures, reports and presentations for customer review throughout the evaluation process. Reviews all supplier data and ensures that it is complete and accurate before the data is reviewed by the customer.
Interfaces with the Material Review Board (MRB) to provide technical justification when a nonconformance to mutually agreed specifications is determined.
SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: -Other duties as assigned.





Requires a Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.



Preferred Qualifications:

Must have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively establish positive working relationships with various operational groups, all levels of employees, suppliers, and customers.
Must demonstrate emotional intelligence while working in a dynamic and collaborative work environment.
Must have strong critical thinking, problem solving and written/verbal communication skills.
Must have the ability to analyze, evaluate and develop solutions to a variety of situations (technical, organizational, etc.).
Must possess the skills to coach/mentor individuals to work effectively under time and budget constraints.
Must possess the ability to motivate and inspire change.
Experience in project management is desired.
Experience and demonstrated ability to work in a multi-platform electronic environment is required.
Exposure to product development in a multi-functional team environment is desired but not required.
Demonstrated ability to drive actions and results while maintaining a high degree of professionalism and integrity is desired.