Associate Manager, Quality & Mission Assurance

L3Harris Technologies•Culpeper, VA

19d•$84,000 - $156,000•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking an agile, organized, results-oriented Associate Manager, Quality & Mission Assurance for its Orange, Virginia location. The site is a center of excellence for Solid Rocket Motor Propulsion and Energetics development and high-complexity production programs. The role manages day-to-day activities of the Quality Engineering group, including providing technical direction, assigning engineers to programs, coordinating with other departments, establishing work priorities, and assigning personnel. It maintains department fiscal expectations, utilization, and commitments; participates in planning and scheduling discussions; and is accountable for employee performance evaluations. The Associate Manager also leads and supports Quality Engineers, ensures quality flow-down requirements are communicated to suppliers and internal organizations, and supports problem resolution through root-cause and corrective/preventive action processes. The role supports proposal activities and leads or participates in continuous-improvement initiatives using E3 Business Operating System tools and performance metrics, including process-variation reduction activities. The position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance and travel to other L3Harris and customer sites.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of prior relevant Quality experience; or a graduate degree and at least 4 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 10 years of prior related experience.
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
Ability to travel to other L3Harris and customer sites.
Demonstrated experience leading continuous-improvement tools, such as Lean, 6S, root-cause analysis, and process mapping.
Strong writing and verbal skills.
Ability to mentor employees and increase their effectiveness and productivity.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of common quality standards such as AS9100 or ISO-9001 and typical aerospace processes, including machining, welding, fabrication, material forming, product assembly, Foreign Object prevention, MRB, and Quality Requirements Engineering (QRE).
Advanced degree in Business or Engineering.
Experience developing new products in a multifunctional team environment.
Experience partnering with Finance, Engineering, Program Management, Operations, and other business organizations.
Experience in functional management with proven leadership in Quality Assurance or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day activities of the Quality Engineering group.
Provide technical direction, assign Quality Engineers to programs, coordinate with other departments, establish work priorities, and assign personnel.
Maintain department fiscal expectations, utilization, and commitments; participate in planning and program-support scheduling; and conduct personnel performance evaluations in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Lead and support Quality Engineers as required.
Ensure current quality flow-down requirements are provided to suppliers, internal manufacturing, Quality Engineers, and other functional organizations by interpreting engineering drawings and specifications, customer quality requirements, and company quality requirements.
Resolve problems, including initiating and closing root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
Support proposal activities as requested.
Support, deploy, and lead the Quality Engineering organization using E3 Business Operating System tools.
Lead or participate in continuous-improvement projects and initiatives, respond to negative performance trends using continuous-improvement tools, and drive process-variation reduction.
Support program proposals with functional requirements, manpower requirements, and risk assessments.
Manage quality program and overhead budgets within 5% of the latest approved budget, EAC, or ETC.
Travel to other L3Harris and customer sites as required.