Manager, Quality Engineering 1

L3Harris Technologies•Los Angeles, CA

4d•$116,500 - $216,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Quality Engineering manages engineering professionals at various levels and often leads one or more teams. The role communicates within and outside the organization to influence leaders and customers, encourage acceptance of new practices and approaches, and present program status. It requires cross-functional leadership and mastery-level knowledge of AS9100 Quality Management, product and process verification and validation, continuous improvement, and quantitative analysis to coach the Quality team. The manager supports site and business-unit leaders through site, program, and proposal activities; leads quality planning and execution across assigned programs; and partners with cross-functional teams to integrate quality standards into program execution. The role drives continuous improvement, ensures compliance throughout the product lifecycle, manages budgets, influences program strategy, and monitors performance. It also maintains relationships with customer and government representatives and ensures required government oversight is performed. The manager leads Quality Integrators across multiple programs, resolves technical and operational issues that could affect program execution, ensures deliverables meet customer, contractual, regulatory, and internal quality requirements, and ensures risks are identified, documented, managed, and mitigated. The role develops organizational depth through mentoring and coaching, fosters accountability and technical excellence, and establishes strategic initiatives to improve long-term Quality metrics, including cost of poor quality and non-conformances. This position is onsite at the Canoga Park, California facility. The schedule is 9/80: employees work nine days in each 14-day period, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 years of prior related Quality experience; alternatively, a graduate degree and at least 7 years of prior related Quality experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of prior related Quality experience.
Cross-functional leadership knowledge and mastery-level knowledge of AS9100 Quality Management, product and process verification and validation, continuous improvement, and quantitative methods of analysis.
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines set by management.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Advanced business knowledge and general management and leadership capabilities.
Proven experience developing and implementing quality assurance programs and systems.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or other quality management systems.
Proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications.
Experience investigating technical issues and nonconformances, determining root causes, and implementing corrective actions, including familiarity with 8D analysis or similar tools.
Ability to make an immediate impact with minimal supervision.
Relevant experience supporting production of high-complexity aerospace products.
Experience interfacing with U.S. government agencies and/or aerospace prime customers.
CQE and/or CSSBB certification.
APQP and/or Zero Defect Planning experience.
EVM and BOE experience.
Proficiency in MS Office, business analytics software such as Qlik and Power BI, and tools such as Microsoft Visio and Minitab.

Responsibilities

Support site and business-unit leaders through participation in site, program, and proposal activities.
Lead quality planning and execution across assigned programs.
Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate quality standards into program execution and ensure compliance throughout the product lifecycle.
Drive continuous improvement and consistency across existing processes and operations.
Manage budgets, influence program strategy, and monitor performance.
Establish and maintain strong working relationships with customer and government representatives.
Ensure required government oversight is successfully performed.
Lead Quality Integrators across multiple programs and resolve technical and operational issues that may affect program execution.
Ensure deliverables comply with customer, contractual, regulatory, and internal quality requirements.
Ensure risks are identified, documented, managed, and mitigated.
Develop organizational depth by mentoring and coaching team members and fostering accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
Define and implement strategic initiatives to improve long-term Quality metrics, including cost of poor quality and non-conformances.
Manage engineering professionals at various levels and often lead one or more teams.
Communicate program status and influence leadership and customers to accept new practices and approaches.